Apocalypto and Steve-O
Posted by MiguelSunday, December 10th, 2006, 3:57 pm
Some obvious similarities between the Mel Gibson film and the Jackass oeuvre:
1. Running toward the camera in slow motion, pursued by a huge ferocious animal. (It was this shot in Apocaliptico, exactly like the opening credits of Jackass Number 2, that made me laugh out loud and comment how similar the films are.)
2. Eating testicles.
3. Extracting venom from a poison arrow frog (my friend saw this on Wildboyz and in Apocalypto on the same day).
4. Making a big joke of injury inflicted on a penis.
I’m sure there’s lots more. It definitely wouldn’t have looked out of place if one of the Mayans had a selfportrait tattooed on their back, either. I liked Apocalypto.
UPDATE: A few obvious ones that ocurred to me after I wrote this
5. Digital video
6. Bee attack