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Apocalypto


This entertaining action/chase movie is just one more example of the winning combination of socio-political messaging and hunters-become-the-hunted action:

  • First Blood
  • The Rock
  • Apocalypto

The lead actor Rudy Youngblood bears no relation to the funky Youngblood Brass Band, nor is he the warrior depicted on the promotional poster. And since we all know what happens to Mayan civilization after the Spaniards arrive in the final scene, we know he won’t get an Apocalypto II. So here he is for one possibly-final encore (he’s the one in the middle):

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This entry was posted on Sat Jun 16, 2007, 11:29 pm and is filed under Movies. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

  1. #1 by allen on Tue Aug 7, 2007 - 11:31 am

    no list of “hunters-become-the-hunted” would be complete without the classic, Hard Target

    Emil: “How does it feel to be hunted?”
    Chance: “You tell me”

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