Slow and introspective for the most part, this portrait of the jungle doesn't disappoint in arousing claustrophobic terror. Gorgeous cinematography and soundscape. Many Netflix gen reviewers don't have the attention span to give Tragic Jungle the credit it deserves as a film going against the grain of woke low attention span pandering which is going on in cinema these days.
This isn't a film about magic. It centers around a Mayan myth of the "Xtabay woman", a siren-like spirit who lures men to tragedy. Exposed to trauma, the female lead begins to exhibit spooky witch-like behaviour as she is used and abused by a variety of men. And the paranoia of the gum collectors plus the hysteria of the chaotic jungle begs the question: is it madness or something more sinister at play?
This isn't a film about magic. It centers around a Mayan myth of the "Xtabay woman", a siren-like spirit who lures men to tragedy. Exposed to trauma, the female lead begins to exhibit spooky witch-like behaviour as she is used and abused by a variety of men. And the paranoia of the gum collectors plus the hysteria of the chaotic jungle begs the question: is it madness or something more sinister at play?