| Quote: Originally Posted by DME I'm hardly a Mel Gibson apologist but I don't think it's unreasonable to surmise that the DUI incident and backlash might have influenced at least a few reviews at the time. That said, there were surely other unfavorable reviews that were entirely based on the fact that the reviewer just wasn't all that moved by the film. I thought it was good, if not exceptional, but that's just me. I agree completely with this statement. And as far as Gibson basing his story on the Aztecs, well I don't agree with that. If anything, the Aztec Civilization based most of their culture on other Mesoamerican Civilizations. They were cultural borrowers, much like the Japanese were in early Japanese history. They not only borrowed from the Toltecs, Olmecs, the Teotihuacan civilization especially, but the Mayans as well. Most people believe that because of their scientific, astronomical and social achievements, the Mayans were too sophisticated to be capable of atrocities. In fact not only were they capable, but their civilization was as bloody if not bloodier than that of the Aztecs. Just thought I'd clear it up a bit. |