OK - almost everybody hates this movie. For once, I'm on the side of everybody.
I wonder if Mel Gibson is going to sue for copyright infringement. 10,000 B.C. has the same story as Apocolypto.
Here's my comparison checklist:
Similarities |
10000 BC |
Apocolypto |
| The hero is a hunter |
X |
X |
| Villagers are captured, bound, and taken away |
X |
X |
| Villains have an advanced culture with pyramids |
X |
X |
| Villains destroy other villages along the way |
X |
X |
| A pit fills with rain water |
X |
X |
| Long distance spear\arrow-in-the-back shot |
X |
X |
| Villain no. 2 challenges villain no. 1 |
X |
X |
| Jungle animals attack |
X |
X |
| Cheesy looking big cat |
X |
X |
| The acting is good |
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X |
| Has a stupid ending |
X |
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| Too long = boring |
X |
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While there are suprisingly similar elements (amounting to plagerism in my humble opinion), let me say that Apocolypto is a quality 4 star film (out of 5), while 10,000 BC is barely 1 star. I give it 1 star for a well-conceived computer animation of a pyramid construction project ... well, at least one where wooly mammoths are used to drag the blocks.
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