Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto”: A Critical Analysis
My good friend and colleague, Victor M. Rodríguez, Ph.D., professor of Chicano/Latino Studies at CSU-LB, brings to our attention this important critical analysis of Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto”. This appears originally in salon.com <http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/12/15/maya>. Thank you, Victor.
Maya in the Thunderdome
By Marcello A. Canuto
In “Apocalypto,” Mel Gibson paints a feverish, childish version of the Maya — and mangles decades of scholarship about this complex civilization.
Dec. 15, 2006 | As a scholar of the Maya civilization, I was anxious to see Mel Gibson’s portrayal of the Maya in “Apocalypto.” Of course, I realize the movie is not a documentary and was mindful of … Continue Reading
