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Any discussion of Apocalypto 2 is inevitably tied to the career of its director, Mel Gibson. Gibson's output as a director has slowed in recent years. His last directorial effort before Flight Risk was the critically acclaimed war drama Hacksaw Ridge in 2016, which won two Academy Awards.

While a box office success, the original film faced criticism from some historians regarding the conflation of Maya and Aztec practices (specifically the scale of human sacrifice). A sequel dealing with the sensitive history of colonization would face intense cultural scrutiny. The "Spiritual" Successor: The Outrun / Film Rumours

If we allow ourselves a moment of speculative fantasy, what should a sequel to Apocalypto be?

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Any discussion of Apocalypto 2 is inevitably tied to the career of its director, Mel Gibson. Gibson's output as a director has slowed in recent years. His last directorial effort before Flight Risk was the critically acclaimed war drama Hacksaw Ridge in 2016, which won two Academy Awards.

While a box office success, the original film faced criticism from some historians regarding the conflation of Maya and Aztec practices (specifically the scale of human sacrifice). A sequel dealing with the sensitive history of colonization would face intense cultural scrutiny. The "Spiritual" Successor: The Outrun / Film Rumours

If we allow ourselves a moment of speculative fantasy, what should a sequel to Apocalypto be?