<b>Mel's Merry Messianic Movie Missionaries:An Analysis of Apocalypto and Other Silver Screen Savagery </b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While the film appears to deal with the Mayan fall from empire status, Gibson has admitted that Apocalypto is his criticism of the current Bush administration, of how a civilization that needlessly and willingly sacrifices innocent people under the pretense of survival is a sign of the civilizationâs inevitable downfall.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While the film appears to deal with the Mayan fall from empire status, Gibson has admitted that Apocalypto is his criticism of the current Bush administration, of how a civilization that needlessly and willingly sacrifices innocent people under the pretense of survival is a sign of the civilizationâs inevitable downfall.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->