New Film, "Green Inferno" Demonizes Amazonian Tribes

[Micah Bell]

IMDB describes the plot of Green Inferno in the following words:
“A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save a dying tribe. Unfortunately, they crash in the jungle and are taken hostage by the very natives they protected.†.

 

As you can tell from the description and trailer, Eli Roth has decided to glorify the White Savior Industrial Complex that has plagued indigenous people since the early colonialist days of “kill the Indian, save the manâ€, while the indigenous people are, of course, cannibalistic savages .

 

In January of this year (2014), the Peruvian government greenlighted the Camisea gas project’s expansion to the lands of “uncontacted†Amazon tribes, despite the UN’s recommendation that they first provide an extensive study of the threats the expansion would pose to the aboriginal people. This expansion gives Pluspetrol (Argentina), Hunt Oil (US) and Repsol (Spain) permission to detonate thousands of explosive charges, drill exploratory wells and move hundreds of workers into the Nahua-Nanti Reserve for isolated and uncontacted tribes. This move by the Peruvian government will expose the indigenous people to diseases that they lack the immunity to fight off, it will destroy their homelands and their entire way of life.

 

For a film to demonize this vulnerable group of indigenous people as they are facing the threat of genocide is reprehensible. While it is just a movie and while it may not have been Eli Roth’s intention, this movie will negatively affect the way that people will treat the struggles of these isolated and uncontacted tribes. Dehumanizing them, making them into monsters will only help to justify the genocide of these aboriginal people because it causes people to lose their ability to empathize and to see these tribal people as fellow human beings. It instills fear and the belief that they deserve what they get for not joining “civilized†society.

 

This is why it is of the utmost importance that we keep fighting for authentic indigenous representation in the mainstream media.

 

Please sign this petition to cancel the launch of the dehumanizing film "Green Inferno".

[succhun]

What about American Sniper? No one did anything about it for demonizing Islam and Muslims. Either way, the tribe reminds me of the one from King Kong. 

[yooras]

I hope people actually take the initiative to call this out, however sadly, it isn't the first time - and won't certainly be the last- a film director has demonized an entire race/people for the sake of creating a blockbuster film.

[noon]

What about American Sniper? No one did anything about it for demonizing Islam and Muslims. 

 

but the discussion isnt about american sniper? regardless, im sure that there were petitions and articles against it as well

 

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that's awful. i'll look more into the issue before signing anything.

[succhun]

 

but the discussion isnt about american sniper? regardless, im sure that there were petitions and articles against it as well

 

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that's awful. i'll look more into the issue before signing anything.

 

tbh i watched the trailer and they pretty much made an entire tribe look like bloodlusting demons, im disgusted. 

[Libidinosa]

Chill out man. I can't wait for this.

[Lord Bendtner]

except that there are amazon tribes that are cannibals

[h0neanias]

I bet what was on his mind was Cannibal Holocaust, not Peruvian politics. Still, times change, and that's good. However, what I'd like to see is less campaigning against movies and more focus on actual indigenous people. I don't think signing an online petition helps them that much.

[mgl]

I think they're pissed because the movie is clearly taking a shot at "activists" that try to solve issues when they clearly don't know what the fuck they're doing. We seem to have a lot of that these days.

[ducklicker]

look at that all white martyr syndrome cast too amazing

[Micah Bell]

I bet what was on his mind was Cannibal Holocaust, not Peruvian politics. Still, times change, and that's good. However, what I'd like to see is less campaigning against movies and more focus on actual indigenous people. I don't think signing an online petition helps them that much.

Signing this petition will cancel the launch of this film, which will result in one less movie that desensitises these people. It will not make a great difference, but it is still a beneficial action that anyone can do.

[Micah Bell]

Chill out man. I can't wait for this.

 

If you're addressing me, I apologize if you perceived my intentions as vigorous.

 

I just posted the following passage from Change.org, as an attempt to spread more awareness on the issue.

 

If you're anticipating the movie's release, I hope you enjoy it.

[Delincious]

it actually looks pretty good tbh

[h0neanias]

Signing this petition will cancel the launch of this film, which will result in one less movie that desensitises these people. It will not make a great difference, but it is still a beneficial action that anyone can do.

 

It will not cancel the launch of this movie. What it will accomplish is making a bunch of people feel good about themselves for doing nothing of consequence. It's a pretend solution, a symbolic act that substitutes meaningful action. We find ourselves powerless to change reality, so we fight pictures at least.