Trailer Tuesday

First things first, happy international Talk Like A Pirate Day. Aaarrrgh! Ye betterrrr make an effort or ye carrrbuncle encrusted arrrse will be keel-hauled. Aaarrrgh!

In other news, as the title suggests, I’m starting up a tradition on this blog, called Trailer Tuesday. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying watching streamed trailers on YouTube, so basically every week I’ll link to, and comment on, a trailer for a film that has piqued my interest.

This week’s movie trailer is Apocalypto, the new film from Mel Gibson as director. Now Mel isn’t exactly known for his filmic subtlety, but Apocalypto looks very intriguing, and action-packed.



Featuring a cast of unknowns and using the ancient Mayan language (just as Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ used Aramaic and Latin), Apocalypto focuses on the internal combustion of the Mayan civilisation before the arrival of the Spanish. Fearful of omens that their world is ending, Mayan priests insist that thousands of their people are sacrificed to appease the gods. The film focuses on one man who chooses to resist the prophesies.

Of course, I have a thing for Ancient civilisations and cultures, so I might be alone in getting excited about this one. Still, the film looks like a unique cinematic experience, exploring a world that we have little understanding or visual conception of.

Apocalypto is released in North America at the beginning of December. You can watch the other initial teaser trailer here.

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