Might solve a mystery... or rewrite history

Looks like Mel Gibson (left) is at it again. This time he's making a film based on the fall of Mayan civilisation. The story of 'Apocalypto' follows a kidnapped hero, trying to escape mass sacrifice. The film has us believe that the Mayans used mass sacrifice to appease gods and prevent natural disasters. They didn't- that was the Aztecs! The stars of the film are also apparently going to speak the wrong language again (like in 'The Passion of The Christ', Gibson's last foray into historical inaccuracy) and it will be set in the wrong part of Central America...

A chance to educate the usually apathetic masses through mainstream cinema has been rejected in favour of dressing up a series of fanciful lies as facts! I say this following a conversation at work about 'The Passion...' and the realisation that many considered the events 'gospel' (pardon the pun). For this reason, it is irresponsible and sometimes even dangerous and offensive (see the anti-Semitism on display in 'The Passion') to mislead such a wide audience.