"Amazon" is an American 38-minute documentary from almost 20 years ago. The writer and director is Kieth Merrill, an Academy Award winner from a long time ago before he made this short documentary here. And the narrator, Linda Hunt, is also an Oscar winner. Fittingly their collaboration here got in with the Oscars too that year, however, it did not end up winning. About the film itself, it is a decent summary of the Amazon region. We find out about flora, about fauna, about the people who live there and about a couple other aspects related to it. I would not say, it is a must-see for (nature) documentary fans, but it is also by no means a bad film. A bit "by the books" is possibly the best way to describe it. Then again, you can say in the film's favor that this is already fairly old and that there are many newer documentaries coming out that are certainly inferior to Merrill's work here. All in all, it was a good watch and I give it a thumbs-up.
Review of Amazon
