The Emerald Forest
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Movie Reviews of The Emerald Forest
Movie Review: The Forest Lives and Breathes
Summary: 4 Stars
John Boorman's 1985 film about the clash of nature-devouring industrialism against tribalism's harmonious balance with nature in the Amazon forest. The film has an interesting plot arrangement to deliver its theme of veneration for nature and the impersonal advancement of industry.
The film focuses on an American engineer (Powers Boothe) working on a dam project in the Amazon whose son (Charlie Boorman: the young Mordred in 'Excalibur') disappears into the still everpresent jungle. The young son is taken by Amazon natives and is completely assimilated into their tribal culture. Many years pass and the child is finally reunited with his family but he now speaks to his father as a man as to the devastation the dam will bring to his adoptive peoples. The father now told of the travesty of the project must make a choice of conscience.
This was a rather touching film with good acting and excellent cinematography. Some of the pacing and plot development encounters certain obstacles but nothing major. This film is a must for Boorman fans and I would strongly recommend it to those who are not too familiar with Boorman's works such as 'Excalibur', 'Zardoz', and 'Deliverance' for example.
Movie Review: A classic!
Summary: 4 Stars
If it hadn't been for "The Emerald Forest" I don't think I would have been familiar with the brilliant actor Powers Boothe. I first saw this movie when I was a little boy, and it's one of those movie-experiences that stays with you, and this one-of-a-kind-movie is a movie that never quite leaves you. Mostly I think because the story is so gripping, and tragic. The boy who is "kidnapped" by some lost tribe -and raised in the deep of the Amazon. The father who never gives up the hope to find him, and it takes him ten years to find his son -only to discover that he has lost him "mentally", and that it is too late. The acting is so brilliant and belieavable. It is also a lecture in what the industrial world is doing with the nature. I find it frightening every time I see the movie when the "chief" of the tribe tells his "son" that every year the "edge of the world" is getting closer. And that they've cut down the trees of the fathers. A grotesque image! "The edge of the world" that means the termination of the forests, the longues of the world! Well, this movie still leaves me thinking every time! A movie about belief, courage -but also loss. And above all; Love!
I highly recommend this!
Movie Review: The Emerald Forest - DVD Version
Summary: 4 Stars
Powers Boothe plays a construction engineer building a dam in the rainforest where his son is kidnapped by the indigenous people. The movie goes a long way in telling just what a parent would do - not only to find the missing child but also the later sacrifices that will be made.
Gatekeeper reviews are only concerned with adult theses, nudity and violence. There are may great reviews on this movie. Please refer to them for additional information to see if it's worth purchasing. This movie contains adult, teen and preteen nudity (all topless and all of the indigenous population). There is also violence and adult subject matter. However, when all is considered and the theme of what we are doing to our planet would make this movie viewable by the whole family (with parental supervision).
Movie Review: Great movie, so-so DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
Haven't seen this movie for at least 15 years, now it is out on DVD. It is a great movie, about an engineer (Powers Boothe) who was building a dam in Amazon rain forest. His son was kidnapped by lost tribe of the amazon. He searched endlessly for his missing son for 10 years. It is based on true story. The acting is very good and the location is beautiful. Too bad the DVD can't displayed it properly as the color is a bit pale and dark. The sound is Dolby 2.0 only and a bit let down, especially after the DVD opens with the high power MGM logo presented in Dolby 5.1 and when it plays the film, you can immediately feel the drop in the sound quality. But overall it is a very entertaining DVD that worth considering.Movie Review: Emerald Forest Illustration for La Ciudad de las Bestias
Summary: 4 Stars
As a teacher of a University in High School course, I was amazed at the ability to use the Emerald Forest as illustration for the story La Ciudad de las Bestias, by Isabel Allende. The customs, living conditions and beliefs of indigenous people of the Amazon (the setting of her story), are helpful in understanding the culture alluded to in the novel. The only problem for use in certain venues might be that it is rated R. The natural magazine/channel display of lack of dress of the natives might make showing of the movie prohibitive in some circumstances.