
In the Maya civilization, a peaceful tribe is brutally attacked by warriors seeking slaves and human beings for sacrifice for their gods. Jaguar Paw hides his pregnant wife and his son in a deep hole nearby their tribe and is captured while fighting with his people. An eclipse spares his life from the sacrifice and later he has to fight to survive and save his beloved family.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the Maya civilization, a peaceful tribe is brutally attacked by warriors seeking slaves and human beings for sacrifice for their gods. Jaguar Paw hides his pregnant wife and his son in a deep hole nearby their tribe and is captured while fighting with his people. An eclipse spares his life from the sacrifice and later he has to fight to survive and save his beloved family.
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| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectA quite exciting spectacle based on a racist version of indigenous history, one in which the genocidal conquistadors are the New World's liberators. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestIts often purely visual action storytelling has got a relentless drive that is indeed undeniable. |
| Supercala.comJohn VenableHe can't keep his mouth shut when he has too much tequila, but dammit, this man can tell a story on film. |
| Worcester Telegram & GazetteDaniel M. KimmelGibson may have a long way to go in dealing with his prejudices, but... we [can] marvel that someone can be a terrible person and yet still produce great art. |
| Movies.comDave WhiteThis movie is a totally entertaining and pointless blast of the grossest, nuttiest stuff I've seen in a big Hollywood movie all year. |
| Associated PressDavid GermainThe blood and gore become so extreme that they provoke titters of ridicule, undermining a simple, stirring story of family devotion as a man races from vile captors to return home and rescue his pregnant wife and their son. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenThe film is mostly successful in transporting the viewer to another age: the costumes, the body markings, the fierce Mayan masks, all feel right. And keeping the dialogue in subtitles was a smart move. Even better are the faces, which never fail to fascinate. But for all the anthropological research that went into the movie, what is Apocalypto trying to say? |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesIt isn't merely fascinating, it is nothing less than one of the very best movies of the year, and it contains some of the best foot chases in cinematic history. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe guy knows how to make a heart-pounding movie; he just happens to be a cinematic sadist. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyMel Gibson is always good for a surprise, and his latest is that Apocalypto is a remarkable film. Set in the waning days of the Mayan civilization, the picture provides a trip to a place one's never been before, offering hitherto unseen sights of exceptional vividness and power. |