The promotion for Mel Gibson's new film, “Apocalypto,” points out all of its realistic touches: It was shot on location in Mexico, it stars Native American actors and its dialogue is not in English but Yucatec Maya. The following editorial was written by Mary Weismantel, professor of anthropology, and Cynthia Robin, associate professor of anthropology. Although the film has been nominated for three Academy Awards - in makeup, sound editing and sound mixing - it has received mixed reviews from critics and scholars. Among the villagers is Jaguar Paw, who has hidden his wife and child from the attackers with a promise that he will return for them. Villagers who survived a savage attack are taken by their captors through the jungle to the central Mayan city. Mel Gibson's latest film, Apocalypto, tells a story set in pre-Columbian Central America, with the Mayan Empire in decline.
Commentary by Mary Weismantel and Cynthia Robin
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