Has anyone made any Apocalypto-esque renders yet?  Just saw the movie and am fired up to build some temples...

If memory serves me correctly Runtime DNA has some Aztec style bits & bobs available in their store.

Yeal, and unless you want to make something spicificly different, they cover a ton of designs, they have 3 different sets you can buy. they are very detailed textured. I was going to build my own also untill I saw there's, now all I have to do in build is something specific as an addon.

Those temples have always been on my most wanted places to visit. The Product has some very good information you can click onto to find out more information about the temples, or at least it did.

I know one guy has done some mayan temples, because I saw a great render (by fab) of one of 'em. i would hafta skip renders of the blood sacrifices on the jaguar altar (chac mool), on account of I have got violence blocked in me gallery prefs. however, there was a review today in the local paper (frisco chronicle) about the movie. AFAICT, the movie is historically accurate, but the reviewer was under some misconceptions, based on his hatred for gibson, in regard to the reason for the demise of the mayan elite. whilst it's true that a confederation of mexican and spanish groups eliminated the aztecan elite, the same can't be said of the mayan hierarchy. incidentally, there's a group in san diego who want to bring back the ancient aztecan empire, as crazy as that sounds. they make the nazis look like boy scouts :lol:

All I can say is, Yes Gibson blurbed out some stuff that I disagree with, and yes he shouldn't be drinking and driving, which I find worse than the first because, one ahcohol is a mind altering drug. It affects peoples thoughts, their judgements. Some people get real mean, some people get sleepy, and some people get real brave.

I don't think that what Gibson said was his true fellings under his condition. Every thing I've heard of Gibson is quite the opposite. But the drinking which no one seems conserned about they let fly. He is getting treatment, which is not proof that he has that under control. but it's a starting place. As far as his statement. Let the first person cast the first stone that hasn't said something they regretted when they were solber.

I do know that hollywood is jealous of Gibson because of all his success and can't stand the Idea that they passed on the Passion of the Christ. after getting passed over having hollywood produce the movie, He took it upon himself to produce it with his own money. I guarantee they won't give him good reviews as far as the production companies go in his new movie. I hadn't seen his latest movie, but the subject fasicnates me. The good news is Hollywood can't stop him, though there was talk about boycotting the movie. I think a lot of people will be interested this subject. I wish he did these film in englist, as I have dyslexia and it slows the movie down for me trying to read and get the flow of the movie at the same time. 

And yes Gibson does have demons to conqer, but somehow don't we all!

As far as that era, I would have loved to walk in one of there cities back then, (Time Travel) but wouldn't have wanted to live back then. The Illustrations done in a National Geographs magazine a few years ago on the subject was amazing. those Cities were so huge. not just a couple of temples, Many large Temples and courtyards that covered the earth almost as far as the eye could see.

my feeling is that mel was wrong to attack the jews, and I believe in retaliating with extreme prejudice whenever anybody attacks the jews (I ain't jewish). but I still like mel, and I forgive him. the mayan hierarchy (and the aztecan hierarchy) got what they deserved, OTOH :lol: they made the nazis look like girl scouts IMVHO.

Not to get sidetracked away from the original intention of this thread but weren't both Mel's recent films as accurate as possible to the sort of things that actually went on in the times they were set?

Back to the plot, those Aztec/Mayan models look really good don't they?