Movie: Apocalypto.
Genre: Action/Adventure.
Director: Mel Gibson.
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Raoul Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Carlos Emilio Báez, Morris Birdyellowhead & More.
Language: Mayan, Yucatán, Mandarin.
Box office: 120.7 million USD.
Release date: December 8, 2006 (USA).
Subtitles: English & More Languages.
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10.
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The Mayans lived in southern Mexico and in north-central America. The Maya civilization is thought to have lasted from 2000 BC to 250 AD. Civilization was lost a few thousand years ago, but the Mayans are still not forgotten in terms of excellence.
In the context of the sunset days of that civilization, the protagonist Mayan youth Jaguar P, his family and community have been arranged around the movie Apocalypto, an epic-adventure genre released in 2006.
The film, scripted and directed by Mel Gibson, grossed 40 million, but grossed ৭ 120.7 million at the box office. Also received critical acclaim.
In addition to winning various awards, the film also received Oscar nominations in several categories, including makeup and soundtrack.
Another piece of information for subcontinental film and music lovers is the instrumental music and vocals of Pakistani musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - both were in this movie!
In this age, the task of reviving a civilization thousands of years old was not easy. That hard work has been done in a hurry.
Great set design and makeup with awesome visuals. A movie that is worth watching in one sitting, even after watching it, you will want to drag special scenes again.
Your eyes and mind will be particularly touched by the vivid scenes of one child being carried in the water up to the throat, giving birth to another child, and holding a newborn baby out of the water by hand.
All the scenes of the movie are read in the textbooks, the way of life of the primitive people, the survival of the natural hostile environment, all these seem to come alive before the eyes.
One of the striking aspects of the movie is that there is no famous actor in it, all the artisans are new. Bringing out such a perfect performance from new actors is not a chatty thing!
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There is no shortage of drama, thriller, action in the movie. But after so much fame, so much achievement and success, there is a lot of criticism against Apocalypto,
there are serious allegations of distortion of history. Anthropologists and archaeologists have strongly criticized it on a number of issues.
Many critics believe that the movie is about the Mayans, but without showing the true history of the Mayans, they are portrayed as violent, barbaric,
brutal and extremist. At the same time, very cleverly white people have been portrayed as civilized, generous, saviors.
Reviewing the history, it can be seen that the Mayans have contributed a lot to the development of world civilization. The Mayans had a fully written language.
He had equal skills in art, architecture, mathematics and astronomy. According to many, the credit for the discovery of zero goes to these Mayans.
The beauty of the Mayan civilization, including its own tattoos, symbols, tactics, and diaries, still amazes the world. But the positive aspects of the Mayans in the movie did not come up that way.
The part of human sacrifice that is shown in the movie is also criticized. The practice of human sacrifice was common among the Mayans, but it was not a mass sacrifice. Mass sacrifice was essentially the culture of the Aztecs.
Some critics have strongly criticized Apocalypto, saying that director Mel Gibson did not make movies about the Mayans, but insulted the Mayans very subtly and tactfully.
According to them, this movie is a lie about the Mayans and a great rudeness about the Maya civilization.
Mel Gibson was questioned by reporters at an apocalyptic exhibition in Mexico. In reply he said ,,,
Those who criticize this movie, let's do some homework first. I did.
The philosopher and writer William James Durant said, "No great civilization can be conquered unless it destroys itself." The quote is used in the movie. By this the director wants to say that the Mayans have destroyed themselves! But critics are reluctant to admit it.
Natural disasters, epidemics, droughts, overuse of agricultural land, oppression - these are some of the reasons why the Maya civilization has become extinct, but the exact cause of the decline of this civilization is, of course, fog to all.
However, this discussion of distortion of history can be put aside and considered a little differently. The director may have told the story of our time by pretending to tell the story of the Mayan situation.
The real cause of the fall of man is the riot, the infighting among themselves. In the movie, the cause of the destruction and degradation of a society and a nation has come to the fore.
The protagonist of the movie has remained in the forest with his family despite enduring so much oppression and torture.
In the last scene, the forest is his own identity, his own ancestral identity. The real man can never leave his homeland, the tension of his homeland - this philosophy is revealed through the main character.
Excluding the controversy surrounding the history, the film will keep you in front of the screen for at least two hours with its thrilling screenplay, great music, captivating sets,
costumes, color grading. If you have seen it before, watch the movie again in HD print and with a bigger display and better sound system if possible.
PS: With the technological revolution, electronic or online media is slowly taking the place of books as a means of entertainment and education.
Moreover, watching movies is more time consuming than reading books in the rat race of citizen busyness. Due to the changing demands of the age, it is as if the events of history are now being able to reach more people through movies than through books.
But it is also true that history is not straightforward and much more gray. It is a difficult task to turn thousands of pages of a history book into a two-three hour long movie so perfectly.
Besides, where the historical narrative is not impartial, the hope that the film-makers will be free from it is also exaggerated. And with this fact in mind, you should actually watch the movie.Those who haven't seen it yet can watch the movie