FIRST TIME WATCHING: Apocalypto (2006) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

[@SLYFOXX32]

There's no better immersion into a film than is provided here. We are completely taken into a new world. It feels real and authentic. One of the best movies of all time.

[@Tehui1974]

Totally agree with all of that.

[@opinanlosjovenesrd3477]

It is because it actually happened...

[@Ronfost89]

@@opinanlosjovenesrd3477 It is actually in fact not at all what happened. The movie combined 2 very different cultures and tribes that lived hundreds of years apart.

[@chromecat436]

@@opinanlosjovenesrd3477 Mel Gibson movies are notorious for being ridiculously inaccurate.

[@potterj09]

Yeah it's like a portal into one of Graham Hancock's books. He's written both historical stuff & fiction about this part of the world. There's a documentary on Netflix at the moment that is incredibly interesting.

[@rachelclish8465]

The kids at the river, kills me. The way the girl says she will take on the other kids and raise them as her own. She even took in the children from the other tribe.

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

Yes!!! As a dad now that hurts the heart

[@remo27]

@@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968 I like to think they (Jaguar Paw) and wife and kids tracked the other little ones and reunited with them to help them out. It would actually be very viable to live in the wilderness even around areas where the Spanish landed for at least a few decades. Things weren't 'developed' that fast and lots of the development was uneven and not every inch of land was explored let alone used (for good or ill) for quite some time.

[@RK-um9tu]

@@remo27 Those kids and that girl were long dead. No way they survived, but you can pretend there was a happy ending if it makes you feel better...

[@remo27]

@@RK-um9tu : Even without going back to count days and nights, this took place in under a week. I doubt they starved to death. The oldest one (girl who said they were hers now) looked to be ten or eleven, and there were several 8 to 10 year olds (old enough to do simple hunting or fishing). They weren't being actively hunted. The older ones probably knew enough about the immediate forest area to find a relatively safe camp. I'm afraid I'm nowhere near as pessimistic as you. Now if they had been left alone in an unfamiliar area, if the oldest one was like 6 to 8, then I would be much less hopeful.

[@rachelclish8465]

@@remo27 I agree. I think they would definitely be alive. These kids have grown up in a tribe, their not stupid. I think they would have been even stronger seeing their whole village be destroyed.

[@mismiserables]

One of the greatest movies to ever exist

[@rosarosa3354]

underrated film 😭😭

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I know some people get caught up in "its not historically accurate" and a lot of Hollywood shunned because of Mel Gibson and his reputation but to me this film is a masterpiece before the age where studios would only spend a lot of money on superhero movies

[@KrGsMrNKusinagi0]

more accurate than the cookie cutter peace loving version.. way more accurate

[@siddhartagoutama4140]

It is really quite accurate, although some things are not, such as dogs (they were brought by the Spaniards). But the main plot of the movie was things that happened in Mesoamerica at that historical moment. Only that the anti-Spanish propaganda (the black legend) always put the natives as beings of light. I'm not saying they are bad or good, it was just another culture and that's how it was. And I say this being Latin American so most probably I have native blood.

[@AmericansMarryCousins]

@@siddhartagoutama4140 its theorised they had already encountered Spaniards in the movie lore, which is how the girl got that sickness.

[@AmericansMarryCousins]

@A small amount of peas Those people mostly want to preserve the false peaceful native narrative so they try to find any excuse to discredit the movie. I say that as a Brit who obviously despised Gibson's other works with serious historical inaccuracies, like braveheart and the patriot. But unlike those movies , Gibson doesnt portray natives doing anything they didnt actually do, only issue really is the timeline, but i think thats purposeful. By not assigning a date and saying exactly which natives they are, it can be said to be a general representation rather than a historic portrayal.

[@siddhartagoutama4140]

@@AmericansMarryCousins From the cultural representation, it could easily be a Mayan tribe from Guatemala-Belize, by the time they begin to explore Guatemala, the Mayan tribes that remained in the Yucatan peninsula had already been dominated and Tenochtitlan had already fallen. The film may well be set in 1521 and it is assumed that at that time smallpox had already arrived a year earlier with an African slave who had left an expedition from Cuba and who had been in Tenochtitlan.

[@mountainbikemayhem1833]

The wife (Seven) giving birth up to her neck in water with a toddler on her shoulders is the most badass thing in the movie

[@taylorfry7680]

Also don't forget she was balancing on a rock as well 😩

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

but what if the baby drowned it wouldn't be badass then would it?

[@vandboeffel]

​@@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rriorThe baby wont drown as long as the umbilical cord is intact.

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

@@vandboeffel but doesn't the baby already breath though its mouth and nose while in the mothers stomach??

[@vandboeffel]

@@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior No

[@guarogee]

Him running away from the jaguar is so cool, I love that scene in the movie!

[@raeldor]

This movie absolutely blew me away when I watched it. Like watching a Tarantino movie for the first time, the sense that anything could happen had my heart racing. It really broke the mold. Absolutely phenomenal.

[@EC-dz3fb]

Right?! Same here. It left me 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 in my seat.

[@cathytello2202]

Mel gibson

[@celticsF4N]

I love when Jaguar Paw declares "This is my forest and im not afraid" and then gos full beastmode on them

[@kodygill5237]

Goes Rambo on them

[@Tehui1974]

This movie is probably in my top 10 of personal favourites. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.

[@LA-xc4tc]

I love the end where they see the ships. Because we’ve gone through a whole journey of him surviving what’s being done to him and when we see the ships it’s like bro you have no clue what’s coming. We can fill in what happens next. Brilliant.

[@fyfyi6053]

What? It happens the exact same thing.

[@fyfyi6053]

Slavery, death, etc.

[@fyfyi6053]

Or maybe you get your history lessons from buzzfeed.

[@LA-xc4tc]

@@fyfyi6053 did u get ur history lesson from a cereal box? Is that why your so confused?

[@DaisyChain3339.]

Nothing worse than they were doing to each other.

[@colin3015]

It’s movies like this that really make you appreciate the civil times we live in now. Every single culture at one point has had some really dark times.

[@taurondur]

Civil times? You really made ma laugh on this one! Right now we have war in Ukraine in which every day die more people than probably in entire year back then, not to mention that we invented weapons that can destroy entire world! Our mentality didn"t change a bit from that times, only that now we can kill each other with nuclear bombs instead arrows and knives!

[@shanedacowboy]

Civil times now? We are currently experiencing one of the darkest times in human history.

[@colin3015]

@@shanedacowboy darker than sacrificing people to gods for some rain?

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@colin3015 Right- Wing Fascists around the World are getting Pretty Damn Close!

[@GabeGX]

@@shanedacowboy darker than Classical Rome, where prisoner executions by wild animals - "damnatio ad bestius" - were done as a form of public entertainment?

[@sargoth37]

I really felt so sad for them being taken captive especially for the big guy and his mother in law. And I loved it when the main sadistic asshole killer got what he deserved.

[@FrankieCarter579]

Outstanding movie. Ups to the prodducer, production crew, the costume designers, the extras, the whole entire cast and developers.

[@obdiane]

I love this movie, BTW the diseased little girl was foretelling the story/journey of the Jaguar.

[@natel7151]

The waterfall scene was classic... and also a wild inversion in terms of storytelling. Usually, that plunge is like that baptismal scene where someone gets immersion and comes out purified/ready to tackle the end. For Jaguar Paw, it's not enough because his pursuers also make that leap. Then, Jaguar Paw gets his true baptism in the quicksand, when he's covered in the dark earth of the jungle. And then the Jungle Mode comes out. The Quiet Man, taking over the end of the movie, born again from the earth of his jungle. Especially for Mad Mel, with his more fundamentalist Catholic background, it's such an interesting storytelling moment. Arguably Mel Gibson's finest work.

[@butter7734]

Closing a wound with ants has been practiced in South America for 1000s of years. I don't know if they used this method in Africa, Europe or Asia but definitely a thing in the Americas.

[@alanwhetstone3922]

This movie gets my heart running

[@brandonmartin08]

Me too…I never EVER get nightmares because of movies but when my wife and I watched this a couple years ago we both had nightmares all night about it! Maybe because this movie is so full throttle that our minds were still processing what we just took in 🤔. But I remember here awhile back I seen it available to watch on tv and asked her if she wanted to give it a re-watch and she sternly replied “HELL FUCKING NO”! 😆. Thrill ride of a film for certain.

[@cesarnarro6013]

This movie not feeling like a Hollywood movie is definitely a good thing imo

[@Metztli0]

This movie is a masterpiece and very underrated. One of my favorite movies, for sure. I just wish more people in the U.S become more educated on the matter and realize us Latinos, especially Mexicans are Native Americans. Before there was ever a border, we were all one. Just part of different tribe’s.

[@nataliep6385]

How is it underrated? It literally was nominated for 3 oscars, 23 nominations at other festivals and won 3 prices. And it made a profit of 120,7 million dollars... ALL DONE WITH UNKNOWN ACTORS. - So please, tell me, how is the movie underrated?

[@ausernameonyoutube]

@@nataliep6385 no one talks about it

[@redmoonbloodmoon3161]

only one word is needed to describe this movie: RAW

[@AishaIsFabulous-x-]

One of my favourites. Visually stunning, cinematically beautiful & a relentless storyline. Great reaction 💜 -x-

[@RoadDoug]

I think this film is so underrated. I read a book called Aztec by Peter Jennings. It was one of those books you just can’t put down. It explained the cultures before and after the Spaniards first came to South America. Worth the read. Loved your reaction.

[@diegofonseca6708]

The Aztec were part of North America though. In face their founders the Mexica came from what is known as the USA southern regions. They then migrated to what is now Mexico. The Mayan are a part of southern Mexico, central and some parts of South America. The Inca were in South America.

[@justcallmebrian793]

@@diegofonseca6708 I was going to say that, and thank you for explaining it.

[@ericktellez7632]

The movie is supposedly about the mayans not the aztecs and the aztecs never set foot in South America, they were North Americans

[@AlexCamri]

@@ericktellez7632 Mayans were "Northamericans" too, although I don't see how this label matters taking bout civs from that time 🥴 And I always thought these were Aztecs, Mayans weren't around by the time Spanish colonizers came. The guy with the whitebeard suggest imo, that he's Hernan Cortez, who met and fought the Aztecs. And although Mayan people still live today, they are descendent and holders of their heritage, but the civilization as it was went out thousands of years ago, and many people are still discussion how it happened.

[@amparocruz951]

Aztec and Mayan Culture are Completely Different 💀

[@ReaderOfThreads]

When I first saw this movie, the only thing that existed in the universe was Jaguar Paw and his story. I was so immersed I freaked out when we first got to see the Spanish ships. Up until that moment, the rest of the world didn’t exist.

[@RobinSan2716]

as a native person i can confirm about the giant ants head being used for stiches its pretty much real...my grandmother tought me that.

[@ChristianPaul75]

This movie gives you the idea why the ancient aztecs had a quite bad reputation amongst the other tribes of mesoamerica. Hernan Cortez had no problem to forge an alliance with them to overthrow the aztec empire.

[@stacys8729]

I absolutely love this movie. Such a unique time, place and culture. And all the characters are unique. I remember reading about the human sacrifices on pyramids and being horrified, struggling to imagine it. I never thought that any studio would tell their stories. Greatly underrated movie in my opinion. This is your first video i watched and i really enjoyed your reaction!

[@tilmanreiss]

The ending seems to echo the little girl’s prophecy.

[@pamelalee1508]

Subjection can come from within or without... Mel Gibson did a phenomenal job with this movie... 🌿🌿🌿

[@potterj09]

I only watched this once in 2007, a lot more impressive for me 15yrs later. Say what you want about Gibson given his troubles but he can still make quality films.

[@timothylangston3560]

The eclipse was a Hustle. They knew astronomy, and when an eclipse would happen.

[@maxmaker76]

Ant scene is real! Mayas treated wounds like that.

[@josua1146]

Mel Gibson (Apokalypto, Hacksaw Ridge), Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby), Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves), it seems great actors are even better filmmakers when I look at it that way, that's why I appreciate the reactions to such films the most and am happy when reactors like you share this fascination. There were so many fantastic scenes in Apokalypto and your choice was definitely in my top 3, however for me the scene with the ants used to stitch the wound is the absolute highlight every time, even with every reaction to this movie.

[@IChooseJesus9091]

I loved the movie Dragonfly starting Kevin Costner as well. Absolutely beautiful film. Whale Rider is excellent too.

[@ChefSplitwitdaSoul_21]

Glad you watched this I’ve been waiting for you to watch this and reacting to it. This is one in my top 2 movies of all time. This movie and everything is special. This movie has a special place in my heart forever. Everything about this movie is amazing

[@maryannazurin2322]

What's #1?

[@marcosgarcia25]

Mel Gibsons best! The Spanish coming to shore gave me the chills. Knowing it was the beginning of the end for the Mayans

[@johnwjr7]

Every Mel Gibson directed movie I've seen I have loved. His wife was one badass woman. The star of this movie, Rudy Youngblood, is from my hometown, a small town in Texas, Belton. They also snitch the wound with ants in the latest movie of "The Legend of Tarzan".

[@jeanettegarrod-williams9150]

I went to the movies with a handful of friends to see this years ago. It is not historically accurate however it is one of the best films I have ever seen! These actors are Native American and Hispanic actors.

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

They are all Indigenous Actors.

[@assassinxsteveo]

Few movies are made this way any more… the scale, and the world building are on a level few directors are willing to even attempt.. the amount of set building, costumes and the sheer number of not only extras.. but how much they are adorned with headdresses and jade/ obsidian jewelry and tools/weapons is mind blowing..!! 🤓😵🤯

[@vandy2715]

And to think Mel Gibson directed this film... That man is a demon behind the camera. It takes a really warped / exceptional mind to pull of an extremely difficult shoot / film like this.

[@jamesalexander5623]

I saw this in the Theatre on it's release. Brilliant! .... When the Spainish Ships appeared I thought NOW you People are Truly EFFED!

[@willamsnyder5696]

3 major tribes of south america. Maya, Inca, and Aztec. It was the Aztec that performed ritual human sacrifice before the conquistadores started to arrive. The Mayan tribe, vanished out, still to this day a mystery what happened to them. The Inca and aztec have modern day descendants. I actually met my first aztec a few weeks ago.

[@baltasarmelchor935]

In the Cartel there are many Aztecs who are in the middle of an eclipse of returning to the ancient rites and food diet. Not only Aztecs, Totonocas, Txaltecas, etc., survived. Spain did not do apartheid as they did in the north, where until the 20th century entire tribes were "exterminated" to steal their land. Spain did not do that. Spain formed an empire.

[@alansmith7626]

GREAT Movie! I saw years ago, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time....I was Soooo There! and I am 67...

[@i_am_aladeen]

20:33 If your heart suddenly stops, or is removed like that, you will still be alive for as long as it takes your brain to use up the oxygen it has. The rest of your body, all the muscles, has a lot of stored energy. It can keep moving for many minutes, if the brain could still send signals to do so.

[@djr6876]

Doctor in the house!

[@snowflakepillow8697]

The first third of this movie is a frat comedy, the second third is a Koyaanisqatsi, and the final third is the best version of The Most Dangerous Game I've seen that mixes in some Home Alone / Death Wish 3 traps, some Jackass (the beehive), and a heart-wrenching Planet of the Apes ending (it was Earth all along).

[@IChooseJesus9091]

The little girl prophesied about the eclipse. She prophesied about the man who brings the jaguar, & who is "born of the earth" (the quick mud) .

[@acceptinglife6491]

This made me subscribe to your channel. Loved you reaction and review at the end.

[@briankelley7890]

I absolutely love anything that Raoul Trujillo (the actor who played the main villain) does. He was particularly compelling in the otherwise relatively bland SyFy mini-series "Tin Man" that came out around the same time.

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

Right?!? He is scary in this! As someone mentioned to me his bone armor is likely made from the corpses of his defeated foes

[@SFranc]

Not being Hollywood is absolutely a good thing

[@snowflakepillow8697]

@6:18 "That was cruel." Exactly why the movie opens like it's a movie about cruel Jackass pranks before their world ends more cruelly by such a larger magnitude.

[@danp3768]

Awesome film as was your reactions. I lived the way Mel used call-Backs in this piece. The trip wire trap that got the Mayan captain is my favorite.

[@marcofeola-gi6ez]

they based them on the mayans but technically the mayans were gone before the spaniards came, these were actually the aztecs and the sheer scale of the sacrifices they made daily was truly horrific, sacrifices for every holiday and ever day was a different holiday, every full moon they would skin these people alive and dance around in their skins, they had a ball game where the winning team would get sacrificed. Cortez was horrified by them when they gifted him skulls coated in gold, the earth does not miss the aztecs.

[@ivanresendiz6758]

The Spaniards viewed the aztecs as uncivilized savages who practiced demonic rituals.

[@miamiles7996]

One of my favorite movies I don’t even mind the subtitles

[@KurticeYZreacts]

Intro: "we all jump" imagine if he just gave up there instead. Everyone would be so confused yet delighted & probably wouldn't even question it. Even jag paw would be a bit confused I bet

[@snowflakepillow8697]

@26:50 at some point, knowing that you have a name is will to live

[@jonathanmoon86]

One of my favorite movies directed by Gibson! Good reaction 👍

[@shania991]

This movie is soooooo good I try to get anybody to watch it and people always end up loving it they did great showing some of the Aztec culture the forest they filmed in beautiful and they actually have real tribes people in the movie helped making everything as accurate as possible

[@michaelvalenzuela2528]

Jaguar paw "I and my family, we have been through hell". Conquistador "someone hold my beer"

[@amandaalves_98]

When I was in the 8th grade of elementary school, my Portuguese language teacher showed us this film and asked my class to do an activity about the plot. He asked us to answer two questions, and I had the idea to make a summary of the film. He loved my text and gave me a high score in the matter.

[@debscom2]

Honestly, this is one of the best movies made to me! Loved it...Mel Gibson knows how to make a movie, great story, acting and directing👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@rangur1]

Mel gibson dedicates his films to rendering accuracy. Also casts actors from the sphere of the world it takes place in.

[@amparocruz951]

Mel Gibson is Notorious for being Inaccurate 💀 this is one of the least historically accurate films ever

[@EC-dz3fb]

16:48 "Someone's gotta teach those guys what an Irish Goodbye is." 🍀😹

[@facina3390]

I didn't understand that reference. What does it mean?

[@EC-dz3fb]

@@facina3390 An Irish Goodbye is when someone sneaks out of a gathering without making the rounds & saying goodbye, etc. You might look around & say, "Hey - where's Patrick?" & someone replies, "Oh, he left 2 hours ago. Irish Goodbye." [That's the definition I grew up with, anyway.] ♡

[@facina3390]

@@EC-dz3fb Interesting. I've been doing that to every wedding I've ever been invited to, and I didn't know there was a term for it. ☺

[@EC-dz3fb]

@@facina3390 HA! 😹🍀

[@bugsbunnyknowsbetter]

@@EC-dz3fb wow. It’s so interesting, we call it the English goodbye.

[@glorious77iguana2]

i saw this movie for the first time when i was 6 years old, i couldn't sleep and had nightmares for soo many nights

[@stevennelson1529]

Dude, what are you stalking about! This is a GREAT GREAT MOVIE. And it was EXTREMELY WELL MADE AND EXCELLENT SCENES. A+++

[@josejuarez1225]

Am glad you like it and your reaction is genuine 🙂 , thank you

[@tilmanreiss]

A masterpiece. For another absolutely fantastic historic movie check out “Master and Commander:…” from 2003 with Russel Crowe.

[@Curraghmore]

Man, the earliest Blue Man Group performance was REALLY different.

[@guymon82ify]

This movie is crazy insane bro.

[@misscee6629]

Most of the actors had never acted before and others just a few things but nothing big, or small bit parts. You've got to hand it to Mel Gibson's direction. Made a whole damn incredible film with unknown actors. The movie should have swept the board at the Oscars. Not many nominations. Maybe one if I remember correctly. And that was only a technical one. Oh, his wife was beating a Howling Monkey in the cave.

[@rascalmatt6713]

The people who run Hollyweird and the rest of the world don't like Mel.

[@BigJohnKC]

Mel Gibson is incredible, one of the best actors ever and dynamite director

[@typical_doza]

This actually takes place during the Aztec era, hundreds of years after the fall of the Mayan civilization. A lot of Aztec beliefs came from the Mayans. Those Templar people were most likely Spaniard Conquistadors lead by Cortez when they accidentally stumbled upon Mesoamerica

[@larryconnerjr1835]

This is 1 of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen I was speechless after watching it the first time it was so good I immediately bought the dvd 📀 when it came out and still have it today in 2023 😊

[@stevetokeley6542]

Yours is the first reaction I've seen to this movie,which I think is a masterpiece.

[@cincitytv9747]

The soul of the dead panther jumped into him

[@peterengelen2794]

One of my all time favorite period pieces (''Quest For Fire'' & ''The Name of the Rose'' are two other favorites), inspired by ''The Naked prey'' (1965) & ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932).

[@JesusPerez-ht5id]

Would love to see more films of this subject. This is a top one to watch.

[@knarfseyer]

before the spanish arrived the mayans moved on years ago, the aztecs were the tribe there, this movie was filmed in mexico,yucatan peninchula.

[@zestd3722]

Love this movie! Rare for a reactor to see it.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

38:51 Yeah those spanish ships at the end of the movie were the real apocalypto. :)

[@honeyslay6223]

When I seen the beginning of your reaction video, I was like this guy has NO IDEA what he's in for 😂

[@juliussamelo1008]

I love this movie. I watched this movie many times before.♥️

[@clarkpatrick90]

The main villain did such a good job at that role. Looked and played the part Soo well

[@Tchiko.]

The bad guy plays in The New World by Terrence Malick, which can be seen as a beautiful sequel (kind of, two great movies regardless).

[@manu_toxxic]

i think what you said atthe end are some of the most remarkable comments abiut this epic movie. i am blowed by this piece of art as well

[@brucelee5620]

That "dayuumn" when he smash his face on the rock 🤣😂 And the "he/I/we waited for" on point man. 🫡 Salute to the reaction King. Please more sequels The Raid 2 and 28 weeks later.

[@rosarosa3354]

I really enjoyed your reaction about this masterpiece 😍😍

[@lucabaracuda987]

the 3 minute little girl scene,, should be fully in every reaction.. so important, and so well done

[@vicenteluismeninasaldo6945]

Larga vida a Mel Gibson. Un saludo desde España a todo el mundo.

[@hotfriedgriyoandpeeklees1522]

One of the best movies ever made. Mel Gibson put his foot in this one

[@N8oRMusic]

that ending is like.... you ain't seen nothing yet.

[@rasheedah3311]

Best movie ever and I’m just watching it and can’t stop watching it 😅😅

[@vivacious_me]

Oooh good choice. Such a powerful movie 🎬 ❤️

[@SpongeTMM]

I was just watching your old Exorcist reaction and finished it as soon as this went up, great timing and this movie is also great.

[@chiasanzes9770]

The ant stiching wound is a real thing they still do that in some rural villages.

[@lawrenceallen8096]

The history recored by the Mayans themselves spoke of 10,000 slaves being sacrificed to consecrate one temple.

[@stevencolatrella3257]

I think is a very great movie. Gibson deserved the Oscar for this one, and NOT the one he won it for.

[@BABBASTICKY]

Both Apocalypto and Braveheart deserve an Oscar

[@StabbyMacStabStab]

That scene when the woman was washing out her mouth went right over my head as a child.

[@Aurochhunter]

Ah yes, I rememeber watching this a few years back; my BIL had a lot of movies stored on his playstaion, and we often watched one of them at family gatherings.

[@axx6435]

You really got into that one. 😂 I love this movie.

[@adrianaslund8605]

I feel like they were Aztecs initially. But I suppose they might as well have been mayans. They refer to Kukulkan. Which is the mayan version of "Quetzalcoatl". Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec version of Kukulkan. They use "Kukulkan" here so they're probably mayans.

[@RustyX2010]

Just think if they put "The Predator" in this movie.

[@jaimerodriguez669]

Am Mayan and proud of my culture and history