A very good movie

I already saw this movie but, since I have it on DVD and since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, I have to admit that I didn’t remember it in details, I guess it’s not an easy movie to watch (to be fair, it is indeed rather slow). Still, I really loved the damned thing each time I watch it and I think it could be a movie that I could rewatch every decade. To be honest, I still think the structure was actually rather straightforward though. Indeed, it was pretty much following the standard road-trip formula with the traditional rules of the genre including 2 characters from different backgrounds clashing during their travel. However, the whole road-trip approach did bother me even less the 2nd time around though. Furthermore, beside  this rather standard structure, it was such a fascinating and rather unique look on the Amazon and the people living there. Above all, the thing I probably loved the most was this character, Karamakate. Basically, you get to see 2 versions of this guy and, both times, this man was just so complex. Indeed, instead of going for the all wise and mighty native, the makers showed a rather flawed character and that made him even more interesting to behold. At some point, you get to see one of the explorers, Theo von Martius, telling him that he is actually crazy, living on his own like this in the jungle and those moments were just priceless. I wonder what I didn’t make the connection when I first saw it but this movie felt really similar to ‘Dead Man’ but it’s not a criticism, it’s a huge compliment. Anyway, to conclude, it is a really fascinating feature and it is definitely worth a look.