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Apocalypso!
Dec. 9th, 2006 05:27 amBecause my roomies decided to host a party tonite (this is university, after all, so by party I mean they bought a beer keg, set in the bathtub and invited tons of underagers over to get trashed. Yeah. Real fun, especially when the cops could show up and bust the hosts for providing alcohol to minors. Hence, I've made it a practice to avoid being on the premises during such occasions), I decided to make myself scarce and wound up at the cinema. I'm an anthropology major and something of a Mel Gibson fan (as a director, not so much as an actor), I paid the exorbitant fee and sat down in front of Apocalypso, prepared for anything.
Lemme just say, it was spectacular. The scenery was lush and vibrant, the costumes and makeup were extraordinary and stunningly gorgeous, and the story, while not as polished as it could have been, was truly compelling and extremely well executed. The cast was amazing, especially considering none of them were professional actors and none of them spoke English. The scope and scale of the film was truly epic and I was on the edge of my seat for the entire film.
It's rated R, and it is unapologetically graphic and violent, but nothing is gratuitious. The violence and gore all serve a purpose. I was a little disconcerted to notice, however, that the film did not carry a "no animals were harmed during the making of this motion picture" disclaimer at the end. Still, it was a great film, and probably Mel Gibson's best directorial work.
Lemme just say, it was spectacular. The scenery was lush and vibrant, the costumes and makeup were extraordinary and stunningly gorgeous, and the story, while not as polished as it could have been, was truly compelling and extremely well executed. The cast was amazing, especially considering none of them were professional actors and none of them spoke English. The scope and scale of the film was truly epic and I was on the edge of my seat for the entire film.
It's rated R, and it is unapologetically graphic and violent, but nothing is gratuitious. The violence and gore all serve a purpose. I was a little disconcerted to notice, however, that the film did not carry a "no animals were harmed during the making of this motion picture" disclaimer at the end. Still, it was a great film, and probably Mel Gibson's best directorial work.
