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When I saw the trailer of this film at the cinema, I thought to myself "I've gotta see this!" and when I saw it on DVD, everything about it totally blew me away! I think everything about this film was absolutely terrific except one thing: the film focused more on the gore and graphic violence more than history. I mean, most people would watch it for the violence rather than it being a history film. Apocalypto is the goriest film that I have ever seen in my life.
Mel Gibson has directed this film so perfectly. At the sacrifice scene, I have absolutely no idea how he directed so many people to do different things within one single scene. I mean, most of the time directors have to use CGI effects for thousands of people to appear in but in Apocalypto, Mel Gibson directed thousands of real people in scenes which is mesmerising. All three of Mel Gibson's films are history epics. I enjoyed this one a lot but not as much as Braveheart. As far as Passion Of The Christ, that is something I won't ever watch. Roland Emmerich's 10,000B.C. is like a spoof as well as a rip off of this great film. The script was very powerfully written! There were some things about the script of the film that made it psychological and can stay on your mind for a while as it did for me when I first saw it.
Overall, Apocalypto is a gruesome yet intense action-packed thrill ride that I loved from start to finish. Another fine Mel Gibson achievement!
8/10
