Mel slammed for racism again

Mel slammed for racism again

Posted by jewelre 582 days ago
JUST when he thought he'd put that shocker of a year behind him, the heat is back on Mel Gibson, whose box office hit Apocalypto has been attacked by Guatemala's presidential commissioner on racism.

Ricardo Cajas criticized Gibson's historic blockbuster for painting Mayan people in a derogatory light - saying the film sets back the understanding of the Mayan people by 50 years.

"It shows the Mayans as a barbarous, murderous people that can only be saved by the arrival of the Spanish,'' Cajas said.

Gibson employed real Mayans in the epic flick, which tells the story of the people who built a civilisation in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

However, the movie also depicts Mayans as being extremely violent, prompting Cajas to term the bloodshed as being "historically inaccurate''.

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  • mileniumcoolalo
    Do you idiots know ANYTHING of the Mayans or Mexico at all???
    posted 456 days ago
  • mileniumcoolalo
    It should be ilegal for Mel gibson to make movies
    posted 456 days ago
  • Liloh
    posted by Liloh
    hmm, there are always 2 sides. And yep every Culture has a violent side.
    Yeah well there will be always some Morons who want to have a last Word. I personally didnt even see any Racist stuff.
    "Sigh-
    posted 457 days ago
  • Digmovies
    posted by Digmovies
    Historically inaccurate? What a moron.

    Apocalypto was EXACTLY how things went down in ancient times. That Cajas guy needs to get his facts straight.
    posted 491 days ago
  • cla6522
    posted by cla6522
    Every Conqueror in every culture and race conquered with violence,to take away what was not theirs in the first place. The strong took from the weak what they could not have. They never asked politely and nice if they can have their land,men,women,children,and food. All conqueror, Aztec, Mayans,Viking,Romans,Mongolians..etc.All conqueror took violently and killed many for power....stop reading your school history books and read something true....Wake up people!!!!
    posted 538 days ago
  • gandulfthegrey
    You know its sad when a person/s can,t accept the mere fact that all cultures have a violent and bloody past. It's a recorded fact, either written down in English or other language, or its done with pictures. It's not something that should be shouted about, however it shouldnt be ignored either. Simply because such events have formed a basis of what we call "civilised society" of today. In other words...GET OVER IT!!!
    posted 581 days ago
  • Wotanraven
    posted by Wotanraven
    i didn't feel this movie was racist at all.. and at the arrival of the spanish at the end the hero (who by the way is a native..) says "lets go back in the forest" and the spectator knows its the best thing for him to do knowing what the spanish did to the indians.
    also, do the scandinavians complain about the upcomming movie "Pathfinder" which pictures vikings almost as demons out of Mordor? no. some people should stop bitching about racism all the time and perhaps the world will finally start to move on.
    posted 581 days ago