![]() ![]() GutiƩrrez makes his Mesoamerican world a feast for the eyeballs. There's the Aztec-inspired kingdom of Teca, the magical and Caribbean-like Luna Island (literally a floating city on a moon), the Jungle Lands with their pyramids inspired by the Mayans, and the fearsome Golden Mountains, a clear reference to the Incan capital of Machu Picchu. Set in a time of gods and prophecies, the world is divided between four Meriamerican lands. ![]() ![]() ![]() Don't be mistaken by the vibrant animation and the kid-oriented rating, as there is enough thrilling action, shocking deaths, mature subjects, and references to everything from anime to Kurosawa to satisfy even hardcore genre fans. The result is an animated fantasy epic that is both familiar and fresh. The Netflix animated event Maya and the Three imagines the camera going south to show what is happening at the same time in Mesoamerica, telling a similar story of warriors, princesses, gods, and the end of the world, but through a lens that we haven't seen before at this scale. Between Lord of the Ringsand Game of Thrones, fantasy has become a genre synonymous with European folklore, medieval castles, and white knights. ![]()
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