Also saw it last night, excellent movie. Someone finally had the guts to show what the Mayan and Aztec empires were really based on: mass slaughter and bloodthirsty sadism. Cortez had no trouble finding allies in the new world. Now Mel should make an epic about the life of Cortez.
2 thumbs up for Apocalypto! This movie succeeds for a number of reasons. I have for years thought a true historic portrayal of Cortez would make a great movie. Talk about having "a pair" -- Cortez was the boldest conquerer I know of. Leading a few hundred men, Cortez set off to conquer an empire of millions, and succeeded. Pizzaro imitated Cortez and did similar in Peru.