“It isn’t just an effective picture, but an immensely powerful one: a benchmark and a foresight seemingly all rolled into one,” commented Cinemaphile’s David Keyes.
Exceptionally astute. According to Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian, it is wild, horrifyingly violent, and oftentimes provoking.
Some have argued that the film misrepresents history. Icon Film Distribution is the creditor.
The drama was divisive, despite the praise that Apocalypto received from reviewers and viewers.
When it comes to depictions of mass human sacrifice in particular, many historians find it factually incorrect.
“The Aztecs are known to have sacrificed large numbers of people, though according to the archaeological record, we are unsure of how many would be sacrificed at one time,
