I make obsidian knives, like the ones used in the movie. Band-aids are a constant part of my tool kit. I can vouch that the blades that I flintknap are as sharp as the ones shown in the movie. I have also made and used atlatl's, the spear-throwing tool. The power to pierce prey is genuine. This weapon was in use thousands of years ago. Evidence of its use has been found in the U.S. with mammoth bones. My wife and I went to the movie for insights into the daily lives of people at the end of the Mayan culture. Several scenes are helpful in that regard. We would have appreciated more. The do-it-yourself medical treatments were most interesting.
Review of Apocalypto
