Comments on: Apocalypto: the Review http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/ A pop culture blog by Mormons but not about Mormonism Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:23:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ronan http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34891 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:33:31 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34891 Me too. It’s really good.

]]> By: Rhapsidiomite http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34890 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:37:29 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34890 Oh, but I admit I loved this film.

]]> By: Frank Fish http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34889 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:02:29 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34889 Actually, the Passion in “Israeli” would have been very interesting.

]]> By: Josh L. http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34888 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:30:30 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34888 While I have no intention to see this movie, I wanted to comment on one thing that really bothers me about Gibson’s 2 movies here(“Passion” and “Apocalypto”). Who gives a damn if they are mayan or israeli and Roman? I have no urge to read a damn screen for hours, i don’t care how realistic it makes the movie.. it’s in America, I want it in English.

]]> By: Supergenius http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34887 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:56:55 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34887 I wonder whether Mel’s movie is as good as Hot Chocolypto.

]]> By: Supergenius http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34886 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:14:37 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34886 annegb, ixnay on the ormon-may.

]]> By: annegb http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34885 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:36:25 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34885 There were no similarities to the Book of Mormon?

]]> By: Clark http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34884 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:41:09 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34884 Yeah, to me Apocalypto was pretty cartoony. The Jaguar attack stands out. But there are several other scenes. However the attack on the village is pretty vicious and Gibson uses a few cheap tricks to freak out the audience.

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Like having the bad guys grab a baby from the arms of a mother they kill and shake the baby around by it’s leg. (If you look close it’s obvious a fake baby – but my wife screeched out in that scene)

]]> By: Dan http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34883 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:48:47 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34883 Susan,

You did recall that scene correctly, and you chose a perfect example of where less is more. I really don’t need to see someone getting hacked with a machete. But the message of the movie was loud and clear, and the filmmakers let my imagination do the work.

]]> By: Susan M http://kulturblog.com/2006/12/11/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34882 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:30:29 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/12/apocalypto-the-review/#comment-34882 I was disappointed when I heard about the gore because I really don’t like gory films. Indiana Jones I never thought of as gory. It’s so cartoony.

Are you saying Apocalypto is cartoony?

I think a good example of “less is more” when it comes to disturbing violence is the movie Rwanda, when two guys are driving down a street littered with dead bodies. They hit a bump and stop. You see the shapes of bodies lying on the road, but none of the gory blood. Then they have to continue on their way (fearing for their lives), and the bumping of the car over the bodies is so horrifying. (I hope I’ve recalled that scene correctly.)

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