Any other cool movies that borrow from mayan beliefs wether they are accurate or just fictional?
I find this kind of stuff interesting. We do tend to make up alot about cultures we do not understand, so I'm not expecting most of the movies to be based on fact or anything.
The Fountain 2006 was great also, but That's all I can think of.
There are not many that are known in English speaking countries. There is one I saw in the 90s first and like a lot which is called Rapa Nui. It is about the life, conflict, love, and collapse of society of native people of the Easter Island (how appropriate to watch it on Easter! Haha). The movie shows, among many things, how the native people labored to move and erect those huge stone statues on the island. The film is entirely focused on the native people without Europeans being involved so it is very similar to Apocaypto. It is not as action packed or gory as Apocalypto either. Some would say it is too slow.
sharethe op does mention Mayan, rapa nui would have been Polynesian?
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