Their "way or life" was African slave trade lmao
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Finally, slavers as heroes and abolitionists as villains! The blackwashed action reboot of Gone with the Wind is looking lit fam fr fr
(Oh, and also they used their slaves for human sacrifice.)
The historic butchering of what actually happened should be criminal
They could have done it like Apocalypto.
https://youtu.be/gj7O6rPJ-14
Apocalypto is really badly under-rated.
In an interesting way, it's actually more of a horror film. And as bad as it is, the violence and villany of the Mayans is actually far worse than what was depicted. When you read the accounts of what the Mayans did from other American sources, it's clear that this was a civilization of actual god damned savages who built an empire of terror, going so far as to cook and eat leaders of tribes in order to intimidate other tribes they intended to vassalize.
Frankly, any film depicting the Mayans authentically is probably a horror film.
Friendly reminder that the Mayans were so utterly detestable the other Natives begged the Conquistadors to destroy them.
The Aztec and Mayan civilizations give credence to St. Paul's assertion that foreign gods were demons.
So much so that when some strange, swarthy people came on moving islands carrying fire sticks and wearing an unknown armor, other tribes threw themselves at these strangers and begged them to help kill the Mayans. Same for the Aztecs. And while there were plenty of American Indian tribes that were reasonable, there were plenty that were just as insane and violent. Which is why so many Westerns have Indians as the bad guys.
But remember, they are just poor, misunderstood, Noble Savages and we should learn from them. (note: this stance makes a lot more sense now that I have gone back and learned more about Rousseau)
Oh yea! That makes sense. Well too much sense for Hollywood