The director probably had enough energy to express some great principles and great wisdom, and also tried to create a philosophical and fatalistic meaning, but I think it is counterproductive, it is purely May’s obscenity, so he has to put a simple The escape story is set on the Maya to earn the curiosity of the audience. This is really a serious misleading. This neither respects history nor the audience. Modern people's thinking is so explicit and clumsy in the film, which can only be said to be a blasphemy against the ancient civilizations of the Americas. It is true that the Aztecs (or the Mayans, the Incas) have the custom of offering sacrifices and cutting their heads. This is required for religious rituals. Any religion has its ugly, cruel, and bloody side. What qualifications and reasons do Western Christians burned alive have to loathe and despise these ancient civilizations on the American continent?
The typical Mel Gibson-style male movie is really whimsical and nerve-racking. Director Mei wanted to make a commercial film as an art film. The benefits had to be fully accounted for, and all sizes had to be taken, but the drug was too strong and the filming was overshot. You have to cut off your head, dig your heart out, stand in the water to produce, and add a weird prediction. Is this an "epic"? Seeing those headless corpses like dead fishes, I just find it funny.
The final ending is a bit funny. What does the arrival of those early European explorers actually mean? They are the culprits who dealt the most fundamental and devastating blow to this ancient civilization.
The only thing that is interesting is that the captives are in the Mayan city. It is called a multitude of visual spectacles. The costumes of the royal family members are very interesting. Therefore, the film has also been nominated for the best costume, which is why it was given back. The reason for 2 stars.
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