i like the movie and before write a review i read only negative comment on imdb to see why people hat the film . most of them claim that the movie be historically incorrect and base on false fact . here be two argument of the hater of the movie represent1 . the mayan do not make human sacrifice and do not rip off the heart of the victim . that be something the aztec do . 2. the spaniard arrive 500 year later . ok and i do not know if that be true so i decide to take 20 30 min . of my time and do some research on the internet . and guess what . it turn out that mel gibson do his homework right and those who write the hate it review do not . the mayan do make human sacrifice and they do rip off the heart of their victim and they be no good than the aztec . they begin with human sacrifice about 300 a. d. this be a fact know since 1973 ( the year scientist manage to encrypt the mayan hieroglyph ) . besides representwho sais that the bad guy in the film be too mayan . they may be aztecs or toltec . the aztec be at that time at the peak of their civilization and their territory go deep into the south . the spaniard arrive 500 year later you really do not know when the movie take place until the end when the conquistador show up . then we see and aha represent the year be 1511 plus something . be this possible . why not . the end of the great mayan civilization be about 900 a. d. after that we have the post classic period until 1511 ( the year of the arrival of cortes ) . gibson doesn not claim that the occurrence in the film take place in the early mayan history . to all the hater of the film who have a problem with not present the great achievement of that culture ( mathematics and astrology an so on ) representthat be before the happening in the movie . and besides and that be not the story of the movie . not show the greatness of the culture doesn not mean that gibson deny it . the mayan be present a savage that be because they be ( check out their ritual ) and or what be your definition of a savage . there be another moment in the film representthe bad guy threaten jaguar paw he would skin him alive and then wear his skin . i first think and well that be original of gibson and but then i find out on the internet that skin your enemy and wear their skin be an actual ritual of the mayan . yes they be savage and and i do not care how many mexican ( who think they be the legacy of the mayan and which they be not ) feel offend by this movie . another point be the gore in the film . after read some review i notice that people who like the passion of the christ have a problem with the gore in this movie . excuse me . so you do not have problem watch the roman beat the crap out of jesus but mind some mayan head be cut off . my recommendation to all who want to write a negative review represent make some research before do so . that be the only way to find out how much truth there be in this film . i and for example find also out that they be use exact the same type of weapon at that time and like knife make of obsidian . i would also recommend to see this film along with another great film representthe mission ( 1986 ) . if you like apocalypto and want to see a true story about what happen next and you should see the mission . if you saw apocalypto and hat it and the mission will make you fell good . yes and i agree that mr. gibson be a christian fanatic and but unlike many others i wouldn not interpret the end a pro christian . why . because there be a priest on a boat . the film be not perfect though . mr. gibson and if you want to make a realistic movie and you have to stick to this idea the whole way representno human be faster than a puma . there be hundred of beheaded body in that pit and that be too much to be believe . the little girl have the plague ( . where do that come from . ) and make prophecy be also unbelievable . but this be still a movie . and in my opinion it deserve 7 star for be good but not special .