Solid religious-historical epic. It's like a mix between The Lost City of Z and The Last of the Mohicans. They don't make films like this anymore, where you get 200 extras and you have sweeping shots of life in 1758. I suppose Master & Commander might be one of the last movies which comes close.

It is a little weird watching it in 2023 and expecting Spanish or Portuguese, but there is none. It's all English. Not even accented English. De Niro speaks De Niro and Irons speaks Irons, which was a little disappointing they didn't even attempt to go with the time/area it was set. But it is all shot in the rainforest and with, I presume, natives to the region, so credit where it's due. The music is excellent, thanks to Ennio.

The last 40 minutes are the best, and it's quite a sad film in retrospect. But that's our history of conquest.

Cool I should probably watch this some time.

I feel I have to mention,

If only it was actual Babylonia and not some yuppie movie stars.

But I'll get around to seeing it some time.

Thank you for reminding me to listen to this score

No problem.

And I've just remembered that The Mission was nominated for Best Picture, so I can cross off another BP nominee from the list. It's those 80s BP nominees that I have neglected to see.