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Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

The first must-see film of the year.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I knew what the story was, about the 5 missionaries who were killed by savages, and still more missionaries refused to give up on them.I hadn't realized how truly objective the film was going to be. We are given points of view of both villagers and missionaries. There is no sugar coating. We get the faults of humans, and their struggles. No one is spared this. Facts are there. It is what it is. There is no evangelism in this film. Only the acts of people helping a savage tribe survive and live past their teenage years, in spite of what more mercantile people want to do to the savages.Some have blindly lashed out against the film for being pro-Christian. I have to laugh at those immature minds and tell them to grow up. Fact is, missionaries are often the only help that poor, starving, ailing people have. I have never seen such objective story telling. If the Atheists truly are that afraid of Christian martyrs, that speaks volumes in itself.

NORMALLY, most Christian films are duds. Poor acting, poor budget, holes in the plot and so on.So imagine my surprise (rather than the usual embarrassment) at this 'Christian' movie. Recommended by a friend. I really expected to be disappointed.This movie caught me, and I watched the whole thing. FAST moving. BEAUTIFULLY filmed. I'll start with the filming. The color is vibrant, and clear. No grainy images. Proper lighting (when needed). Time was taken to use rails for the camera, (instead of the shaky hand held filming that is popular today).Acting was top notch, everyone from the missionaries to the natives were accurately portrayed, in proper costume.The strongest scene is the killing of the missionaries. Younger children need caution.Excellent movie for all.

Heres a fancy piece of rubbish. Total BS. The device of missionaries were used in this instance to pacify the indigenous (AS HAS BEEN THE CASE 99% OF THE TIME IN Latin American HISTORY) not only for reaping "souls" but open jungle for Texaco's oil industry. After texaco was finally forced to leave because of massive environmental degradation the jungle and communities are still being negatively effected by the imperialist presence of the church and the corporate entity. There is a really great documentary that counters this glammed up big budget film, cant remember the name. it even interviews that women from End of the Spear who had began the mission, and she pretty much confirms my above statements, but still with her head 10 miles up her paternalistic arse. Still adhering to the white mans burden doctrine about saving the "savage" from himself. End of the Spear...Get Bent! its movies like this that are made in such a way and with known actors and large budgets that create the disinformation that we are fed everyday.

then this is one movie to watch. It's not just some candy fluff with a lot of explosions. It's based on a true story and actually has a message. A group of missionaries land their plane to greet some natives known for their killing. They want to teach them white men aren't bad and to be peaceful. Things go bad and the natives spear the men. Instead of being angry and wanting to avenge the murders, the wives of the murdered men try to make peace again by going to live with the natives. There is a native girl, sister to the leader, who grew up with the white men. She is able to translate. The final drama involves the leader telling the son of one of the missionaries he murdered his father. It's quite powerful.FINAL VERDICT: It is different, it delivers a message. I think it is worth seeing.