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However, Apocalypto is not a political tract or a dissertation about why the Mayan age came to an end.

Over the next 2 1/4 hours, he provides glimpses into the degeneracy of the Mayan society on the eve of its encounter with the Spanish conquistadores.

Gibson's theme (which is only partially developed), as revealed in an opening caption, is that all great civilizations fail when they begin to rot from the inside.

With Apocalypto, Mel Gibson has proven it's possible to create a compelling action/adventure film in almost any setting.