Apocalypto Rant

[coniraya]

First, of all this is a film about the Mayan culture done by Mel Gibson if you aren't pissed already you aren't paying attention

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[revelininsanity]

I want to see a movie where the advanced, lesbian women of colour visit the primitive straight white society.

[coniraya]

I think that would seriously end up being my favorite movie ever.

[revelininsanity]

Yeah. And we could have Queen Latifah playing the lead because she is THAT HOT, OMG!

[frk_werewolf]

*is perfectly aware i'm not part of this conversation, but had to comment anyway* omg, Queen Latifah is the hottest thing since... since... Chocoalte cheesecake!!! *must now watch Chicago*

[frk_werewolf]

I think I'm still trying to get over the fact that Mel Gibson, who is an Austrailian-bred white boy, is making a film about something that he has no clue about... When did Gibson become an anthropologist? Did he live with the nowday tribes before embarking on this film? Or is it going to be yet another film based on stereotypes created by the bloody European 'I'm better than you because I sunburn' people that he, himself, descends from?

Now, when he did Passion, that was good. It was a good movie and done well and was historically correct and, yay, had a lot of the Virgin Mary in it (which made me cry, but that's a different topic all together). Take in the fact that Gibson is a Christian, then his background gave him a bit of insight into what the movie was about... But these are Mayans. Gibson is not a Mayan, he's as far from Mayan as he could get

[coniraya]

Or is it going to be yet another film based on stereotypes created by the bloody European 'I'm better than you because I sunburn' people that he, himself, descends from?

Ding ding ding. I think you hit the target dead center.

I'm glad you got the things out, I've learned not to bottled up my rage because then I just end up yelling about inconsequential things instead of about the things I'm actually rageful about. That ends up helping no one because the people/thing/situation you're actually angry about just goes on it's way oblivious and the waiter you just yelled at because there is cheese on you burger is just gonna go in the back room and spit in your food.

[frk_werewolf]

I'm glad you got the things out, I've learned not to bottled up my rage because then I just end up yelling about inconsequential things instead of about the things I'm actually rageful about.
Yeah, it's probably a good ting I got that out last night, otherwise today? Well, I was at the public defender's office with my step-dad and the odds are when the guy at the desk started acting as though my step-dad is an idiot (which he often is, but only I'm allow to hold that opinion), I would have started yelling and ranting about prejudice and how this government organization is treating us native people like shit and, well, that wouldn't have helped my step-dad out any.