What Jaguar's father teaches him at the beginning of the movie about not having fear in his heart because fear will bring sickness to him and his people. That's some deep ancestor knowledge right there. One of my fav films. Absolutely brilliant.
Probably not a pig but a tapir, which can get as heavy as 700 lbs. Pigs were introduced by the Spanish as they were brought over from Europe to use as food. Some escaped into the wilds and that's how wild pigs became part of American wildlife. 😮
Hi Emma, I will summarize a little about the history of the Mayans. Our ancestors, the Mayans, had this belief that certain gods had a common purpose, and each god was a different veneration, the reasons why they sacrificed people. The Mayans sacrificed humans, as a way of offering to their gods, and obtain their favor: So that it rains, So that the crops are fertile, To win the war, To appease the gods in case of droughts or epidemics. The sacrifices were supervised by priests and were part of a very important religious activity for the Mayans. Kukulcán is a god highly revered by the Mayans, and many powers over the earthly world are attributed to him. He is considered a creator and bearer god of rain and winds. He is also related to wisdom and intelligence, and it is believed that he provided the world with it. In Mayan mythology, Kukulcán is associated with the creation of the universe and corn. He is represented with objects and animals that symbolize the four elements necessary for life: earth, water, air and fire. In Chichén Itzá, a large temple was built in honor of Kukulcán, known as the Temple of Kukulcán or Kukulcán pyramid. This monument symbolizes the Mayan solar calendar, and is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world. The Spanish ships, at the end of the movie, were an expedition, by the men of the general, Hernan Cortez. Greetings from México.
There's a bit more nuance and misunderstanding, because the locals in the Yucatan will tell you they didn't practice human sacrifice (at least the pre-Classical Mayans), it was the Toltecs who introduced human sacrifice into the region. But yes you're right, they had different ritual sacrifices for different gods.
I am Mexican, currently living in the Riviera Maya. Believe me, this movie is so innacurate. Mel wouldnt shoot it here because he didnt like the jungle, instead he went to Veracruz which is definitely not Maya land. I know I have to take it easy because it is just a movie, not a documentary but believe me, this is far from being a decent portrait of the Maya.
The only possible reason you could be right is because it is probably the ONLY movie depiction of the Maya. Because historically speaking this movie is a load of crap.
🙋🏽♂️🇲🇽 I am from Mexico: the priests of that pyramid who were next to the emperor doing the human sacrifice, mainly the priest that can be seen in that second, he was very high on plants that were considered sacred at that time, precisely for that reason these priests used these plants to communicate with the gods. Hehe😅. That's exactly why he makes those facial reactions
I've used some of these plants, I totally understand how they created their art. All the art and design is seemingly based off of sacred hallucinations, which are replicable with the plants.
The waterfall in which Garra Jaguar jumps, if it exists, is called Salto De Eyipantla and is in the state of Veracruz, in San Andrés Tuxtla, very close to the city of Catemaco, very famous for being a home of witches.
I have seen this movie in years, watched it several times as part of film classes I took over the years. Really well made and put together film, although definitely a tense one to watch. Really enjoyed your reaction and how much you engage with what is going on in your reactions!
@@mrverironiottan It has been a very long time since I have eaten it. I don't remember a particular flavor, just that I liked it. I'm sorry that is not a very good answer to your question.
You know, among all youtube reactions of this movie, you're the only one who understood the eclipse scene. The way the leaders use astronomy to control the crowd is truly vile. The high-priest's body language and suttle smile gives it right away, and in the end he bursts out in a cruel laughter, which sends shivers down my spine. Definitely most disturbing and magnificent scene of this movie, in my opinion. Respect for being smart and observant!
Hello Emma, Mel Gibsons Movies always have very drastic Scenes. He was the Director of the Movies BRAVEHEART, HACKSAW RIDGE, THE PASSION OF CHRIST and THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE. And his Part as Martin Riggs in the LETHAL WEAPON Movies is legendary. You are really busy as a Bee because everyday a new Video from you on YT. Just go on the Count of Subscribers rises. Good Night and good Luck and Greetings from Austria. 😊😊😊
I have heard that is not very accurate, but still this movie is so good just cause they did a whole set, the costume, the language and trying to cast people who look native, I search and some of them are mexican.
The areas were the Mayans lived depended on rain for their water. They had well like structures that would hold water during the dry season. They sacrificed to their gods especially the rain god. The Aztecs were the champions of sacrifices since it is believed that over 50,000 captives were killed over a 3 day period. 😮 Slavery was common in the Americas before Columbus just like it was all over the world.😮
@federicogonzalez3165 You have your number wrong. According to Dr. W. Borah, an authority on pre-Colombian Native Americans of Central America the Aztecs averaged 250,000 sacrificed captives per year. Some post conquest reports (these are disputed) say that in 1487 at the re-dedication of the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan over 80,000 were sacrificed. Where do you get your information. I'm always interested in learning.
@@mikealvarez232250k in 3 days? How does that even seem possible in that short a time??? If you really think about it to individually ceremonially sacrifice that many people in such a short period like wtf!!! Lol Feels like bs because once again history is written by the victors 🤷🏽♂️
@slopez6258 I don't know how they did it I just know it was in a book I purchased I purchased while in Mexico City and referenced by some sources that are the experts on the Aztecs. Whether it was 20K or 100K, the Aztecs were really into the human sacrifice thing and so were the Maya during part of their history.BTW, they also had a ball game that resembled a combination of soccer and basketball. The game was played over a period of days. The losing team was sacrificed. Man talk about sore losers.🤬
I've waiting for a long time that one of my favorite reactors watching this movie. Now Emma did it! Great emotional reaction Emma ❤ greets from germany
Hi Emma I'm so glad you finally did this movie. The character Blunted the one who ate the balls and mother in law wanted kids from is my close friend, we are from kainai rez in Alberta Jon Brewer is his name. I remember when he went to film this movie, we were so proud. I have been on couple movie sets when I had long hair it's a blast crazy fun and long hours. Hello from Alberta Emma my you're so beautiful!!!
When I saw what you were watching, I knew it was going to be tough on you. One strong reactor. Keep on reacting. This was directed by Mel Gibson. He does great on these historical movies
Cuando los españoles llegaron, lo que hicieron para conquistar a ese imperio fue reclutar a la gente que estaba oprimida. Lo que consiguieron fue un ejército de 61.000 hombres de los cuales solo 900 eran españoles. Mucha gente compara a los españoles con los ingleses pero no fue así, es más la reina Isabela católica de ese tiempo, nos declaró sus súbditos y ordenó a los españoles viajar al nuevo mundo y que estos tuvieran familias con las nativas de ahí que muchos sudamericanos apelliden García u otros apellidos de España. Soy García 😁
IMPORTANT INFO: Those men in the ships are from Spain they just arrived at México somewhere in the Yucatan Península. What happens next is that the natives belive Hernán Cortés was a god and ended up being enslaved.
The Spanish destroyed the books of the Maya believing they were the work of Satan. Five of the books survived. We know that they were great mathematicians and had a calendar that was extremely accurate. They could also predict celestial events like solar and lunar eclipses.
When they weren't cutting peoples hearts out, chopping their heads off, and wearing their skin for a smoking jacket. Only God knows what other sickening acts they did.
@@4KandlezA lot of those claims are exaggerated from Hernan Cortez and his partners they used the Barbaric nature of the Aztecs as an excuse to conquer the land. Oh yea and God isn’t real 😂
I'm sure only the elites were allowed to learn about those topics to exploit the masses. I also don't know which "advanced civilization" [was] the most atrocious-the Aztecs or the Plains Indians. Also, maybe those 5 books were the only books that didn't talk about gore, the occult, or other obscene subjects lol. Edit: I switched the word "tribes" for "advanced civilization" so people don't miss the point of my comment. Also, the level of gore and violence of public executions displayed in Europe was not a daily occurrence, as it was with the Aztecs that would do so to worship their false and therefore dead gods. So I guess that answers the question as to which "advanced civilization" was the worst.
@@RubenDReyna You are right about the elites being the only ones with the knowledge to predict celestial events, and this knowledge was used to control the masses. The Aztec sacrificed over 50,000 people in 3 days. I would put them at number 1 on the scale of inflicting sheer terror on their neighbors. They had an unusual way of selecting war leaders. The men would gather at the temple of warriors naked each with a needle and push the needle through their penises until they passed out. The last man standing was their war leader. I spent a week in the Yucatan and another week in Mexico City visiting friends. I talked with historians with expertise on these civilizations and purchased several books for my library. When I was in the Yucatan a Mayan took me to a huge cave where his ancestors hid from the Spaniards. The cave was an archeological site so we were limited to certain areas. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I assure you that if I had been a Mayan warrior I would have been happy to be a private.😊
@@4Kandlez that was not a Mayan thing, that was a Toltec-Aztec thing that was introduced into the Yucatan (which is what we see represented here), but other groups also did similar practices. To think it was only the Americas is a lack of understanding history; the Celts, Vikings, Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Scythians, Chinese, etc. The vast majority of human history had some form of it.
Id like to think he and his wife found the children and went deeper into the jungle. Where they made a new home which their ancestors still live this way in the jungles of south america. One of the uncontacted "tribes" , unsoiled by modern people. Living in harmony with the land.
Apocalypto (2006) was nominated for three Academy Awards but won none: Best Achievement in Sound Editing, Best Achievement in Makeup, and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing.
I was thinking of Mel Gibsons movies and they all have the same storyline - this, the patriot, Braveheart. Even the part of the larger society sacrificing or executing the "good" larger society being "evil". It worked for him.
The Spanish eventually conquered the Aztec and what was left of Mayan civilization, after the collapse 500 years before, with the aid of thousands of native troops. These natives probably allied with the Spanish to defeat their tormenters.
Not probably, it´s a known fact. 99% of the troops were natives. They allied with the spaniards to put and end to imperialism and slavery by the aztecs and mayans (mayans had already collapsed for the most part). Interracial marriage was legalized in the begining of the 16th century, slavery was banned because spaniards were catholics and believed all men were God´s sons, natives were declared spanish citizens with the same rights as the european spaniards, cities, universities, hospitals were created, 80% of the natural resources extracted stayed in the territories of New Spain (America is a made up word created by the protestants in order to erase Spain from the discovery of the new world), native languages were studied and preserved by the universities, and both civilizations mixed genetically and culturally, unlike what happened in North America. This is the truth, everything else is protestant anglo-saxon propaganda.
@@ablacklakeawhitelake Where did you learn your history? The Spanish plundered the New World and re-established the feudal system that was dying in Europe. The nobility that was left out of Papa's estate (younger male siblings) come to the New World to establish their estates. This is why the more European your background the better off you are in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Look at their presidents and other leaders, they are for the most part of European descent. The indigenous people make up the poorer classes. Give me a break. I studied this at the University of Florida before professors became agents of Anti-American / Communist propaganda. Some of what I have said has begun to change very slowly. Much of this change is due to many of Latin America's poor (read mostly the brown people) coming to the US and earning enough to build wealth and either send money home or go back with enough cash to set up a business back home. I am as fluent in Spanish as I am in English. I was an independent contractor after retiring from teaching and I have worked with dozens of these people. I have traveled in Central America so my knowledge comes from books and experience. All you're doing is spreading what you learned in a college course somewhere.
@@ablacklakeawhitelake You really need to get your facts straight. You are 100% wrong regarding slavery South of the US border. The Spanish not only held slaves but we're one of the primary slave traders in the Americas. Slavery was abolished in Latin America as each nation gained its independence from Spain. So by the first quarter of the 19th Century most countries had abolished slavery. As for interracial marriages, they were a taboo and still are in most Spanish speaking countries. That's not to say there isn't interracial sex, just not marriage. There is an old Spanish tradition called, "la casa grande y la casa chica." La casa grande is your married life while la casa chica is where you have your mistress and her kids. Racism is alive and well in most Latin American countries. The upper classes run most big businesses. Your low wage workers are mostly the sons and daughters of indigenous / African heritage people.
@@mikealvarez2322 You´re wrong about everything you wrote on your comment. Everything I explained is in the national archives of the spanish crown, so old sayings are really worthless. Slavery existed in "America" before the spaniards arrived, they ended it. Interracial marriage was not only NOT a taboo, it was ENCOURAGED by the monarchy and the catholic church, and the proof is all the mestizo population of ex-spanish territories. Even Hernan Cortes married a native woman, for God´s sake, your ignorance is hilarious. If interracial marriage is a taboo and racism is a thing nowadays, as you say, that´s on you, not on spaniards. If the low income workers are the indigenous today, that´s also on you, not on the spaniards.
Pound for pound, the jaguar is the strongest big cat. They bite with 1500psi force and usually kill their prey by biting straight through their skulls. For comparison, a pit bull has a bit force of about 300psi.
Emma . Soy un mexicano nativo y te felicito por tu reacción fuiste tan real con tus emociones como reaccióna cada parte de la película. Yo hablo dialecto y mi abuelo me contaba que antes los españoles mataba a todos los que hablaban maya, o cualquier dialecto y asi todo mexico habla español hoy en dia pero salvamos poco como dijo al final de la película los que se fueron a esconderse al bosque profundo .
In those days there were runners who traveled several kilometers and brought sea fish to the emperor, one brought it from the sea, the other gave it to the next in the next city and and so on until it reached the hands of the emperor. They were all hunters, so it doesn't sound so far-fetched that the main character of the film ran so many kilometers.
I always hoped for a second film with the landing of Christopher Columbus. I don't know if the film made reference to the Aztec or Inca empire, but it would have been interesting to see that first contact with the Europeans.
Such a good movie and a great reaction! It's really hard to watch, but not all civilizations and cultures have our morals and ethics. Right and wrong are different from a Mayan view to ours.
Imo, it highlights why it's really hard to judge people in different historical times and eras too. Slavery is anathema in our modern world and has been for over 100 years. Yes, it still exists in different places, but we are shocked, saddened, outraged, etc, when we hear of some persons or people trapped in it. Throughout most of human history, they wouldn't have been shocked and it would have been the norm that people were enslaved. Were the Romans, the Egyptians, whomever "evil" for having had slaves? Probably not. They were men and women of their time period and geographic location, likely both good and bad, just living their lives according to the values of their time. We hold certain values, mores and morals, in common, just like they did. Some later generation may judge us harshly, for something normal to us.
Some other jungle movies to watch--The Emerald Forest (by John Boorman), Medicine Man (with Sean Connery), The End of the Spear, and The Enemy God (but probably hard to find.)
Im Mexican, here we still can hear on the streets persons speaking Maya dn 12 other main languages . Aztecs new very well the sky and knew about does special dates they just reacted like the didnt to keep people inside their church. Cero was invested by them and calendar today is the aztec in the world. Much more thing you could learn from my ancestors. Mexico means the belly of the world.
Their are huge sinkholes filled with water in central America and Mexico. Some so deep theyve never found the bottom. Some with bright blue mud in the bottom meters deep from the blue color they'd put on bodies they sacrificed.
Very suspenseful drama, but highly inaccurate. One can enjoy the movie, as long as don't believe that was representative of a culture. Some examples There were several factions of Mayan priests, two large ones at war with each other were the followers of Chac-Mool, who was offered human sacrifices and Kukulkan, who prohibited human sacrifices. (You can google the images of Chac-Mool, kind of leaning on his back with a place or a plate in his belly where the sacrifices were placed. The description of the ceremony matches better with the Aztec (many, many miles away) custom of extracting the heart of the sacrificed victim and showing them to them while still beating. Mayans did not have bow and arrows, they used a different ingenious way to throw out projectiles.
What happened next was Cortez and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In terms of cinema, however, a good follow up would be Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), an epic historical drama directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski in the title role of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado.
Aguirre is a nutty movie. Ive seen it twice and still havent recovered. Kinski famously threatened to kill Herzog on an almost daily basis on set. Herzog grew so concerned about his former flatmate’s threats that he eventually had a full security team around him on set to keep Kinski away from him. The story of the making of Aguirre is as epically crazy as the movie itself.
That ant sutures are accurate. A friend of mine from the Kuna tribe in Panama told me how to do that. The ant will bite, so put the head on either side of the cut, then break the body off, the pincers will hold the cut closed until it heals.
Modern people wouldn't survive long in this world. I saw a film of an eighty year old Amazon man climb a hundred foot tall tree to retrieve a monkey. It was paralyzed by a poison blowgun dart.
they are speaking real Nahuatl, but they are many other dialects, depending on the tribe.. my grandmother would tell me "Nitlasojtla kiauitl, kema kitsokonia ni tlali, kitlaltoka i'ajuiyali".. "i love the rain, when it kisses the earth, and plants its aroma".. my mother brought her to the city when she was to elderly to take care of her self, she missed her home.. wished i learned more, but have hope now that mexico is teaching it in schools now..
A real crackerjack of a Film, as a remote tribe of hunter, gatherers and farmers is overpowered by a Mayan raiding party looking for people to sacrifice; Thus begins a desperate tale of survival for one of the tribe as he attempts to, against the odds return too his pregnant wife and son, using wit and cunning; Two scenes stand out for myself, the mother giving birth alone, almost submerged in water, to which I have to say Emma reacts with a real heartfelt/emotional passion that is deeply moving, and at the end when they spot the Ships standing of the Coast, the Conquistadors(Spanish) have arrived and the natives lives would never be the same again, facing a new, violent and driven force; Against this backdrop Emma gives a sincere/stylish/charming/eloquent and adroit reaction, whilst all the time just being so winsomely beautiful; 🦁🥰😘👏🙏👍🙏🎶🎵🎶🎧🎙🍵🙌🤪🍁🍁🦅.
Mels take on historical events is always full on! This one covered, conquest both European and native, slavery, family, and spirituality. Certainly much to consider in our "modern world", as we gaze into our electronic devices. Who knows some may find a new appreciation for our times. *_Thank you Emma_*_ for your take on this._
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What Jaguar's father teaches him at the beginning of the movie about not having fear in his heart because fear will bring sickness to him and his people. That's some deep ancestor knowledge right there. One of my fav films. Absolutely brilliant.
That story in the campfire by the elderly man too is deep!! I agree such a great film by Mel
@@arturohernandez7625Campfire story summarized in 2 words:
Humans suck.
Its a good philosophy to live by If you can
Our own society is infected with it, quite deliberately too.
Top 10 movies of all time, humanity at it's purest. Absolute masterpiece
I feel this is Mel's crowning film ( so far), even more than Braveheart. Thank you for your wonderful reaction! ❤
Passion of Christ was a good one too.
If ever a film deserved a sequel, it's thus one. Great reaction! You really zone in and study a person's eyes!
ive been waiting for its sequel since 2008 when i first saw this movie until now. but it seems mel gibson doesnt give a fuck about the fans
@JusteAuHasard I heard a sequel is coming next year but don't know whether this is true or not.
@@Dimera09 nope. it's fake
Such a beautifully made movie!! When he came out of the Quick sand he looked just like the black Panther. We need a part 2..
Probably not a pig but a tapir, which can get as heavy as 700 lbs. Pigs were introduced by the Spanish as they were brought over from Europe to use as food. Some escaped into the wilds and that's how wild pigs became part of American wildlife. 😮
"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from inside"
Yep! The United States will soon join that heap.
@@kiaraditmasa jajaja
Hi Emma, I will summarize a little about the history of the Mayans. Our ancestors, the Mayans, had this belief that certain gods had a common purpose, and each god was a different veneration, the reasons why they sacrificed people. The Mayans sacrificed humans, as a way of offering to their gods, and obtain their favor: So that it rains, So that the crops are fertile, To win the war, To appease the gods in case of droughts or epidemics.
The sacrifices were supervised by priests and were part of a very important religious activity for the Mayans.
Kukulcán is a god highly revered by the Mayans, and many powers over the earthly world are attributed to him. He is considered a creator and bearer god of rain and winds. He is also related to wisdom and intelligence, and it is believed that he provided the world with it.
In Mayan mythology, Kukulcán is associated with the creation of the universe and corn. He is represented with objects and animals that symbolize the four elements necessary for life: earth, water, air and fire.
In Chichén Itzá, a large temple was built in honor of Kukulcán, known as the Temple of Kukulcán or Kukulcán pyramid. This monument symbolizes the Mayan solar calendar, and is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
The Spanish ships, at the end of the movie, were an expedition, by the men of the general, Hernan Cortez.
Greetings from México.
Porque llamar general a cortes.el nunca estuvo ni sirvió en el ejército.no fue soldado nunca.
There's a bit more nuance and misunderstanding, because the locals in the Yucatan will tell you they didn't practice human sacrifice (at least the pre-Classical Mayans), it was the Toltecs who introduced human sacrifice into the region. But yes you're right, they had different ritual sacrifices for different gods.
Not my ancestors
Fake I no te consta a demas los mayas nunca fueron mejicanos son chapines y los Aztecas comian humamos y los mayas sacrificios
You're posting reactions faster than I can make time to watch them. Holy shit!
Hands down the best depiction of the ancient Mayans ever made.
I am Mexican, currently living in the Riviera Maya. Believe me, this movie is so innacurate. Mel wouldnt shoot it here because he didnt like the jungle, instead he went to Veracruz which is definitely not Maya land. I know I have to take it easy because it is just a movie, not a documentary but believe me, this is far from being a decent portrait of the Maya.
Not Mayans it’s based on Aztecs
The only possible reason you could be right is because it is probably the ONLY movie depiction of the Maya. Because historically speaking this movie is a load of crap.
@@eduardocervantesacaI agree and mayas never was mexican Guatemala it's the heart
Thank you for the reaction Emma i love this movie. Very well directed and great acting skills from the cast.
Such a good movie, and a great reaction, Emma! Take care.
🙋🏽♂️🇲🇽 I am from Mexico: the priests of that pyramid who were next to the emperor doing the human sacrifice, mainly the priest that can be seen in that second, he was very high on plants that were considered sacred at that time, precisely for that reason these priests used these plants to communicate with the gods. Hehe😅. That's exactly why he makes those facial reactions
I've used some of these plants, I totally understand how they created their art. All the art and design is seemingly based off of sacred hallucinations, which are replicable with the plants.
The waterfall in which Garra Jaguar jumps, if it exists, is called Salto De Eyipantla and is in the state of Veracruz, in San Andrés Tuxtla, very close to the city of Catemaco, very famous for being a home of witches.
I'm Māori from New Zealand. Thanks for referencing us during this movie! 😆
emma you are SO GOOD at expressing the emotions we are all feeling! 😟 EXCELLENT REACTION, thank you! 👍☺
I have seen this movie in years, watched it several times as part of film classes I took over the years. Really well made and put together film, although definitely a tense one to watch. Really enjoyed your reaction and how much you engage with what is going on in your reactions!
The animal at the beginning is a tapir. It's good eating. I ate it in the Amazon where I grew up.
What does it taste like? I'm from Sweden so I wouldn't know.
@@mrverironiottan It has been a very long time since I have eaten it. I don't remember a particular flavor, just that I liked it. I'm sorry that is not a very good answer to your question.
@@mrverironiottan a tapir taste like a mix of beef and pig mixture to me, they are related to horses and rhynos
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The mesoamericans had deep knowledge of the sun a moon. They had very accurate calendar.
Very important when scheduling your murders
@@docsavage8640USA is not paradise either,just ask parents who lost daughters and sons in school schootings
You know, among all youtube reactions of this movie, you're the only one who understood the eclipse scene. The way the leaders use astronomy to control the crowd is truly vile. The high-priest's body language and suttle smile gives it right away, and in the end he bursts out in a cruel laughter, which sends shivers down my spine. Definitely most disturbing and magnificent scene of this movie, in my opinion. Respect for being smart and observant!
Wow, you went from Apocalypse Now to Apocalypto in 2 days, that is very daring of you.
Hello Emma, Mel Gibsons Movies always have very drastic Scenes. He was the Director of the Movies BRAVEHEART, HACKSAW RIDGE, THE PASSION OF CHRIST and THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE. And his Part as Martin Riggs in the LETHAL WEAPON Movies is legendary.
You are really busy as a Bee because everyday a new Video from you on YT. Just go on the Count of Subscribers rises.
Good Night and good Luck and Greetings from Austria. 😊😊😊
I have heard that is not very accurate, but still this movie is so good just cause they did a whole set, the costume, the language and trying to cast people who look native, I search and some of them are mexican.
I love the "Get rawr of here!".
The areas were the Mayans lived depended on rain for their water. They had well like structures that would hold water during the dry season. They sacrificed to their gods especially the rain god. The Aztecs were the champions of sacrifices since it is believed that over 50,000 captives were killed over a 3 day period. 😮 Slavery was common in the Americas before Columbus just like it was all over the world.😮
De donde sacaste que los aztecas sacrificaron 50 mil personas en 3 dias?, como mucho sacrificarian 20 mil al año.
@federicogonzalez3165 You have your number wrong. According to Dr. W. Borah, an authority on pre-Colombian Native Americans of Central America the Aztecs averaged 250,000 sacrificed captives per year. Some post conquest reports (these are disputed) say that in 1487 at the re-dedication of the Great Temple in Tenochtitlan over 80,000 were sacrificed. Where do you get your information. I'm always interested in learning.
@@mikealvarez232250k in 3 days? How does that even seem possible in that short a time??? If you really think about it to individually ceremonially sacrifice that many people in such a short period like wtf!!! Lol Feels like bs because once again history is written by the victors 🤷🏽♂️
@slopez6258 I don't know how they did it I just know it was in a book I purchased I purchased while in Mexico City and referenced by some sources that are the experts on the Aztecs. Whether it was 20K or 100K, the Aztecs were really into the human sacrifice thing and so were the Maya during part of their history.BTW, they also had a ball game that resembled a combination of soccer and basketball. The game was played over a period of days. The losing team was sacrificed. Man talk about sore losers.🤬
@slopez6258 I don't know if it's BS but they've got the skulls to prove it.
I've waiting for a long time that one of my favorite reactors watching this movie. Now Emma did it! Great emotional reaction Emma ❤ greets from germany
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hello from France, I love your reactions and your comments on the films you offer, friendly :)
One of my all-time favorites! For a while, a movie very hard to find the physical media of!
Hi Emma I'm so glad you finally did this movie. The character Blunted the one who ate the balls and mother in law wanted kids from is my close friend, we are from kainai rez in Alberta Jon Brewer is his name. I remember when he went to film this movie, we were so proud. I have been on couple movie sets when I had long hair it's a blast crazy fun and long hours. Hello from Alberta Emma my you're so beautiful!!!
Hey!!!! Thank you for your comment! Really great to hear from Alberta!😘
When I saw what you were watching, I knew it was going to be tough on you.
One strong reactor. Keep on reacting. This was directed by Mel Gibson. He does great on these historical movies
I appreciate that
Your reacting to some really good movies Emma! Excellent!!!
Oh, great to see you too) thanks for watching ☺️😁
Awesome just watched it last night
Legit reaction. Your cool
I hope at some point Gibson directs the sequel to this where the Spanish march into the city.
He's the only dude mad enough to actually film it.
Cuando los españoles llegaron, lo que hicieron para conquistar a ese imperio fue reclutar a la gente que estaba oprimida. Lo que consiguieron fue un ejército de 61.000 hombres de los cuales solo 900 eran españoles.
Mucha gente compara a los españoles con los ingleses pero no fue así, es más la reina Isabela católica de ese tiempo, nos declaró sus súbditos y ordenó a los españoles viajar al nuevo mundo y que estos tuvieran familias con las nativas de ahí que muchos sudamericanos apelliden García u otros apellidos de España. Soy García 😁
IMPORTANT INFO: Those men in the ships are from Spain they just arrived at México somewhere in the Yucatan Península. What happens next is that the natives belive Hernán Cortés was a god and ended up being enslaved.
…so beautiful… and so is the film.
This scene of sacrifices, what an incredible reconstruction.
The gods' response to the sacrifices was the coming of the Europeans.
And yet the Conquistadors did far worse in many instances, with millions being wiped out, even the Spanish Crown was appalled
@@Native_Creation Not true stop lying.
@@MikeJones-uc5eu lol you wouldnt happen to be spanish would you ?
@@MikeJones-uc5euEuropeans dam near wiped out two continents! How is that not worse 😂
@@fonkyman No I'm not.
The Spanish destroyed the books of the Maya believing they were the work of Satan. Five of the books survived. We know that they were great mathematicians and had a calendar that was extremely accurate. They could also predict celestial events like solar and lunar eclipses.
When they weren't cutting peoples hearts out, chopping their heads off, and wearing their skin for a smoking jacket. Only God knows what other sickening acts they did.
@@4KandlezA lot of those claims are exaggerated from Hernan Cortez and his partners they used the Barbaric nature of the Aztecs as an excuse to conquer the land. Oh yea and God isn’t real 😂
I'm sure only the elites were allowed to learn about those topics to exploit the masses. I also don't know which "advanced civilization" [was] the most atrocious-the Aztecs or the Plains Indians. Also, maybe those 5 books were the only books that didn't talk about gore, the occult, or other obscene subjects lol.
Edit: I switched the word "tribes" for "advanced civilization" so people don't miss the point of my comment. Also, the level of gore and violence of public executions displayed in Europe was not a daily occurrence, as it was with the Aztecs that would do so to worship their false and therefore dead gods. So I guess that answers the question as to which "advanced civilization" was the worst.
@@RubenDReyna You are right about the elites being the only ones with the knowledge to predict celestial events, and this knowledge was used to control the masses.
The Aztec sacrificed over 50,000 people in 3 days. I would put them at number 1 on the scale of inflicting sheer terror on their neighbors.
They had an unusual way of selecting war leaders. The men would gather at the temple of warriors naked each with a needle and push the needle through their penises until they passed out. The last man standing was their war leader. I spent a week in the Yucatan and another week in Mexico City visiting friends. I talked with historians with expertise on these civilizations and purchased several books for my library. When I was in the Yucatan a Mayan took me to a huge cave where his ancestors hid from the Spaniards. The cave was an archeological site so we were limited to certain areas. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.
I assure you that if I had been a Mayan warrior I would have been happy to be a private.😊
@@4Kandlez that was not a Mayan thing, that was a Toltec-Aztec thing that was introduced into the Yucatan (which is what we see represented here), but other groups also did similar practices. To think it was only the Americas is a lack of understanding history; the Celts, Vikings, Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Scythians, Chinese, etc. The vast majority of human history had some form of it.
Very very Nice. I Love this Movie
A masterpiece! So good! But hard to watch at times. Emma, you look stunning!!
Thank you so much!!🙂😊😊😊
@@Emma_Reactions Love you 😍😍😘😘
Id like to think he and his wife found the children and went deeper into the jungle. Where they made a new home which their ancestors still live this way in the jungles of south america. One of the uncontacted "tribes" , unsoiled by modern people. Living in harmony with the land.
Apocalypto (2006) was nominated for three Academy Awards but won none: Best Achievement in Sound Editing, Best Achievement in Makeup, and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing.
i love her accent
I was thinking of Mel Gibsons movies and they all have the same storyline - this, the patriot, Braveheart. Even the part of the larger society sacrificing or executing the "good" larger society being "evil". It worked for him.
The Spanish eventually conquered the Aztec and what was left of Mayan civilization, after the collapse 500 years before, with the aid of thousands of native troops. These natives probably allied with the Spanish to defeat their tormenters.
Don't forget the Spanish flu, that was the first ever documented biological warfare in history.
Not probably, it´s a known fact. 99% of the troops were natives. They allied with the spaniards to put and end to imperialism and slavery by the aztecs and mayans (mayans had already collapsed for the most part). Interracial marriage was legalized in the begining of the 16th century, slavery was banned because spaniards were catholics and believed all men were God´s sons, natives were declared spanish citizens with the same rights as the european spaniards, cities, universities, hospitals were created, 80% of the natural resources extracted stayed in the territories of New Spain (America is a made up word created by the protestants in order to erase Spain from the discovery of the new world), native languages were studied and preserved by the universities, and both civilizations mixed genetically and culturally, unlike what happened in North America. This is the truth, everything else is protestant anglo-saxon propaganda.
@@ablacklakeawhitelake Where did you learn your history? The Spanish plundered the New World and re-established the feudal system that was dying in Europe. The nobility that was left out of Papa's estate (younger male siblings) come to the New World to establish their estates. This is why the more European your background the better off you are in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Look at their presidents and other leaders, they are for the most part of European descent. The indigenous people make up the poorer classes. Give me a break. I studied this at the University of Florida before professors became agents of Anti-American / Communist propaganda. Some of what I have said has begun to change very slowly. Much of this change is due to many of Latin America's poor (read mostly the brown people) coming to the US and earning enough to build wealth and either send money home or go back with enough cash to set up a business back home. I am as fluent in Spanish as I am in English. I was an independent contractor after retiring from teaching and I have worked with dozens of these people. I have traveled in Central America so my knowledge comes from books and experience. All you're doing is spreading what you learned in a college course somewhere.
@@ablacklakeawhitelake You really need to get your facts straight. You are 100% wrong regarding slavery South of the US border. The Spanish not only held slaves but we're one of the primary slave traders in the Americas. Slavery was abolished in Latin America as each nation gained its independence from Spain. So by the first quarter of the 19th Century most countries had abolished slavery. As for interracial marriages, they were a taboo and still are in most Spanish speaking countries. That's not to say there isn't interracial sex, just not marriage. There is an old Spanish tradition called, "la casa grande y la casa chica." La casa grande is your married life while la casa chica is where you have your mistress and her kids. Racism is alive and well in most Latin American countries. The upper classes run most big businesses. Your low wage workers are mostly the sons and daughters of indigenous / African heritage people.
@@mikealvarez2322 You´re wrong about everything you wrote on your comment. Everything I explained is in the national archives of the spanish crown, so old sayings are really worthless. Slavery existed in "America" before the spaniards arrived, they ended it. Interracial marriage was not only NOT a taboo, it was ENCOURAGED by the monarchy and the catholic church, and the proof is all the mestizo population of ex-spanish territories. Even Hernan Cortes married a native woman, for God´s sake, your ignorance is hilarious. If interracial marriage is a taboo and racism is a thing nowadays, as you say, that´s on you, not on spaniards. If the low income workers are the indigenous today, that´s also on you, not on the spaniards.
Always found this Mel Gibson movie fascinating!
The Birth of the baby was ❤❤❤
The end part with the ships are coming to the island it’s literally referred to The navigator Christopher Columbus
éramos tremendos, pero llegaron los españoles jaja.
beautiful reaction Emma loved it one of the best try passion of the Christ Mel Gibson director same as this movie
Mel Gibson has a great job 👏🏼 I’d like to see also something behind the scenes))
Pound for pound, the jaguar is the strongest big cat. They bite with 1500psi force and usually kill their prey by biting straight through their skulls. For comparison, a pit bull has a bit force of about 300psi.
El Tigre.
Great reaction! I think you would enjoy "The Spitfire Grill".
I Luv this movie! The music alone is Epic! Mel Gibson has directed another great movie! Thanks for sharing Emma! ❤️💛
Fantastic Movie!,,,Mel Gibson did an Extraordinary Job Directing and the Cast & Scenery Are Primo!! Just'a Great Movie🌎📽️🎶🎶🎶🎶
nice reaction
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Hello, beuatiful nice reaccion
Rapa Nui is a movie about the people of Easter Island that is another action adventure.
Emma . Soy un mexicano nativo y te felicito por tu reacción fuiste tan real con tus emociones como reaccióna cada parte de la película. Yo hablo dialecto y mi abuelo me contaba que antes los españoles mataba a todos los que hablaban maya, o cualquier dialecto y asi todo mexico habla español hoy en dia pero salvamos poco como dijo al final de la película los que se fueron a esconderse al bosque profundo .
In those days there were runners who traveled several kilometers and brought sea fish to the emperor, one brought it from the sea, the other gave it to the next in the next city and and so on until it reached the hands of the emperor. They were all hunters, so it doesn't sound so far-fetched that the main character of the film ran so many kilometers.
A Masterpiece ☺️👍
44:33 what another people that's you people😏
Apocalypto and Passion of the Christ, Braveheart, and Maverick are my favorites Mel Gibson movies.
Most tribes LOVED the Spaniards. Do you get why?
I always hoped for a second film with the landing of Christopher Columbus. I don't know if the film made reference to the Aztec or Inca empire, but it would have been interesting to see that first contact with the Europeans.
Such a good movie and a great reaction! It's really hard to watch, but not all civilizations and cultures have our morals and ethics. Right and wrong are different from a Mayan view to ours.
Yes, excellent example of why some cultures are inferior to others.
Imo, it highlights why it's really hard to judge people in different historical times and eras too. Slavery is anathema in our modern world and has been for over 100 years. Yes, it still exists in different places, but we are shocked, saddened, outraged, etc, when we hear of some persons or people trapped in it. Throughout most of human history, they wouldn't have been shocked and it would have been the norm that people were enslaved.
Were the Romans, the Egyptians, whomever "evil" for having had slaves? Probably not. They were men and women of their time period and geographic location, likely both good and bad, just living their lives according to the values of their time. We hold certain values, mores and morals, in common, just like they did. Some later generation may judge us harshly, for something normal to us.
Some other jungle movies to watch--The Emerald Forest (by John Boorman), Medicine Man (with Sean Connery), The End of the Spear, and The Enemy God (but probably hard to find.)
I’m lookin all these up. Saw Medicine Man when I was a kid. Others look cool.
@@KyleCollins-ny4em Since I grew up in the Amazon I have a special affinity for movies that take place there (provided they're accurate.)
Im Mexican, here we still can hear on the streets persons speaking Maya dn 12 other main languages . Aztecs new very well the sky and knew about does special dates they just reacted like the didnt to keep people inside their church. Cero was invested by them and calendar today is the aztec in the world. Much more thing you could learn from my ancestors. Mexico means the belly of the world.
You are really very funny Bro
Thank you so much 😀
The irony is that he was saved from the enemy warriors by the Spanish conquerors.
Their religious leaders did wear people's skins in their rituals. They had beautiful art showing it.
Apocalypto - the day the white man set foot on this continent
One of my top ten movies. Get ready to be a chest pounder.
Their are huge sinkholes filled with water in central America and Mexico. Some so deep theyve never found the bottom. Some with bright blue mud in the bottom meters deep from the blue color they'd put on bodies they sacrificed.
Very suspenseful drama, but highly inaccurate. One can enjoy the movie, as long as don't believe that was representative of a culture.
Some examples
There were several factions of Mayan priests, two large ones at war with each other were the followers of Chac-Mool, who was offered human sacrifices and Kukulkan, who prohibited human sacrifices. (You can google the images of Chac-Mool, kind of leaning on his back with a place or a plate in his belly where the sacrifices were placed.
The description of the ceremony matches better with the Aztec (many, many miles away) custom of extracting the heart of the sacrificed victim and showing them to them while still beating.
Mayans did not have bow and arrows, they used a different ingenious way to throw out projectiles.
Hey, this is why 100+ Spanish men conquered Mexico region, many small tribes were against the big empire.
Me gusta mucho tu reacción
What happened next was Cortez and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In terms of cinema, however, a good follow up would be Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), an epic historical drama directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski in the title role of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado.
Aguirre is a nutty movie. Ive seen it twice and still havent recovered.
Kinski famously threatened to kill Herzog on an almost daily basis on set. Herzog grew so concerned about his former flatmate’s threats that he eventually had a full security team around him on set to keep Kinski away from him. The story of the making of Aguirre is as epically crazy as the movie itself.
That ant sutures are accurate. A friend of mine from the Kuna tribe in Panama told me how to do that. The ant will bite, so put the head on either side of the cut, then break the body off, the pincers will hold the cut closed until it heals.
I've heard tribes also do that in the Amazon
@@Native_Creation very true. You can use army ants. (In Peru we call them sitaraco).
We think life is Tough now lol was Brutal then🌎
Modern people wouldn't survive long in this world. I saw a film of an eighty year old Amazon man climb a hundred foot tall tree to retrieve a monkey. It was paralyzed by a poison blowgun dart.
Civilización Maya de México 🇲🇽🔥
they are speaking real Nahuatl, but they are many other dialects, depending on the tribe.. my grandmother would tell me "Nitlasojtla kiauitl, kema kitsokonia ni tlali, kitlaltoka i'ajuiyali".. "i love the rain, when it kisses the earth, and plants its aroma".. my mother brought her to the city when she was to elderly to take care of her self, she missed her home.. wished i learned more, but have hope now that mexico is teaching it in schools now..
FYI everyone, this is a repost from her old channel.
The part 2 is in mexican history books.
Terrific refutation of the "all cultures are equally good" nonsense.
all cultures are equally bad
Emma, I recommend Mel Gibson again in Lethal Weapon 3 with a end credit scene 😁.
"Come and see" (1985)
A real crackerjack of a Film, as a remote tribe of hunter, gatherers and farmers is overpowered by
a Mayan raiding party looking for people to sacrifice; Thus begins a desperate tale of survival for one of the
tribe as he attempts to, against the odds return too his pregnant wife and son, using wit and cunning;
Two scenes stand out for myself, the mother giving birth alone, almost submerged in water, to which I
have to say Emma reacts with a real heartfelt/emotional passion that is deeply moving, and at the end when
they spot the Ships standing of the Coast, the Conquistadors(Spanish) have arrived and the natives lives would
never be the same again, facing a new, violent and driven force;
Against this backdrop Emma gives a sincere/stylish/charming/eloquent and adroit reaction, whilst all the time
just being so winsomely beautiful; 🦁🥰😘👏🙏👍🙏🎶🎵🎶🎧🎙🍵🙌🤪🍁🍁🦅.
Mel Gibson is wonderfully talented.
Isaac Asimov`s “Foundation” ..... I'll w8 :))
Check out 'The Last of the Mohicans' it has a similar feel too it
Emma Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎
44:26 Those ships are the real apocalypto of this film.
Para quienes Realizaban sacrificios humanos ( Haztecas ) .
Para los mexicas sería 😂😂
Mel is a bit whackadoodle...but he should have won the best director Oscar for this film.
Well done directing by Mel Gibson. Good choice again Emma
Hello there
Mels take on historical events is always full on! This one covered, conquest both European and native, slavery, family, and spirituality. Certainly much to consider in our "modern world", as we gaze into our electronic devices. Who knows some may find a new appreciation for our times. *_Thank you Emma_*_ for your take on this._
Thats the mexican culture, aztecas y mayas, and the lenguage is nahuatl
Next? What next? Next is real Apocalypto for this peoples... Arrival of the conquistadors
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