The sacrifices at the temple are puny compared to what they did to the guy on the rack.” That said, he concedes that the image of a guy jumping over a waterfall and braining himself on a rock is “really heinous,” and won't mind if some viewers close their eyes.
APOCALYPTO MEL GIBSON MOVIE
But this movie is not as violent as a chainsaw movie, where a teenager with pimples is being hacked to death. “Violence is a recurring idea of our history. “The world is a violent place,” Gibson philosophizes. Says Gibson: “It's an R-rated film, for a good reason.” Gibson is not defensive about the blood and guts spilled onscreen, claiming his movie “reflects the violence used by the oppressors,” who are shown to behead and cut hearts out of humans while still alive. The story concerns a peaceful Mayan village brutally attacked by a band of warriors looking for victims for sacrificial purposes. The same gore, S&M approach that characterized his 1995 Oscar-winning “Braveheart” and “Passion of the Christ,” is also evident in “Apocalypto”– only more so. That's what my movie is about, using fear.”
That's when I said, 'I don't want to be that monster. Suddenly I realized I could make people afraid, and it was a horrible feeling. “But the (July) incident hit this fear thing in me. “I never have been and never would be,” he says forcefully. Gibson continues to deny anti-Semitic charges, based on his statements on screen and off. Jaguar hurtles back through the forest in a thrilling race to save his family while being pursued by ferocious enemies. On a superficial level, the skeleton narrative is about a devoted husband named Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), taken captive and tortured, who makes a promise to his very pregnant wife and young son to return homeagainst all odds. “I'm not a tree hugger,” Gibson says, “I am not obsessed about it, but I love rain forests and would hate to see their destruction.”Įxuding a certain, manipulative charm, Gibson answers heavy-duty questions in a humorous, even ironic way.Ĭonsidering his political reputation as a conservative, the messages of his new movie are remarkably liberal, propagating not only ecological causes, but also honoring peaceful civilization, oppressed by aggressive attackers, and celebrating old-fashioned family values.
Gibson has been conducting grassroots campaigns among ethnic minorities, specifically Latinos, and ecological groups, since, among other things, “Apocalypto” is environmentally correct, preaching for the saving of rain forests.
Though not as hot-button picture as “Passion,” “Apocalypto” is extremely violent, is cast with unknown (nonprofessional) actors, and is subtitled the characters speak the Mayan dialect of Yucatec, Yet under the macho bravado, you can detect a restless anxiety, some nervousness in anticipation of the movie's opening. Nonetheless, helped by the stir, that movie turned out to be a blockbuster, generating over $600 million worldwide ($370 million domestically). Gibson is used to controversy, perhaps even thrives on it, except that this time around, the scandal is not about onscreen contents, as in the 2004 controversial film, “The Passion of the Christ,” which was charged with anti-Semitism by Jewish leaders. A headline magnet, Gibson continues to get bad press ever since July, when he was arrested for DUI on a highway near his Malibu house, spouting some despicable anti-Semitic remarks (“the Jews started all wars”). Well-groomed, sporting an elegant suit, Gibson wears a broad smile on his face, ready to tackle any question about his movie and (mis) conduct. “If you can do those three things,” he elaborates, “then you're really cooking for the broad public. “As a filmmaker, my first responsibility is to entertain, my second to educate, and the third to uplift the audience to a higher plain,” says movie star-turned director Mel Gibson about his latest exotic historical epic, “Apocalypto,” about the demise of the Mayan civilization.
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