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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scribe Ineti" data-source="post: 3218580" data-attributes="member: 5466">I saw it this afternoon. Great cinematography, fantastic camera work, great costumes, fantastic makeup. The storyline is pretty straightforward, but that didn't take anything away from the film for me.Bloody? Yes. Gory? Yes. If you've seen Braveheart and the Patriot, though, you'll be fine. Lots of gruesome bits, but nothing worse than I've seen in plenty of other movies (Schindler's List and The Passion of the Christ come to mind).Really really good acting too. The main character, Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), and the main antagonist (can't really call him a villain) Zero Wolf (Raul Trujillo) are great casting. They look great and add a lot of depth to their characters. Zero Wolf isn't just a hardcore soldier, he's a father who cares about his son, and that's really nicely brought to life in a couple key scenes.Much of the film is a long foot chase through the jungle, and while on paper that may sound meh, it works really well on screen. And Gibson keeps things moving. I may have just been caught up in the spectacle, but I didn't feel like anything really dragged on.Mel Gibson has talent as a director. He does stuff with looks, glances, and silent moments that are just a joy to watch. Some freaky stuff, some really funny stuff, and just gorgeous looking movie.The actors with their body tattoos and piercings...I tell ya, I know dick about the time period depicted in the movie, so I don't really care if it's accurate or not. What Mel has done is create a couple of groups of peoples that are totally believable, right down to the details. Excellent lesson in culture-building if one were a writer or filmmaker looking to get the details down. Consistent details in a culture sells the culture for me.Don't mean to gush on, but I was really pleased with the film overall. So much so that I'm going to try and sneak in a second viewing before it leaves the theaters. And this is a certain buy on DVD when it's finally released.That's about it. I'd recommend the film. A-.</blockquote>

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