Apocalypto Movie Essay

The film “Apocalypto”, Directed by Mel Gibson, is a film based in Mesoamerica, following the lives and war of the Mayan civilization. This film displayed events and information that was stated in the Strayer: Ways of the world text book. This film covers a small Mayan village from before they were captured, through their journey, and lastly ending with the Spanish arrival. Among these event a few things were exemplified such as the description of the type of land they lived, warfare among the Mayan people, and their religious practices. Throughout the film the Mayan’s were forced to travel, and as they traveled the viewer was able to see the environment they lived in. They environment described resembles the description mentioned the Strayer text book that states, “That environment ranged from steamy low-land rain forests to cold and windy highland plateaus, cut by numerous mountains and valleys and generating many microclimates.” As the film travels with the Mayan captives they traveled through many different types of areas. These areas vary from a rain forest, to dry land, to high mountains, and even the waters that surrounded them. The book also states, “The off shore waters of the Pacific …show more content…
Though this film coincides with the information in the Strayer text, a small detail about the Mayan people may have been misguided. The book states, “It is not surprising that early scholars viewed Maya civilization as a peaceful society.” The film does not exemplify the Mayan people as peaceful throughout the film. The people are exemplified as wild killers who get a thrill out of the death of others such as the Mayan group that captured the