__hot__ - Apocalypto Script

The script frames this not as salvation, but as the closing of a circle. The Maya civilization is ending, and a new chapter of suffering is beginning. It is a somber, quiet ending for a movie that is loud and violent. It reinforces the opening quote: the civilization destroyed itself, making it ripe for conquest.

The final pages of the script are perhaps the most debated. As Jaguar Paw rescues his family and leads them back to the forest, they encounter the Spanish ships on the coast. The arrival of the Europeans is treated with ambiguity. In the script, Jaguar Paw does not engage; he simply turns away. apocalypto script