kind of stands against everything this year's other musical bobopic stood for, but definitely a better film
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Apocalypto 2006
This film opens with the quote: "A great civilisation is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within," laying its thesis out plainly for even the most undiscerning audiences. This was written by Will Durant about the Roman Empire, but applied here, especially with the film's closing scenes, it serves as a complete erasure of impending colonization, which led to the death of millions in Mesoamerica. The film's portrayal of the Mayan people's sadistic barbarism seems to…
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