End of the Spear (2005)

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Blistering performances.

at first sigh - unrealistic story. but, more than adaptation of real facts, it is a window to different way to discover world. it is only image of present. world as global village, dialog as cure for war spirit, Christian message as bridge between cultures. and the gift of forgiveness. it is not a movie about missionaries or about exotic space. it is not a lesson about life or testimony about a special experience. it is a honest film. without great ambitions, without desire to impress. after its end, not the images from Amazon region, not the moralistic subject are important but a feeling, a nice and fresh and bitter and salt and warm feeling. and this is its fundamental virtue - to remember basic pieces of science to be yourself.

I knew what the story was, about the 5 missionaries who were killed by savages, and still more missionaries refused to give up on them.I hadn't realized how truly objective the film was going to be. We are given points of view of both villagers and missionaries. There is no sugar coating. We get the faults of humans, and their struggles. No one is spared this. Facts are there. It is what it is. There is no evangelism in this film. Only the acts of people helping a savage tribe survive and live past their teenage years, in spite of what more mercantile people want to do to the savages.Some have blindly lashed out against the film for being pro-Christian. I have to laugh at those immature minds and tell them to grow up. Fact is, missionaries are often the only help that poor, starving, ailing people have. I have never seen such objective story telling. If the Atheists truly are that afraid of Christian martyrs, that speaks volumes in itself.

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.

then this is one movie to watch. It's not just some candy fluff with a lot of explosions. It's based on a true story and actually has a message. A group of missionaries land their plane to greet some natives known for their killing. They want to teach them white men aren't bad and to be peaceful. Things go bad and the natives spear the men. Instead of being angry and wanting to avenge the murders, the wives of the murdered men try to make peace again by going to live with the natives. There is a native girl, sister to the leader, who grew up with the white men. She is able to translate. The final drama involves the leader telling the son of one of the missionaries he murdered his father. It's quite powerful.FINAL VERDICT: It is different, it delivers a message. I think it is worth seeing.