"When the end comes, not everyone is ready to go."

"Apocalypto" By Mel Gibson

Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Baez, Ramirez Amilcar.
Israel Contreras, Israel Rios, María Isabel Díaz
Written by: Mel Gibson, Farhad Safinia
Directed by: Mel Gibson
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images
Language: Maya with English subtitles
Running Time: 137 minutes
ReleaseDate: December 8, 2006

Apocalypto is an Academy Award nominated 2006 epic film directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, it depicts one man's experience during the decline of the ancient Maya civilization.

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen during this period.If you are one of those people who watch a movie and really pay attention to detail then this is the movie for you. The cast was excellent. Every character was perfect for there particular role, you really get a feel for the characters and there personalities. From an art stand point I was mesmerized by the photography,make-up, costumes, and all the visual affects. As far as suspense it is a pure adrenaline rush!! I felt like i was part of the movie as if I was being captured, marching to an unknown place to be sacrificed, and chased through out the jungle fighting for my life. There is not a dull moment in the film every scene has a purpose if you pay attention. Mel displays many different core values in the scenes such as wisdom, brotherhood, loyalty, kingship, love, power, guilt, fear, terror, leadership, authority and many other values. Mel Gibson is a genius, the best at what he does. If I could give this movie 10 stars, I would. It was a pleasure to watch the beauty of the South American jungle and especially its indigenous people and their love for each other and their land. It was genius to me to counter that beauty with the brutality of the so-called civilization. The hero was magnetizing from the moment his eyes gazed into the forest -Stellar.