Violence In Apacolypto

Daring Violence
There is a scene in the movie “Apacolypto” where salves are stung to the top of a pyramid to meet their bloodiest death. The ruler has decided there is a key to bring his kingdom out of decline that they are facing. The key to his country’s prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices to please the gods. The people of the tripe begin to think that the sacrifices are blessings for the future people of the tripe. Throughout the movie there is much blood shed and sorrow as you can see from image one. The movie is told from the point of view of a native named, Jaguar Paw. Jaguar Paw’s life is put at the top of the pyramid to ended, however though, an eclipse begins to take place and the Mayan ruler believes the gods have had their feel for blood now. Jaguar Paw’s life may have been saved but now he must race to his
Why do we enjoy watching bloodshed and death? I believe that people are drawn to movies of violence, gore, suspense, and death because we are always creating our own outcomes. I believe that people are constantly anticipating the outcome of every situation, and that’s exactly what movies do. What makes a good movie is one that keeps and audience interested, and that involves continued drama and failures throughout the script. Most of the violence portrayed in Apocalypto is during the capture of slaves and the sacrifice of them. The torture is one of the most unsettling moments in the movie. The decapitation of people heads and them rolling to the bottom of the pyramid with blood flying gets all the natives raring for more. As does the natives want more it also leaves the audience in suspense to see Jaguar Paw’s head be decapitated or not. The audience is drawn in because they now have made a connection with him after seeing his life before being captured. Not only does violence attract people but sorrow and misery does as