At first, the movie felt that it was just showing the primitive life of the Mayans. Later, it was found that people from other tribes were fleeing. The protagonist tribe was also invaded one morning. The protagonist hid his wife and children in a cave and went back to help the tribe but was captured collectively. A group of people was taken to an unfamiliar place, during which various human tragedies were staged, and finally they found out that they were going to be sacrificed. A solar eclipse, when the sun shines on the earth again, the people cheer and the chief rejoices. The protagonist was let go, but he did not expect to become a plaything of the army again, allowing the captives to escape, but attacked from behind. He started the process of escaping with the protagonist's halo, which was full of dangers, and finally escaped to his original territory. He knew everything here so well that the protagonist felt like a duck to water, killed the opponent's people, and rescued his wife and children. The black panther that appeared during the escape confirmed the revelation and also implied the extraordinaryness of the protagonist. In the last scene, facing the unfamiliar Spaniards who went ashore, the protagonist also made the correct decision not to touch the hiding forest.
The type of film, including actors and historical backgrounds, is unique, in which the exploitation and trampling of human beings by slavery is everywhere, that is, primitive and real, and the evil in human nature can be in any country and any history. The protagonist's desire to live and unyielding to evil is also very moving. Reminds me of the words in "Food on Earth" I read recently: The smallest moment of life is stronger than death, which is a denial of death. Death is but a license to other life, for the constant renewal of all things...
To live is to have hope.
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