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I agree about the film, not about the Mayans

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In Reply to: RE: If anyone wants to read the review i had to write on the Apocalypto blu-ray... posted by Jazz Inmate on July 20, 2007 at 16:52:02

I agree that Gibson blew a rare opportunity to explore Mayan culture. I think, though, that you're too sympathetic toward the Mayans, a society centered on institutional brutality and violence towards its own, perhaps like none the world has ever seen. Gibson didn't even scratch the surface. Their math and science dead-ended in their religion. But they did give us peppers, corn, and cocoa. Too bad Mel squandered an exceptional title on what amounted to a mediocre chase movie.

When you're circling the drain, it doesn't really matter whether you're spinning to the left or the right.

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fair enough - Jazz Inmate 23:02:00 07/23/07 (0)
If Mel ever glorifies life the way he glorifies death, it would be a miracle. I wasn't expecting a romanticization of the Mayan civilization but come on. Give me something besides running for your life and heads rolling.
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