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    Apocalypto is a 2006 film directed by Mel Gibson that depicts the Mayan culture just before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It focuses on the extreme violence of the Mayans, particularly their practice of human sacrifice, and depicts the story of one man named Jaguar Paw who escapes being sacrificed. While praised for its visuals and historical research, the film was also criticized for presenting an overly negative and one-sided view of the Mayan culture that ignored their achievements and intelligence in a way some argued was racist. Overall, the film provides a glimpse into the brutality of the ancient Mayans but should not be taken as a complete definition of their entire culture.

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    Apocalypto is a 2006 film directed by Mel Gibson that depicts the Mayan culture just before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It focuses on the extreme violence of the Mayans, particularly their practice of human sacrifice, and depicts the story of one man named Jaguar Paw who escapes being sacrificed. While praised for its visuals and historical research, the film was also criticized for presenting an overly negative and one-sided view of the Mayan culture that ignored their achievements and intelligence in a way some argued was racist. Overall, the film provides a glimpse into the brutality of the ancient Mayans but should not be taken as a complete definition of their entire culture.

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    Apocalypto is a 2006 film directed by Mel Gibson that depicts the Mayan culture just before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It focuses on the extreme violence of the Mayans, particularly their practice of human sacrifice, and depicts the story of one man named Jaguar Paw who escapes being sacrificed. While praised for its visuals and historical research, the film was also criticized for presenting an overly negative and one-sided view of the Mayan culture that ignored their achievements and intelligence in a way some argued was racist. Overall, the film provides a glimpse into the brutality of the ancient Mayans but should not be taken as a complete definition of their entire culture.

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    Apocalypto

    Often critiqued as a nonconventional Hollywood film, Apocalypto tries to encapsulates

    the Mayan culture with the perspective of Mel Gibson, the director. Apocalypto is a film

    produced in 2006. It has a theme which focuses in ancient history and pure violence.

    To have a bigger picture, it discusses the status of the Maya culture prior to the Spaniard

    conquistadors. But the film focuses on the Mayan culture as they are about to face annihilation.

    The rulers, in order to preserve their kingdom, insist that they need to have human sacrifices.

    Jaguar Paw is captivated and fated to be sacrificed, however, he is able to flee and save his

    family from the corrosive act (Apocalypto).

    The film explicitly delineates how violent and brutal the Mayans were, to the point that

    the director depicts its violence accurately and effectively. However, some scholars say that the

    film is racist and unable to depict the success of the Mayan culture. (Proyect The Mad, Mad

    Mayan World of Mel Gibson)

    Although it cannot be denied that the Mayans were really brutal and that they abide with

    epidemic violence, one thing that the Mayans could not be denied is their irrefutable intelligence,

    which is not depicted in the film. In this film, apparently the only thing that seems pivotal in the

    Mayan culture is their epidemic violence, although somehow accurate and it is research-based,

    its prejudice should be taken into account: it does not encapsulate the good things the Mayan

    culture did, it only shows the one-sided perspective of the director.

    When it comes to artistic merit, the director did a great job translating it into a film. The

    visualization, costume, acting, and other elements are commendable, however, it cannot be
    denied that it is a commentary about the Mayan culture, which received negative comments

    about depicting it in a racist manner.

    Overall, it is a great film to watch in order to know how violent the ancient culture was,

    but the audience should be mindful that this film does not absolutely define the culture of the

    Mayan, it is only a commentary about the director and its parallelism to its contemporary period.
    References:

    Apocalypto. IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472043/. Accessed 21 Sept. 2017.

    Proyect, Louis. The Mad, Mad Mayan World of Mel Gibson. 18 Jul. 2014.

    https://www.counterpunch.org/2014/07/18/the-mad-mad-mayan-world-of-mel-gibson/.

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