Apocalypto,

Very nicely paced movie. Thats really the best thing about this movie. The pacing is just so perfect that you dont feel the 2 hours passing by and before you know it its over. Although factually i read that the Mayans were reduced to a few scattered villages (and had nothing the size of the city they show) by the time the spanish arrived, the entertainment value of this movie is top notch. Still cant unseat blood diamond as the movie of 2006 for me though. I cant wait for Mel gibsons next movie, hope its something along the lines of Alexander or Genghis Khan. I know he can handle the depth.

Most people tend to mix up the Aztec, Mayans and the Inca's. It's not too hard to do so let me summarize

Aztecs : 14,15 and 16th centuries in mexico

Mayans : 3rd to 10th centuries in Central America and Mexico

Inca's : South America in the 14th and 15th century. They're the ones who left the mountains of machu pichu the way it is now. As shown in the movie chronicling che guevera's(one of my heroes) life, "the motorcycle diaries". Travelling to this mountain and seeing some of the things which changed che from an idealistic doctor to a revolutionary for whom the world was not ready and will probably never be.

"civilization" is a tricky word my friends, use it wisely