Apocalypto

[Drolefille]

I think it looks awesome and while I'm not a Gibson fan I'll mentally justify this by the fact that he's a) not acting in it and b) made it before he showed the world what a jackass he is (though I'm admittedly more pissed about the drunk driving than the comments, he's an ass either way but only one could kill someone)

[dzfan]

personally, what he does in his personal life does not change the fact that I am goign to see this film and that is going to awesome. He is an extremely talented actor and has done some amazing work, Braveheart being one of my favorites. I expect good things about this, plus I am interested to learn about a civilization I know little about.

[dzfan]

Sorry to bump but just read that Gibson gets Latino vision award for "Apocalypto" -- congrats to him. Glad to see that he is getting some recognization in the Latin community.

http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/en...252549300.html

[RACooper]

Looking forward to seeing it - it's not a problem for me to seperate the man from the film (or film making)... I've done it before with Polanski.

Anyways I'm looking forward to seeing it simply because it covers a historical subject and period that has seen much film - and an intersting subject and period no less...

[KSUViolet06]

I saw the trailer at the movies this weekend. I might go see it.

[RU OX Alum]

yeah, i saw trailers, and i'm not going to see it...here is my prediction: their socitey fell b/c they have more than one god/not the right god.

I don't get how you can seperate the film from the person who's responsible for it.

[RACooper]

Seperation - easy.

As for the plot... nope the actual historical plot provides enough of a religious bent to not need a new twist: prophecy about bearded gods who will return from over the great sea in a certain age - and low and behold some bearded folks sporting strange equipment and knowledge do show up from across the great sea during the time the prophecy mentioned...

[AnchorAlum]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

yeah, i saw trailers, and i'm not going to see it...here is my prediction: their socitey fell b/c they have more than one god/not the right god.

I don't get how you can seperate the film from the person who's responsible for it.

So, actually, I think we all now know that is not the central theme of this movie.
But, like you, I do believe that all forms of media are reflective of the person responsible for the movie, TV show, article, column, etc.
Which is why I don't patronize films or shows or music groups who use their fame to tell me what their politics are and why I should believe them.