Apocalypto Movie
Mel Gibson produced and directed the epic historical action-adventure movie Apocalypto (p\pkə lɪptoʊ/ in 2006; he also co-wrote the screenplay with Farhad Safina. Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, and Israel Contreras are among the American Indian and Indigenous
Mexican performers who appear in the movie. Apocalypto, which takes place in Yucatán circa 1517, tells the story of the heroic voyage of a young Mesoamerican hunter named Jaguar Paw and his fellow tribesmen who are taken prisoner by an invading troop. They are taken on a dangerous journey to a Maya city for human sacrifice during a period when the Maya civilization is in decline after their village is destroyed.
The main photography was done in Mexico between November 21, 2005, and July 6, 2006. Every indigenous person portrayed in the movie was a Maya. Furthermore, the conversation is entirely in a contemporary rendition of the setting's old tongue, while the Indigenous Yucatec Mayan language is spoken with subtitles that occasionally allude to it as Mayan.
Buena Vista Pictures handled North American distribution for Apocalypto, while Icon Film Distribution handled distribution for the UK and Australia. Critics praised Gibson's direction, Dean Semler's cinematography, and the cast performances, while critics criticized the portrayal of Maya civilization and historical inaccuracies. The film was a box office success, grossing over $120 million worldwide.
A group of refugees escaping conflict and destruction are encountered by Jaguar Paw, his father Flint Sky, and other tribe members while hunting in the Mesoamerican rainforest. When they get back to their community, Flint Sky tells Jaguar Paw not to ever let fear get the better of him after observing that the refugees are ill with fear.
Later that evening, the tribe assembles around an elder who shares a prophecy about a being who, in spite of all the gifts handed to him, is consumed by an unsatisfied emptiness. The creature will keep consuming mindlessly until the planet is gone and there is nothing left for him to take.
Mexican performers who appear in the movie. Apocalypto, which takes place in Yucatán circa 1517, tells the story of the heroic voyage of a young Mesoamerican hunter named Jaguar Paw and his fellow tribesmen who are taken prisoner by an invading troop. They are taken on a dangerous journey to a Maya city for human sacrifice during a period when the Maya civilization is in decline after their village is destroyed.
The main photography was done in Mexico between November 21, 2005, and July 6, 2006. Every indigenous person portrayed in the movie was a Maya. Furthermore, the conversation is entirely in a contemporary rendition of the setting's old tongue, while the Indigenous Yucatec Mayan language is spoken with subtitles that occasionally allude to it as Mayan.
Buena Vista Pictures handled North American distribution for Apocalypto, while Icon Film Distribution handled distribution for the UK and Australia. Critics praised Gibson's direction, Dean Semler's cinematography, and the cast performances, while critics criticized the portrayal of Maya civilization and historical inaccuracies. The film was a box office success, grossing over $120 million worldwide.
A group of refugees escaping conflict and destruction are encountered by Jaguar Paw, his father Flint Sky, and other tribe members while hunting in the Mesoamerican rainforest. When they get back to their community, Flint Sky tells Jaguar Paw not to ever let fear get the better of him after observing that the refugees are ill with fear.
Later that evening, the tribe assembles around an elder who shares a prophecy about a being who, in spite of all the gifts handed to him, is consumed by an unsatisfied emptiness. The creature will keep consuming mindlessly until the planet is gone and there is nothing left for him to take.
