National Geographic embarks on an expedition into the mysterious world of ancient American history to shed a different light on the history of the Americas. 　　History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story: When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living there. America wasn't exactly a "New World," but a very old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals and causeways. But after Columbus set foot in the Americas, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals—and disease. In the first 100 years of contact, entire civilizations were wiped out and the landscape was changed forever.

National Geographic embarks on an expedition into the mysterious world of ancient American history to shed a different light on the history of the Americas. 　　History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story: When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living there. America wasn't exactly a "New World," but a very old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals and causeways. But after Columbus set foot in the Americas, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals—and disease. In the first 100 years of contact, entire civilizations were wiped out and the landscape was changed forever.

1492年夏天，哥伦布发现了美洲新大陆，移民者们在这实行了殖民统治，把这里变成了第二个欧洲。但美洲大陆的彻底改变却和欧洲人带来的动植物有关。因此我们要说的不是侵略故事，而是一个和动植物有关的故事。在欧洲人到来前，这里有着怎样的帝国怎样的动植物呢？与此同时的欧洲又是何种光景？欧洲人的到来，为美洲带来了动物植物还有意想不到的疾病，这一切又会对美洲造成怎样的影响？一切都始于五百年前，一切都始于一位航海家的异想天开。

因父亲昏迷从首尔来到哥伦布的金，巧遇当地少女凯西，两人展开城市建筑巡礼，互相倾吐焦虑与憧憬，渐渐渗透冰冷的建筑体，敞开情感的裂缝。面对居民与游客身份的易位，生死的来去，他们也如空间中的物件般，学会在新的关系中，再次挪动与重新安置自己。影像散文作者（video essayist）Kogonada的首部剧情长片，淋漓展现其镜头语言的敏锐度，如现代主义建筑般对称恒定的画面结构，窜流着低限却潜在的剧情，暗指建筑空间的本质，实为人生活与情感萌发的场域。

因父亲昏迷从首尔来到哥伦布的金，巧遇当地少女凯西，两人展开城市建筑巡礼，互相倾吐焦虑与憧憬，渐渐渗透冰冷的建筑体，敞开情感的裂缝。面对居民与游客身份的易位，生死的来去，他们也如空间中的物件般，学会在新的关系中，再次挪动与重新安置自己。影像散文作者（video essayist）Kogonada的首部剧情长片，淋漓展现其镜头语言的敏锐度，如现代主义建筑般对称恒定的画面结构，窜流着低限却潜在的剧情，暗指建筑空间的本质，实为人生活与情感萌发的场域。

故事发生在15世纪末期，辉煌的玛雅文明即将走完最后的历程。青年猎手“美洲虎之爪”加夸尔（鲁迪·杨布拉德饰）是一个丛林小村落中数一数二的勇士，守着身怀六甲的妻子和年幼的爱子，过着自足而平静的生活。然而突然天降横祸，加夸尔的部落遭到一个强大部落的侵袭，一夜之间，奋起反抗的族人们不是当场毙命，就是被掠为战俘，在被俘之前，加夸尔匆忙间把即将分娩的妻子和爱子藏在了洞穴之中。随后，加夸尔与被俘的族人们一道踏上了前往玛雅帝国都城的漫长苦旅。 当时的玛雅帝国正日渐衰落，在神权政治的体制下，玛雅王族和祭司将种种“衰败之象”都归结为神的不满，为了显示对神的忠诚，他们一味奴役百姓修建更多的神殿，他们相信活人祭品是他们所信仰的神的食物，因此更频繁、更隆重的进行祈祷、祭祀，期盼能借神力扭转乾坤。被选为活人祭品的加夸尔不愿像其他受害者那样接受命运的安排，他选择了拚命逃离。为了回到故乡、为了与妻儿团聚，加夸尔一次又一次的陷入极度危险的境地，经历了无数次的磨难……

Dramatisation of the Biblical story of Saint John. Set during the period of the rule of Emperor Domitian, John's visions show the demise of the world and its ultimate apocalypse.

Dramatisation of the Biblical story of Saint John. Set during the period of the rule of Emperor Domitian, John's visions show the demise of the world and its ultimate apocalypse.

500年前，充满迷信色彩的西班牙，认为海洋的尽头有魔鬼守侯著，只有航海家哥伦布坚信，海洋的尽头是一片新土地，几经辛苦说服女皇资助冒险旅程的他终于发现新大陆，可惜贵族们都视这土地为猪肉，只有他愿意维持乐土的自然纯朴，终被奸人排拆，究竟现实与梦想的距离，会否动摇这位梦想家的坚持呢？ 　　 　　-幕后花絮 　　 　　影片描写的是著名航海家哥伦布的航海故事，重点刻画的是哥伦布的社会性。以其子费尔南多的回忆的形式，对其颠沛流离的一生进行了追述。通过影片我们可以看到，作为一名航海冒险家，哥伦布绝对是成功的伟人；但若将他视作一个普通人，他又是一个可叹的失败者。影片生动地再现了哥伦布丰富多彩的社会生活经历，他那富有理想的心智和勇敢无畏的精神，还有那粗暴蛮横的坏脾气和贪婪攫取的性格。

Abigail Clayton独自一人生活，已将近20年没有离开她的公寓。当她的邻居死亡，侦探Frank Giardello登门造访展开调查，她原本秩序井然的世界开始瓦解。 　　Abigail Clayton独自一人生活。一个人非常孤独。实际上，这位女继承人没有离开她的曼哈顿公寓已将近20年。当她年迈的邻居死亡促使纽约市警察局凶杀案侦探Frank Giardello登门造访展开调查，内心恐惧不安的Abigail Clayton看到那位侦探在她门外，询问她。Abigail Clayton曾试图收购现在空置的那个公寓以确保她的隐私，当新租户莉莲和查理搬进来时就更加烦恼了。Abigail Clayton焦急地从她的前门的安全窥视孔监视她的新邻居，但当她终于面对面地遇到了莉莲和查理时她原本秩序井然的世界开始瓦解，她庇护的存在也开始成为意外和恐怖的方式威胁着。 　　An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed and a detective arrives to begin the investigation. 　　Abigail Clayton lives alone. Very alone. In fact, the attractive heiress has not left her Manhattan loft apartment for almost two decades. The famous daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Abigail disappeared from the prying eyes of the press and the intrusiveness of her family on her 18th birthday, the day she received her massive inheritance. During years of self-imposed isolation, Abigail has had contact with only two people-her building's Concierge, Klandermann, with whom she communicates via notes-and Dr. Raymond Fontaine, a longtime family friend and her sole confidant for most of her life. When the death of her elderly neighbor prompts NYPD Homicide Detective Frank Giardello to launch an investigation, the agoraphobic Abigail is distressed to find him outside her door, asking to question her. Having tried to acquire the dead woman's now vacant apartment to ensure her privacy... 　　A reclusive Manhattan heiress finds her carefully structured world beginning to crumble after her elderly neighbor dies, and a young couple moves into the vacant apartment. On her 18th birthday, Abigail Clayton (Selma Blair) received a staggering inheritance from her late father, an affluent industrialist. That same day, Abigail also escaped the probing lenses of the paparazzi by sealing herself away from the world in her massive loft. Nearly twenty years later, the only people Abigail interacts with are Klandermann (Kevin Pollak) the Concierge, and Dr. Raymond Fontaine (Beau Bridges), a trusted family friend. One day, Abigail's elderly neighbor dies under mysterious circumstances, and Homicide Detective Frank Giardello (Giovanni Ribisi) comes knocking on Abigail's door looking for answers. Concerned that the open apartment could provide a perfect perch for prying eyes, Abigail inquires about purchasing it to no avail. Shortly thereafter, Abigail spies Charlie (Jason Lee) and Lillian (Amy Smart) moving into the apartment. In the weeks that follow, Abigail begins religiously using her peephole to scrutinize her new neighbors' every move. But she can't stay locked away forever, and the moment Abigail meets Charlie and Lillian in person, the nightmare begins. 　　Abigail Clayton (Selma Blair) lives alone. Very alone. In fact, the heiress has not left her Manhattan apartment for almost two decades. When the death of her elderly neighbor prompts NYPD Homicide Detective Frank Giardello (Giovanni Ribisi) to launch an investigation, the agoraphobic Abigail is distressed to find him outside her door, questioning her. Having tried to acquire the now vacant apartment to ensure her privacy, Abigail is further upset when new tenants Lillian (Amy Smart) and Charlie (Jason Lee) move in. Abigail anxiously monitors her new neighbors from the safety of her front door's peephole, but her well-ordered world begins to unravel when she finally encounters Lillian and Charlie face-to-face and her sheltered existence becomes 　　threatened in unexpected and terrifying ways.