Thursday, 17 November 2016

One  of my favourite film is Embrace of the Serpent. It is a Colombian film with a Colombian Director and takes place in the Amazon of Colombia. It is an art film in black and white. The Embrace of the Serpent is a unique and special film in the sense that the film is true history although it looks unreal. It is an anthropological and  history film around Amazonian native communities. The Amazonian mythology involve a gigantic anaconda snake depicting an extraterrestrial life that came to  earth to give native the knowledge and rules of  how to live on the earth, when to: hunt,  harvest, fish, and how to respect nature, the environment and how not take advantage of it. In order to report and show this history the director had to enhance the harsh natural environment of the wild according to the  fauna and flora. The sacred plants:tabaco, coca, yage (equivalent of ayahuasca) and native plants and the extension of the river though the wild. The fauna like jaguar, bird, snake, monkey. All this photography give the audience a incredible landscape in the film. Also it show how the rubber industry impacted ingenious culture of the Amazone. it is a interesting and different film that you have try.


4 comments:

  1. Your introduction of this film is very interesting. I'd like to watch the film!

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  3. This film looks interesting.I hope to see that and know more about Amazonian culture.

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  4. I have to admit that I don't know much about the history of Colombia, so that would be an interesting way to learn.

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    One of my favorite films is Embrace of the Serpent.

    Also, it shows how the rubber industry impacted ingenious cultures of the Amazon.

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