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ep. 17: Brendan's survival skills are unrivaled. This movie somehow reminds Brittany of The Little Mermaid and Peaky Blinders. There's a big, huge, earth-shattering disagreement about a movie prop that prompts Brittany to ask listeners to weigh in. And FYI, quicksand is real; stay calm and lighten your load. Continuing "Our Favorites" theme for January is Brittany's next pick, Apocalypto (2006).

-Music by Brendan and Brittany

-Credits for the movie being reviewed:

• Writer(s): Mel Gibson, Farhad Safinia
• Director(s): Mel Gibson

Chapters:

(00:00) Surviving In the Wild

(04:48) January Theme and Film

(05:43) Separating the Art from the Artist (Me Too Non-Supporters)

(16:44) The 6-7 Synopses

(19:34) A Short and Very Incomplete History of The Maya

(24:53) Hollywood's Responsibility for Historical Accuracy + Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 

(30:13) Movie Cast and Credits

(33:17) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe

(42:23) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here

(51:20) The Pouch Argument

(1:10:00) Swinging from Vines

(2:19:35) Animals In Movies + Tiger Pee + Parks and Rec

(2:31:32) A Sticky Podcast Episode

(2:53:47) The Brittany Scale

(3:00:45) Closing Thoughts + Next Week's Film

Sources:

• Suicide Prevention (988 Lifeline)
• Apocalypto (2006) (IMDb listing)
• Yucatec Language (article/excerpt from EBSCO Research Database, maayatʼaan pronunciation)
• Maya (Brittanica Encyclopedia entry)
• Apocalypto - Making Of (by Mel Gibson - 2006) (video)
• "Leaf-Cutter Ants in Wound Closure" (article from Wilderness & Environmental Wellness via Sage)
• Peaky Blinders s3e6 (IMDb listing)
• Is Quicksand Real (Wildland Trekking blog post)
• Pluribus s1e7 "The Gap" (IMDb listing)
• 'Racist' Apocalypto Accused of Denigrating Mayan Culture (article)
• Retorno a Aztlán/Return to Aztlán (1990) (IMDb listing)

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