ApocalyptoTouchstone Pictures
2006 - Rated R - 2 hr 19 min
Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez
Another Mel Gibson movie where no one speaks English? You got it! This time, we're watching the Mayans deal with the violent end of life as they knew it. Tribes are being overrun, villages pillaged and burned, plagues run rampant, women are violated, children are slaughtered. It's all gruesome and uncomfortable, and it's all subtitled for your viewing pleasure.
To be fair, I enjoyed watching this 2+ hour foray into an ancient culture, about which I knew very little. The plotline, which follows the fate of post-attack villagers, is full of action, adventure, and really disgusting "realism." Our main character is taken prisoner, while his preggers wife and son hide out in a hole. He promises to come back, but anything and everything tries to keep him from getting there. On the way, all kinds of wild, crazy things happen. Like beheadings and divine eclipses. Ever wanted to see a man get mauled by a panther? You're in luck!!
Ugh, Mel Gibson. Ugh. Yet, as uncomfortable as it sometimes is to watch, it's educational... and harrowing. Despite my better judgment, I didn't hate this movie. I actually found myself well absorbed into these characters and this plot.
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