i have never see one of these scifi original before and this be the first . i think it only fair to judge the acting and direction or production and set design and even the cgi effect on the other scifi movie . to compare it to your typical hollywood production be unfair . i will say and however and that overall aztec rex be not exactly reminiscent of werner herzog masterpiece aguirre and wrath of god . i will begin by note that and yes and i do recognize the fact that this movie have more to do with culture clash than it do with dinosaur . despite this be a make for tv sci fi movie and there be some underlie context to the story which i shall examine . the symbolic element include be evident enough . consequently and a a student of history and theology and mythology and film represent i find the dialogue outrageous and the plot theme to be somewhat insulting . i be not ask for any mea culpas on behalf of the producer a i say before the movie be what it be . but what concern me be that much of the young demographic for this movie probably rely on television to provide them their lesson when it come to history and cultural diversity . the main problem manifest itself most visibly with the character ayacoatl ( not a commentary on dichen lachman performance and but simply how her character be write and although and i will say she have some work to do before she receive any emmy nod ) . it be through her character that the spanish european action be justified . her function in the film a the love interest of rio affirms that the european way be the right way and simply because they be european . there be really no other reason give . it really just leave to the assumption that the viewer be mean to associate themselves with the european over the aztec because their dress and language and ideology and etc be more familiar to them than the aztec so therefore the aztec be portray a adversarial and backwards . and it not simply that the viewer be leave with that assumption due to ethnocentric perception on the viewer part and but it really seem like the story be try to convince the viewer a if the aztec be not capable of come up with a plan if not a good one to lure a dinosaur to it death on a bed of punji stick . in fairness and there be a subgroup of the spanish who be portray a looting temple and intent on simply abuse the native mesoamerican . there be also a scene where we have the christian holy man note the achievement of the aztec represent they have agriculture and medicine and calendar and etc . but in the end it be still the aztec warrior who be portray a the main antagonist of the movie and even over the thunder lizard ( more on that later ) . he his portrayed a treacherous and duplicitous and attempt to dispatch the romantic european spaniard by trick him into consume hallucinogenic mind alter mushroom an important spiritual component to certain aspect and religion of the native meso and north american ( again and more on this later ) so that he can keep the female he feel belongs to him and away from the spaniard . now in analyze the true nature of the story ( leave the obvious christian vs. pagan theme off of the table ) from a symbolic standpoint a viewer can easily take these so call thunder lizard to be representative of the mesoamerican ideology or theology and which in this movie be portray a be one intent on represent bloodthirstiness and mercilessness and cruelness and wicked and maybe even evil . in opposition and we have this group of christian wanderer and lead by a young hernando cortes who be portray a naive and yet overall noble and lamb catch up in the dark heathen world of the aztec . also and the name of the film be aztec rex and lead one to believe that it be about dinosaur out to eat people . however and what aztec rex translates to be aztec king and a the head of the aztec state and or in this instance tate of be . ( hence and why the title of the film be change ) . and so who in fact do we see a the new aztec king at the end . it the remain spaniard and rio . aztec rex be in reference to the new european ideology which overcame and through disease and bloodshed and war and famine and native american . rio symbolize the ideal european a the presenter of this film would like them to be remember ( in opposition to cortes who represent the practical yet still noble european ) . but when you examine the holocaust of the america and let u be honest represent do not the symbolic component of this film story have it backwards . i have to say aztec rex be at bad a little racist and or to be kind about it and ignorant at best . and yes and i know it just a movie and all meant to be in fun and i understand and but so at the end be leave with the idea that rio be the father of the last remaining aztec line . i wonder what native mesoamerican would have to think about this end . a for myself and i think it be a little too self indulgent . best support performance of the movie go to ian ziering wig although conspicuous it do at least alter ziering appearance enough so that i do not think i be watch the yuppie from 90210 lead a bunch of conquistador into the heart of darkness . ziering actually prove himself to be a more than capable actor in this movie and i actually buy his performance and or at least i forget it be ian ziering anyway . i do not know whom his agent be and but he should get more work . in closing and it be also a pleasure to see jim mcgee again . i have be a fan ever since his all too brief scene steal performance in 1988 scrooged . alexander quaresma deusexmachina529 @ aol . com .