happy (Gregorian) New Year from Gods and Kings
yesterday, I found this old Tarzan movie. it’s in the public domain, and the terrifying intro to Guatemala seems perfect for this film. of course, I’d probably cut out before the shots of rhinos and lions. there are indeed, many dangers in Guatemala, but rhinos and lions are not among them. also, Maya priests don’t usually sport long white Gandalf beards (unless of course they’re dancing in the disfraz).
happy (Gregorian) New Year from Gods and Kings
yesterday, I found this old Tarzan movie. it’s in the public domain, and the terrifying intro to Guatemala seems perfect for this film. of course, I’d probably cut out before the shots of rhinos and lions. there are indeed, many dangers in Guatemala, but rhinos and lions are not among them. also, Maya priests don’t usually sport long white Gandalf beards (unless of course they’re dancing in the disfraz).
I like the bit that says it’s treacherous for the white man, specifically because it doesn’t back it up with anything remotely treacherous. The style fits in with some of the other material you use but are you planning on presenting it as somehow accurate, or as an old school impression of Guatamala?
I think it would present itself as old school, regardless of what I do! But I guess what I like about it is that a lot of us still think about the region this way – a picturesque tourist destination full of lurking dangers for “the white man”. Of course, the country probably wouldn’t be such a dangerous place if not for the meddling of the United States – but that’s another story.