Word: apocalyptos
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...last film, The Passion of the Christ, was spoken entirely in the dead languages of Latin and Aramaic.? Now Mel Gibson will appear in a brief spot on this Sunday?s Oscar broadcast speaking another exotic tongue:? Maya.? That's the sole language of Apocalypto, the adventure epic set in Pre-Columbian Mexico that Gibson is currently shooting on the edge of southern Mexico's rainforests, in the state of Veracruz. ""I wanted to shake up the stale action-adventure genre," Gibson told TIME, which was given an exclusive peek at the filming for a story to appear...
...much of a stir among the politically correct as what some saw as anti-semitism in Gibson's depiction of the crucifixion of Christ?? "After what I experienced with The Passion," he says, "I frankly don?t give a flying f--- about much of what they think."? Yet Apocalypto promises some surprises. The film, which Gibson co-wrote with first-time screenwriter Farhad Safinia, is an allegory about the collapse of civilizations--with warnings about environmental abuse and political fear-mongering, not the sort of thing to comfort conservatives. And the obvious care that has been taken with costumes, sets...
...must make a guy a little cocky. MEL GIBSON, whose The Passion of the Christ earned nearly $1 billion despite its ancient dialogue, is planning another violent epic in a language understood by practically no one. This fall Gibson will head to Mexico to direct his historical action script Apocalypto in an obscure Maya dialect. Luckily "it doesn't appear like there's going to be a lot of dialogue in the film," says Gibson's publicist. "He's a very visual director." In that case, we suggest Gibson next tackle a romantic comedy in Sanskritto be called the Kama...