ONE FOR YOUR MOVIE BUCKET LIST: APOCALYPTO

Our movie night took a different turn and we watched Apocalypto (/əˌpɒkəˈlɪptoʊ/), a 2006 epic historical action-adventure film produced and directed by Mel Gibson. It features a cast of Indigenous and Mexican actors and is set in either Yucatán or Guatemala during the year 1502.

Apocalypto portrays the hero's journey of a young man named Jaguar Paw, a late Mesoamerican hunter and his fellow tribesmen who are captured by an invading force. After a raid on their village, they are brought on a perilous journey to a Maya city for human sacrifice at a time when the Maya civilization is in decline---the film ends with the arrival of the Conquistadores---The Spanish Conquest
All dialogue is in a modern approximation of the ancient language of the setting, and the Indigenous Yucatec Mayan language is spoken with subtitles, which sometimes refer to the language as Mayan.

All that being said, this is an amazing film and understandably, it was a box office success. It can be a bit brutal---but the Indigenous sacrifice scenes and tribal genocide are realistic without excessive gore---and whenever possible, historically accurate as far as the record goes. It's a visually stunning piece of work and Gibson--and all involved---should be very proud. Watch Apocalypto | Prime Video

AND NOW JUST A FEW MORE MOVIE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST:

--MY SUMMER STORY; MORE HERE

--THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS; MORE HERE

--MIDWAY; MORE AT EverythingCroton: ANOTHER ONE FOR YOUR MOVIE BUCKET LIST

--CROSSING DELANCEY; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROSSING DELANCEY

--NOW VOYAGER; MORE HERE

--ELENI; MORE HERE

--WUTHERING HEIGHTS; MORE HERE

--BARBAROSA; MORE HERE

--FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; MORE HERE

--(1962) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, now more than ever; CLICK HERE

--HACKSAW RIDGE; more here

--A WONDERFUL MOVIE TO WATCH ANY TIME---BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE "VALENTINE SEASON"--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER; click here

--CLASSIC SERGIO LEONE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/01/yes-its-true-we-love-that-classic.html

--THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-this-day-in-1957-bridge-on-river.html--SPARTACUS; more here

--THE GUNS OF NAVARONE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ANOTHER MUST-SEE MOVIE FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, 1961

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