Review of The Other Conquest

I thought that this was a very educational movie for me. I never once in my life knew what actually happened in the south America during the Spain's conquest. I used to think that the great Spaniards rode into the south Americas, colonizing it and freeing them from their savage ways. I also used to think that live sacrifices were barbaric and savage. I still don't think that it was right but now I see why they did such things and that the sacrifices weren't always forced to do it, but also felt honored to become one with their god. Watching the movie let me realize that no culture is superior to other but it is all up to the eyes of the beholder. I was also inspired by the spirits of the Aztecs, in how they would offer up their bodies to the Spaniards but never their spirits and their mind. For example the main character gave in to Spaniards physically in that he let himself be held captive in the church but his spirit never died out and in the end he seemed to even shake up the Spaniards that kept him captive. Overall I thought that this movie was a great eye opener for me, and I would recommend it to anybody that aren't familiar with the history of Aztecs.