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Apocalypto (2006)

Directed by Mel Gibson · Cinematography by Dean Semler

R139 min127 frames

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Apocalypto (2006) movie still: wide — An ancient stone platform overlooks a hazy landscape under bright daylight. A group of people in elaborate…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A stone pyramid overlooks a dense crowd in a dusty ancient Mesoamerican plaza. Two men in elaborate ritual…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A dense humid jungle environment with thick tree trunks and overgrown tropical plants. Two indigenous men…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: establishing — A vast, dusty stone quarry features large rock piles and open burning fire pits. Hundreds of workers…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: closeup — A dark, blurred background is illuminated by the bright, flickering glow of firelight. A woman is seen in…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — An outdoor plaza features two men decorated in traditional ancient indigenous ceremonial regalia. The…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: wide — A clearing in a dense tropical forest with dry soil and scattered dead wood. A person kneels beside another…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — An outdoor encampment at night with draped fabric structures in the background. A woman wearing tribal…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A rocky exterior environment with a blurred stone background behind the subject. A indigenous man with body…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A dark stone wall features a painted mural of ancient figures in blue pigment. An obscured person in the…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A dark, dense jungle clearing provides a shadowed backdrop for a close encounter. An adult woman looks…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: closeup — A dense green tropical jungle surrounds a man with facial markings and ornaments. The man stands with a…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A dense jungle environment with thick vegetation and large tree trunks visible behind. A man with elaborate…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A dark night setting in a forest clearing illuminated by a flickering fire. An elderly man with long hair…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: medium — A person struggles against the current of a shallow, rocky riverbed with greenery nearby. The shirtless man…Apocalypto (2006) movie still: wide — A stone courtyard elevated above a city landscape holds several figures in ceremonial garb. A queen stands…
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What is Apocalypto about?

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Apocalypto is a 2006 epic historical action-adventure film produced and directed by Mel Gibson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Farhad Safinia. The film features a cast of Indigenous and Mexican actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Jonathan Brewer, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, and Israel Contreras. Set in either Yucatán or Guatemala during the year 1502, Apocalypto portrays the hero's journey of a young man named Jaguar Paw, a late Mesoamerican hunter and his fellow tribesmen who are captured by an invading force. After a raid on their village, they are brought on a perilous journey to a Maya city for human sacrifice at a time when the Maya civilization is in decline.

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What does the cinematography of Apocalypto look like?

Sampled across 127 frames, the coverage of Apocalypto leans on medium shots (43% of the sample) and close-ups (39%). Cinematographer Dean Semler keeps 69% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 73% of the frames play in daylight. Focus stays shallow in 87% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the ancient world.

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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Apocalypto (2006) are #312f27, #11100d, #4e4e35, #2b2819, #8a7256, #aa9273 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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