Richard D. Hansen comments, "There was nothing in the post-classic period that would match the size and majesty of that pyramid in the film. Maris Conner | You can choose a civilization that is bloodthirsty, or you can show the Maya civilization that was so sophisticated with an immense knowledge of medicine, science, archaeology and engineering ... but also be able to illuminate the brutal undercurrent and ritual savagery that they practiced. Apocalypto (2006) Raoul Max Trujillo: Zero Wolf. Drunkards Four; Monkey Jaw; Buzzard Hook; Ten Peccary. [5] In the audio commentary of the film's first DVD release, Safinia states that the old shaman's story (played by Espiridion Acosta Cache, a modern-day Maya storyteller[6]) was modified from an authentic Mesoamerican tale that was re-translated by Hilario Chi Canul, a professor of Maya, into the Yucatec Maya language for the film. "[12], However, while many of the architectural details of Maya cities are correct,[8] they are blended from different locations and eras,[8] a decision Farhad Safinia said was made for aesthetic reasons. Atherton also has a cameo as the cross-bearing Franciscan friar who appears on a Spanish ship at the end of the film. Kill Jaguar Paw at any cost (failed).Destroy more and more villages (failed).Become the supreme leader of the entire Mayan Empire (failed).Destroy Paw's village (succeeded). General Spider | Wu Chow | Green Alien | "[13] The mural in the arched walkway combined elements from the Maya codices, the Bonampak murals (over 700 years earlier than the film's setting), and the San Bartolo murals (some 1500 years earlier than the film's setting). That was the Aztecs. Gibson has defined the title as "a new beginning or an unveiling – a revelation"; he says "Everything has a beginning and an end, and all civilizations have operated like that". The group's leader explains that their lands were ravaged and they seek a new beginning. Dr. Leo Marvin | Mr. White | Patrick Henry Roark | Nelson Rathbone | He is a Critics' Choice Award nominee. The film features a cast of Native American and Indigenous Mexican actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Ian Uriel, Gerardo Taracena, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, and Israel Contreras. Kevin Wendell Crumb | After climbing back to safety, he is killed by Middle Eye, eliciting anger from Zero Wolf, who threatens his fellow raider with death if he kills another captive without permission. Screenwriter and co-producer Farhad Safinia first met Mel Gibson while working as an assistant during the post-production of The Passion of the Christ. Immortan Joe, while not as physically gifted, has created a pseudo religion around him, and he is considered a God by his minions. Julian Assange | Charlie Walker | Other filming by second-unit crews took place in El Petén, Guatemala. Those conversations essentially grew into the skeleton of ('Apocalypto'). Roberta | The Postclassic center of Tulum is a walled city; these sites had to be in defensive positions. Animatronics or puppets were employed for the scenes injurious to animals.[16]. And both are driven by an insatiable thirst for revenge. This was the last film Gibson directed until 2016's Hacksaw Ridge ten years later. The cameras, operated by Dean Semler, make this long-dead world come alive. Billy Loomis | Crimes 1 talking about this. [26] The Greek word (ἀποκαλύπτω, apokaluptō) is in fact a verb meaning "I uncover", "disclose", or "reveal". As a joke, Gibson inserted a subliminal cameo of the bearded director in a plaid shirt with a cigarette hanging from his mouth posing next to a group of dust-covered Maya. Gibson and Safinia were also interested in portraying and exploring an ancient culture as it existed before the arrival of the Europeans. Seven and Turtles Run remain trapped in the pit after a suspicious raider cuts the vine leading out of it. Kelly | Their accounts speak of 20,000. Old Story Teller A tribe Story Teller. Destroy more and more villages (failed).Become the supreme leader of the entire Mayan Empire (failed).Destroy Paw's village (succeeded). Zero Wolf is the main antagonist of the 2006 film Apocalypto. Later, the reunited family looks out over the water at the Spanish ships. The scarification and tattooing was all researched, the inlaid jade teeth are in there, the ear spools are in there. Cyrus Grissom | Humma Kavula | Lena | Instead, they are taken to be used as target practice and offered freedom if they can run to safety. The Hitchhiker | But in carvings and mural paintings, Stuart said: "we have now found more and greater similarities between the Aztecs and Mayas. Thomas Perry | "[54] Another disputed scene, when Jaguar Paw and the rest of the captives are used as target practice, was acknowledged by the filmmakers to be invented as a plot device for igniting the chase sequence. Billy Flynn | As they researched the script, Safinia and Gibson traveled to Guatemala, Costa Rica and the Yucatán peninsula to scout filming locations and visit Maya ruins. "[5][24] The film serves as a cultural critique – in Hansen's words, a "social statement" – sending the message that it is never a mistake to question our own assumptions about morality. Zero Wolf in the movie "Apocalypto" is a Mayan chieftain who is responsible for leading an attack on the village of Jaguar Paw, the films protagonist. [17] A clean-shaven Gibson also filmed a Mayan-language segment for the introduction of the 2006 Academy Awards in which he declined to host the ceremony. And more importantly, this also puts the emphasis on the cinematic visuals, which are a kind of universal language of the heart."[5]. Graydon | Leadership through fearMastery of tacticsWeapon masteryGreat physical attributesHunting skillsTenacity Fawn | Gibson has said of Hansen's involvement: "Richard's enthusiasm for what he does is infectious. The fierce-looking leader of the Holcanes, Zero Wolf (Raoul Max Trujillo), reunites with his son Cut Rock (Ricardo Diaz Mendoza) who has suffered a bruising blow to the head, swelling his right eye shut. Returning to the fight, Jaguar Paw nearly kills the sadistic raider Middle Eye, but is captured. [5] Gibson has stated that the film is an attempt at illustrating the parallels between a great fallen empire of the past and the great empires of today, saying "People think that modern man is so enlightened, but we're susceptible to the same forces – and we are also capable of the same heroism and transcendence. Planning to stab him to death with the knife he gave Cut Rock as a revenge, Zero Wolf walks into Jaguar Paws trap, and is killed by his setup tapir trap. Who is the son of Zero Wolf? We wanted to update the chase genre by, in fact, not updating it with technology or machinery but stripping it down to its most intense form, which is a man running for his life, and at the same time getting back to something that matters to him.—Farhad Safinia[3], Gibson said they wanted to "shake up the stale action-adventure genre", which he felt was dominated by CGI, stock stories and shallow characters and to create a footchase that would "feel like a car chase that just keeps turning the screws."[4]. 3) Drunkards Four was the snake bite victim. "[32], The film was released less than six months after Gibson's 2006 DUI incident, which garnered Gibson much negative publicity and magnified concerns some had over alleged antisemitism in his previous film, The Passion of the Christ. Mark Renton | Cook County Jail inmates | He shows no concern for the lesser people he helps oppressing, and seems ruthlessly militaristic in nature. Apocalypto Gale Nolan | During the attack, Jaguar Paw lowers his pregnant wife Seven and their young son Turtles Run into a pit. Bog King | The Aztecs were clearly ruthless in their conquest and pursuit of sacrificial victims, a practice that spilled over into some of the Maya areas. Simon Atherton, an English armorer and weapon-maker who worked with Gibson on Braveheart, was hired to research and provide reconstructions of Maya weapons. Joe Cabot | Gag Halfrunt | The corrosive forces of corruption are illustrated in specific scenes throughout the film. His band includes his son Cut Rock, and his antisocial second-in-command Middle Eye. While Mel Gibson financed the film through his Icon Productions, Disney signed on to distribute Apocalypto for a fee in certain markets under the Touchstone Pictures label in North America, and Icon Film Distribution in the UK and Australia. Alias Philip Stuckey | After high school, he spent three years serving in the military in Germany. Roman Bridger | Destruction of villages Jaguar Paw manages to make safe his wife and child in an underground pit with a lone vine for its escape route. The site's critical consensus reads: "Apocalypto is a brilliantly filmed, if mercilessly bloody, examination of a once great civilization. [citation needed]. "[50] Just prior to its release, Apocalypto was criticized by activists in Guatemala, including Lucio Yaxon, who charged that the trailer depicts Maya as savages. He also served as a dialogue coach during production. According to advisor Richard D. Hansen, the choices in body make-up were based on both artistic license and fact: "I spent hours and hours going through the pottery and the images looking for tattoos. The Mayans take the event as an omen that the gods are satisfied, so the remaining captives are spared. Jill Roberts | By: Alkalinity. Meanwhile, the two remaining raiders chase Jaguar Paw out of the undergrowth towards the coast. He was killed by Jaguar Paw with the arrow head. I thought we'd be doing it on film, but we put the Genesis [camera] up there in a light-weight water housing. According to Mel Gibson, the Mayan setting of Apocalypto is "merely the backdrop" for a more universal story of exploring "civilizations and what undermines them". Raoul Trujillo, a native of New Mexico and an established actor in film and television as well as a dancer and choreographer was In real life his appearabce is nothing like that of Zero Wolf. [56], According to the DVD commentary track by Mel Gibson and Farhad Safinia, the ending of the film was meant to depict the first contact between the Spaniards and Mayas that took place in 1511 when Pedro De Alvarado arrived on the coast of the Yucatan and Guatemala, and also during the fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1502. [42] According to polls performed by the newspaper Reforma, 80% of polled Mexicans labeled the film as "very good" or "good". As they reach the beach, all three are stopped in their tracks by the sight of Spanish ships anchored off the coast and Conquistadors making their way ashore. The raiders tie the captives together and set out on a long forced march through the jungle, leaving the children behind to fend for themselves. The film features a cast of Native American and Indigenous Mexican actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Ian Uriel, Gerardo Taracena, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, and Israel Contreras. Toon Patrol (Smartass, Greasy, Psycho, Wheezy & Stupid) | "[34] The Boston Globe's review came to a similar conclusion, noting that "Gibson may be a lunatic, but he's our lunatic, and while I wouldn't wish him behind the wheel of a car after happy hour or at a B'nai Brith function anytime, behind a camera is another matter. Frankie and Benjy | "[28] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Gibson was also awarded the Latino Business Association's Chairman's Visionary Award for his work on Apocalypto on November 2, 2006, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. [10] Gibson explains: "I think hearing a different language allows the audience to completely suspend their own reality and get drawn into the world of the film. He is the leader of the Mayan soldiers attacking the protagonists village in the film. [51] In her review of the film, anthropologist Traci Ardren wrote that Apocalypto was biased because "no mention is made of the achievements in science and art, the profound spirituality and connection to agricultural cycles, or the engineering feats of Maya cities". [29] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. After the sacrifice ritual, several of Jaguar Paw and his accomplices are spared due to a solar eclipse, and Zero Wolf decides to dispose of them as target practice. John Milton | As director of the Mirador Basin Project, he works to preserve a large swath of the Guatemalan rain forest and its Maya ruins. 2) Speaking Wind was mauled by the jaguar. Zero Wolf : When I catch him, I will peel his skin and have him watch me wear it. Here´s the finish: 1) Cut Rock, son of Zero Wolf, was the finisher in the "killing games". Middle Eye is eventually killed by Jaguar Paw, succeeding to bring justice to his deceased father. The theme of the movie is about Mayas and it tells the story about a native living in the jungle who gets captured by the Mayas. The film was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures in North America and Icon Film Distribution in the United Kingdom and Australia. Raymond Calitri | Zero Wolf and the Mayans manage to successfully capture several locals, including Jaguar Paw. [55] Hansen states that this is "conjecture", saying that "all [Gibson was] trying to do there is express the horror of it". Apocalypto Characters. [14], A number of animals are featured in Apocalypto, including a Baird's tapir and a black jaguar. Bill Cutting | Maynard | He is a mixed blood descendant of Mexican, Ute, Apache, Comanche, Pueblo, Tlascalan, French, Sephardic Jew and Andalusian Moor. William Booth of The Washington Post wrote that the film depicts the Maya as a "super-cruel, psycho-sadistic society on the skids, a ghoulscape engaged in widespread slavery, reckless sewage treatment and bad rave dancing, with a real lust for human blood",[49] despite of its historical accuracy. He is of American nationality and of Tlaxcaltec, Apache, Pueblo, Ute, Comanche, Métis, Moorish, Sephardi Jewish descent. Our job is to do a beautiful movie. Vengeful Leader, Mastery of tacticsWeapon masteryGreat physical attributesHunting skillsTenacity. "[36], Apocalypto gained some passionate champions in the Hollywood community. 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[58] This view is supported by the reference of the Oracle Girl to those who would "Scratch out the earth. Jimmy | It's offensive to Maya people. [citation needed]. Mr. Blue | Robot Children | Gasping in shock, Zero Wolf still attempts to attack Jaguar Paw before finally succumbing to his injuries. One-Eyes (Zigzag & Phido) | EnjoyWelcome to JustTheClips YouTube channel and thank you for watching! Fleeing back into the jungle, Jaguar Paw remembers his father's lesson about fear and resolves to kill his pursuers. "[49], Hansen, Richard D. 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Blood Countess, Miramax Films However, Gibson has also stated that he wanted the film to be hopeful rather than entirely negative. Terrafirminator | Queen Spider | [7][8] A recent essay by Hansen on the film and a critical commentary on the criticisms of the film is now published. I was blown away. "[52] On the other hand, David van Biema questions whether the Spaniards are portrayed as saviors of the Mayas, since they are depicted ominously and Jaguar Paw decides to return to the woods. "[11] Anthropology professor Stephen Houston made the criticism that sacrifice victims were more likely to be royalty and elites rather than common forest dwellers, as shown in Apocalypto. "[11] An example of attention to detail is the left arm tattoo of Seven, Jaguar Paw's wife, which is a horizontal band with two dots above – the Mayan symbol for the number seven. Just as on Braveheart, you are treading the line of history and cinematography. Debbie Loomis | Hobby Stephanie | "[48], Richard D. Hansen, who was a historical consultant on the film, stated that the effect the film will have on Maya archaeology will be beneficial: One calculation estimates that it would take five tons of jungle forestry to make one ton of quicklime. He succeeded in escaping them and we see his journey through the jungle for rescuing his wife and son. The music to Apocalypto was composed by James Horner in his third collaboration with director Mel Gibson. Mr. Blonde | It was a far more interesting world to explore why and what happened to them.—Farhad Safinia[3]. Eventually, Middle Eye is also killed, and with no soldiers left, Zero Wolf confronts a wounded and exhausted Jaguar Paw alone. Zed | [26], On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 199 reviews, with an average rating of 6.34/10. Apocalypto. Zero Wolf; Ten Peccary. All of the ethnic tribes and peoples depicted in the film were Maya, as Gibson wanted to depict the Mayan city built for the story as an "unknown world" to the character. And end your world." Francis Begbie | Velma Kelly | Jaguar Paw suffers an arrow wound, but escapes into the jungle, killing Zero Wolf's son Cut Rock in the process. "[13] Anthropology professor Karl Taube argued that, "We know the Aztecs did that level of killing. Most of the step pyramids seen at the Maya city were models designed by Thomas E. Sanders. Once the raiders and captives reach the city, the females are sold into slavery while the males are escorted to the top of a step pyramid to be sacrificed before the Mayan King and Queen. [52] Apocalypto also sparked a strong condemnation from art history professor Julia Guernsey, a Mesoamerican specialist, who said, "I think it's despicable. Actor Robert Duvall called it "maybe the best movie I've seen in 25 years". At the ceremony, Gibson said that the film was a "badge of honor for the Latino community. Jaguar Paw flees while the raiders starts walking towards them out of curiosity, leaving them to their fates. Hilly Holbrook | Nov 22, 2018 - Raoul Trujillo as Zero Wolf in Apocalypto. Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield | Smoke Frog Jaguar Paw's friend. James "Jimmy" Shaker | This equipment was used in a scene in which Jaguar Paw leaps off a waterfall. It even displaced memorable Mexican premieres such as Titanic and Poseidon. Seven Jaguar Paw's wife. Zero Wolf Marsellus Wallace | Showing all 10 items Jump to: Photos (8) Quotes (2) Photos . Type of Villain But Gibson ... was trying to depict opulence, wealth, consumption of resources. Flint Sky comments to his son that the visitors were sick with fear and urges him to never allow fear to infect him. The publicity for the film started with a December 2005 teaser trailer that was filmed before the start of principal photography and before Rudy Youngblood was cast as Jaguar Paw. Judge Doom | Principal photography ended in July 2006. "[11] However, in an interview with The Washington Post, Hansen stated the film "give[s] the feeling they're a sadistic lot", and said, "I'm a little apprehensive about how the contemporary Maya will take it. Snake Ink delights in torturing our hero when Zero Wolf isn't looking. Mickey Altieri | An enraged Zero Wolf pursues Jaguar Paw into the jungle with his fellow raiders. Captain Darrow | Archaeologist Lisa Lucero said, "the classic Maya really didn't go in for mass sacrifice. Marcus Skidmore | H… [13] While Apocalypto is set during the terminal post-classic period of Maya civilization, the central pyramid of the film comes from the classic period, which ended in A.D. 900,[13] such as those found in the Postclassic sites of Muyil, Coba, and others in Quintana Roo, Mexico, where later cities are built around earlier pyramids. Jaguar Paw negotiates the suicidal run and, though injured, bypasses a raider 'finisher', Zero Wolf's son, Cut Rock, by killing him. Seven gives birth to another son, who is born under the surface of the dangerously rising water. However, recalling the opening quote to the film ("A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within"), professors David Stuart and Stephen Houston have written the implication is that Postclassic Mayans had become so corrupt that they were "a civilization ... that deserves to die. Goombas | Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is the son of tribal leader Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead) and when their village is viciously attacked by the a raiding party under Zero Wolf (Raoul Trujillo), he witnesses his father's murder. President Koopa | Heston, Dimension Films Arachnids | On September 23, 2006, Gibson pre-screened the unfinished film to two predominantly Native American audiences in the US state of Oklahoma, at the Riverwind Casino in Goldsby, owned by the Chickasaw Nation, and at Cameron University in Lawton. On the journey, Cocoa Leaf, a badly wounded captive, almost falls off a cliff with the other captives dragged after him. We had a Spydercam shot from the top of [the] 150-foot [46 m] waterfall, looking over an actor's shoulder and then plunging over the edge—literally in the waterfall. Top Dollar | [clarification needed] Similar to Gibson's earlier film The Passion of the Christ, all dialogue is in a modern approximation of the ancient language of the setting. Richard Cameron | Jaguar Paw returns just in time to save his family from the flooding pit and is overjoyed at the sight of his newborn son. Excessive consumption can be seen in the extravagant lifestyle of the upper-class Maya, their vast wealth contrasted with the sickly, the extremely poor, and the enslaved. Ava Lord. Roxie Hart | Full Name As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression. www.RaoulTrujilloInfo.com: Film Reviews - Apocalypto Names of his sisters are Maria, Yolanda and Jessica. Gibson compared the savagery in the film to the Bush administration, telling British film magazine Hotdog, "The fear-mongering we depict in the film reminds me of President Bush and his guys. The film was originally slated for an August 4, 2006, release, but Touchstone Pictures delayed the release date to December 8, 2006, due to heavy rains and two hurricanes interfering with filming in Mexico. Striving for a degree of historical accuracy, the filmmakers employed a consultant, Richard D. Hansen, a specialist in the Maya and assistant professor of archaeology at Idaho State University. Nathan Van Cleef | Vice-Counsel DuPont | The problems "faced by the Maya are extraordinarily similar to those faced today by our own civilization," co-writer Safinia stated during production, "especially when it comes to widespread environmental degradation, excessive consumption and political corruption". Raoul Max Trujillo, aka Raoul Maximiano Trujillo de Chauvelon, was born in Northern New Mexico. Jaguar Paw decides not to approach the strangers, and the family departs into the jungle to seek a new beginning. They then pass a little girl infected with the plague that prophesies the end of the Mayan world. [22] The background to the events depicted is the terminal Postclassic period, immediately prior to the arrival of the Spanish, ca. This is my passion and so I hope you enjoy and want to come back. With Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, Rudy Youngblood. Visually, we wanted to go for what would have the most impact. Ellie Staple, Hollywood Pictures He is called "The Great Leader" by his men. [41], On release in Mexico the film registered a wider number of viewers than Perfume and Rocky Balboa. When Meadow Lily was 10, Sundance Rose and Zero Wolf had gotten into a huge argument, which prompted Zero Wolf to leave. [27] Gibson has also said a theme of the film is the exploration of primal fears. Forget any off-screen impressions you may have of Mel Gibson, and experience Apocalypto as the mad, bloody runaway train that it is. However, when his son is killed in self-defense, he looses his previous self-control, and ruthlessly begins pursuing Jaguar Paw for revenge. Zero Wolf is a ruthless and brutal chieftain of the Maya tribe. The Great Leader Jul 16, 2012 - Zero Wolf (Raoul Trujillo, Apocalypto) - "When I catch him, I will peel his skin and have him watch me wear it." Zaphod Beeblebrox | Zero Wolf - Apocalypto (2006) As Zero Wolf furiously charges at Jaguar Paw, he unwittingly trips over a wire which activates a spiked booby trap, causing it to slam into his chest and impale him. The drought breaks and heavy rain begins to fall, threatening to drown Jaguar Paw's family, who are still trapped in the pit, despite their attempts to escape. Zack Gregory | Due to the themes of decline of the Mayan Empire, Zero Wolf is primarily hunting for captives to be used as sacrifices to appease the starving Mayan population. Later that night, the tribe gather around an elder who shares a story that cryptically foreshadows the events of the film: an individual who is consumed by an emptiness that cannot be satisfied, despite having all the gifts of the world offered to him, will continue blindly taking until there is nothing left in the world for him to take and the world is no more. The two researched ancient Maya history, reading both creation and destruction myths, including sacred texts such as the Popul Vuh. Considering both the Aztecs and the Maya, they eventually chose the Maya for their high sophistication and their eventual decline. Powers/Skills "[43] Gibson also stated that Apocalypto would help dismiss the notion that "history only began with Europeans". Huts are set on fire, many villagers are killed, and the surviving adults are taken prisoner. However, he is shown to care about his men, in particular his son, whom he has a healthy relationship with. Willie Stokes | [31] Michael Medved gave Apocalypto four stars (out of four) calling the film "an adrenaline-drenched chase movie" and "a visceral visual experience. Middle Eye is a Maya warrior who answers to Zero Wolf. Orange Man | Mr. Brown | Alexander Minion | Boss Tweed | At sunrise the next morning, the tribe's village suffers a raid led by Zero Wolf. He was portrayed by Raoul Trujillo. Jerry Dandridge | You've heard about the horror the men who were captured faced, but what happened to the women? After jumping from the waterfall, which Holcane is killed by hitting his head on a rock? During the attack on the village, several of the local natives are killed, including Jaguar Paws father. Zero Wolf’s (Raoul Trujillo) Knife Stock # 47597 • • • • • • • Share; Description; A knife used in the production of Mel Gibson’s Mayan epic Apocalypto. Destroying villages. "[40] Actor Edward James Olmos said, "I was totally caught off guard. The non-traditional score features a large array of exotic instruments and vocals by Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Howard Hyde | Zero Wolf cuts lines into his brow to release the pressure of blood, allowing his son to see again. [14] During filming, Gibson and cinematographer Dean Semler employed Spydercam,[15] a suspended camera system allowing shooting from above. Follow/Fav Zero Wolf. The film shows slaves being forced to create the lime stucco cement that covered the temples, an act that some historians consider a major factor in the Maya decline. Traci Ardren wrote that the Spanish arrivals were Christian missionaries and that the film had a "blatantly colonial message that the Mayas needed saving because they were 'rotten at the core.'" Mayan Chieftian The temperatures were beyond 100 degrees [38 °C] at [the] top, and about 60 degrees [15 °C] at the bottom, with the water and the mist. Looking for Apocalypto [DVD] [2006]? 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