# Question for Diogenes the Cynic about Apocalypto **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-diogenes-the-cynic-about-apocalypto/405850 "2007-05-29T01:55:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-diogenes-the-cynic-about-apocalypto/405850/1 "2007-05-29T01:55:17Z")
I didn’t want to resurrect a “zombie” thread so I’m not sure what the best way to do this is. I figure I’ll ask the question in this thread, and then you mods can just close it or delete it once it’s been answered. I just saw _Apocalypto_ (I liked it a lot, actually.) Typically when I see a new movie that’s come out, I’ll read the thread about it here. But, of course, I was kind of late for the _Apocalypto_ party, so I searched for threads about it to read what Dopers had to say about it. So in [this thread,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398766) I noticed **Diogenes** made the following comment: [QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] There’s a shot at the end that comes out of nowhere and is kind of a head scratcher (and it’s an image that in, its own way, is the most frightening, unsettling moment in the film) but I thought the movie was a damn good ride for the most part. The second half of the film is basically one long chase scene and has some really good stuff in it. [/QUOTE] What are you talking about here? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-diogenes-the-cynic-about-apocalypto/405850/2 "2007-05-29T02:07:40Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] I didn’t want to resurrect a “zombie” thread so I’m not sure what the best way to do this is. I figure I’ll ask the question in this thread, and then you mods can just close it or delete it once it’s been answered. I just saw _Apocalypto_ (I liked it a lot, actually.) Typically when I see a new movie that’s come out, I’ll read the thread about it here. But, of course, I was kind of late for the _Apocalypto_ party, so I searched for threads about it to read what Dopers had to say about it. So in [this thread,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398766) I noticed **Diogenes** made the following comment: What are you talking about here? [/QUOTE] I guess I’ll spoiler this: I was talking about the shot of the Spanish ships sailing towards the beach. I thought it was unexepected because it was anachronistic (Mayan civilization had already fallen several centuries before the Europeans showed up), and “disturbing” because it bespoke an even greater threat to the rustics than the Mayan cities did. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-diogenes-the-cynic-about-apocalypto/405850/3 "2007-05-29T02:09:44Z")
Ah, I see. I guessed that that’s what it was, but wasn’t sure. Thanks for responding.