A bit unrealistic portrayal of tribal life
Great film! A visual feast and has an important message. But I must say that some things about the tribal people seemed a bit unrealistic to me.
First, the life of the Amazon Indians looked like some endless ritual, there was very little ordinary, mundane interaction shown, the people were constantly dancing, singing, howling or doing drugs. On this point, Apocalypto (2006) or At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) were way more realistic.
As the second unrealistic thing, I must mention the women. Those young, nubile, full-breasted, well-shaved jungle girls. Almost all the women of the tribe were young girls, I recall only one older woman being shown. I don't know if the director intended to create an image of paradise with these girls, or was it that he just couldn't find any other extras for his film.
Also, the plot of the film seemed hurried, I think the film should have been an hour longer. Especially the meeting between Tommy and his mother could have been shown in more detail.
But still, great stuff.