72 virgins This film is a wretched disfigurement of what any film is supposed to be: entertaining, able to be followed, and containing a well thought-out plot. When roughly half the film is some gibberish language that has no subtitles, nor hints at what they are ever talking about, the film is dissatisfying as well as not easily followed. No person wants to sit down and listen to dribble acted out by second rate actors who could obviously be seen stammering, even when one does not know the language. These are blatant markings of a failure. And as if the these negative aspects are not enough, the film is not even built around a well written plot.In conclusion, the film is a complete and total failure in the eyes of any sane human being; it is not interesting, can not be followed, and it does not contain a well-thought plot. This film is not fit for viewing. The only way this film could be of any use would be as an example of le bad cenema.

inmytree63-938-628640 This movie is obvious religious propaganda, paid for by organized Christian religion. This film is written from a Western point of view and fails to see or even address that other cultures, like the Waorani have different cultural beliefs and that these beliefs may also be valid. Why should we homogenize the whole world to believe in God (Waengongi) and his son? How is this belief relevant to this tribe and their way of life? Does this belief really make them better people? Is the way they are living wrong? What constitutes murder in our culture does not necessarily hold true for all cultures. Our disgust for the Waorani killing each other and our need to "save" them, like they're children, is just Westerners, once again, feeling morally superior to the rest of the world. It fails to address the larger issues at hand here like whether or not the missionaries should be there at all with all their moral superiority. Also the fact that these missions paved the way for the oil companies to come in and steal and devastate these tribal lands. I sat through this whole movie and I found no redeeming value in it at all. In this day and age, I would expect more in-depth thought from a film.

dottyjyoung Yes, there were some very good scenes in this movie.Yes, the cinematography and settings and costumes were great.Yes, Chad Allen did a good job. And after reading Elizabeth Elliot's books and Jim Elliot's journals, it was wonderful to see Jim Elliot being portrayed as a clown, and to see Elizabeth Elliot's courage in going back into the woods to love her husband's killers.But this was a poorly-written movie. The writers left out key information about the Aucas, gave sermons instead of organizing plots, and wrote such wooden dialogue as, "Hitting the dog won't make the hurt go away." Mincayani's scene over the dead child sealed it for me. Who was this child? Why did this death evoke such a strong reaction from him? Why the references to termites? Or jumping the great Boa? Why was this not mentioned earlier in the movie? Until this point, we have NO INDICATION of what Mincayani's people believed, except that they killed each other. And why oh why were fathers and mothers asking that their live children be "put in the ground" with them? These things could have easily been explained in the course of the movie, if the writers focused more on the story, and less on trying to please everyone.I was so confused by the jilted dialogue and the poor screen writing craft that was displayed, that I looked up the Auca people on Wikipedia, and was able to fill in some of the plot holes for myself.You guys can do better than this. I know you can. Getting someone saved by the end of the movie does NOT make the movie good. Read the book "Story" by Robert McKee. And do NOT rely on Deus Ex Machina to move your plot forward.Keep writing. Christian movies need good writers.

marshallemerica Well this movie was kinda a surprise for myself. Did not know a single actor nor what the movie entailed. But I was rather impress by what the movies message showed and no I will not ruin it by telling you. All I can really say to give you motivation to see this movie is as follows If you like movies that have a positive message see this one If you like movies that show hope and human understanding see this one If you like movies that show a human in the simplest to most complex on the same level see this movie If you like movies that have decent acting from stars that seem no different from you and me then this movie is really for you. Sorry if it seems as if I blabbered, but I just had to say something positive about the movie. Oh good for people ages 6 and up.