Cinema, they say, has the power to shape narratives and this documentary is an example of one. Told one dimensionally from point of view of the deceased,it portrays the missionary(and in an early scene, all missionaries as a force of good somehow) almost as a martyr who died for a cause. In reality, he defied multiple warnings and still went to an exceptionally dangerous place just to diseminate his religious beliefs. And this, not even taking into account the fact, that for an uncontacted tribe, he could have bought in potentially lethal diseases that they would have no natural immunity against.
An ideal documentary presents or Atleast tries to, present the truth. This version is closer to a rewriting of the person's history after his death rather than anything else. Even from a cinematic viewpoint, there are far better ventures to make stuff on than drone on such subjects.
An ideal documentary presents or Atleast tries to, present the truth. This version is closer to a rewriting of the person's history after his death rather than anything else. Even from a cinematic viewpoint, there are far better ventures to make stuff on than drone on such subjects.