Apocalypto

Action Drama from the Mayan era - Apocalypto - perhaps how the Mayans would pronounce Apocalypse (secret knowledge and/or the coming end of the world) Lots of violence here and a brutal portrayal of the Mayan's using neighboring jungle tribesman for slavery and human sacrifice. The real story is in the grand chase. One exceptionally lucky and resourceful jungle village warrior escapes from the Mayans and leads them over waterfalls, quicksand, poison frog darts, and jungle ambushes. Fascinating movie, the actors are all native Americans and appear in fearsome costume with native adornments. English is subtitled for the spoken Yucatec language, and it sounds awesome. Scary, dramatic and very real. Mel Gibson directed.