Brandon Giron | Apocalypto Film Analysis Presentation

APOCALYPTO

FILM ANALYSIS

INDEX

1. Background

2. Cast

3. Characters & Inspiration

4. Movie Scenes

5. Analysis & Symbolisms

6. My Final Thoughts

BACKGROUND

Film Title: Mel Gibson's ApocalytoDirector: Mel Gibson Producers: Mel Gibson & Bruce Davey Writers: Mel Gibson & Farhad Safinia Released: December 8. 2006 (Worldwide) Box Office (Gross USA): $50.9M Box Office (Gross Worldwide): $120.7M Runtime: 2 Hours, 17 Minutes Language: Yucatec Maya Genre: Action. Adventure, Thriller, Drama

Cast

Dalia HERNANDEZ

RUDY YOUNGBLOOD

As "Jaguar Paw"

As "Seven"

Jonathan brewer

Raoul trujillo

As "Zero Wolf"

As "Blunted"

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GErardo taracena

As "Middle Eye"

As "Flint Sky"

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Carlos Emilio Baez

As "Turtles Run"

As "Wife"

Inspiration

• Based on the Decline of the Mayans during the Pre-Columbian Central American Times
• Due to overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes, and extended drought

• Overall, its a fictional story yet heavily inspired by not Mayans, but Aztec Civilization and their downfall

Characters

• Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood)
• Main Protagonist
• Zero Wolf (Raoul Trujillo)
• Main Antagonist
• Both Native Native American & Indigenous Mexican actors were featured in this film

ANALYSIS

Portrayal of Mayans

Portrayal of Stereotypes

• Deeply religious
• Worship various gods related to Nature
• Living in Stick Huts (Jaguar Paw's Tribe)*
• Seperated from other Mayan socities*

• "Bloodthirsty savagery"
• 'Moral decline"

Portrayal of Human Sacrifice

Portrayal of Location

• More than hundreds of Mayans are sacrificed at once*
• Using a column-shaped stone to appease the gods and avert a drought
• A solar eclipse playing a pivotal part in a sacrificial ceremony*

• Tropical Rainforest
• Swampy Low Area
• Low Vast Plain Coastline

movie scenes

SyMBOLISMS

The animal's testicle represents a test of both manliness and strength after the tribe has hunted it down.

Ornaments indicate authority. For instance, the tribe's leader (Zero Wolf) wears a big necklace, and the guys who went hunting have earrings in their noses. The inhabitants living in the ziggurat are heavily ornamented, as the soldiers wears pins in their noses. Which simply means that the more you have, the higher position you occupy in society.

The sacrifice is depicted by the blue paint. It was blue because, according to their claims, that color is related to the heavens. Also, they believed that the color had something to do with how close they were to their gods.

The river represents a significant sacrifice to the people, and as such, it alludes to the chaos that struck the tribe that were on a hunt for Jaguar Paw.

The newborn infant submerged in water represents a new beginning, following in which the Spaniards arrived in their location.

My final thoughts

After watching this particular film for a numerous of times. OF COURSE, I would recommend for people to observe this film yet again, try to...

• Watch this film with captions on
• Be aware of its protayal towards the Mayans
• Trigger Warnings: Blood & Gore, Sex & Nudity

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