There was some controversy inside the UFO Argentinian investigators, because there is a fraction (they worked with this case since the beggining) thinking that "you never ever should mix UFOs and beliefs and new age stuff". Ergo, they think automatically that this movie was made only for making money, there was some stuff about the case that never was shown, the Guarani connection was forced and they almost machiavellically manipulated Juan, the main character, to say stuff that (presumably) Juan would never say.
That being said, the movie is so good! It actually starts with the director's journey and then comes the transition to the main character's journey. While you see actually Juan's life, you connect with his eyes and the soulful truth about what he experienced.
The case is one of the most important (if not the most) Argentinian cases, and it's well described and shown, even the special effect moment. The case itself, if you include every detail, could be a 2hr movie itself, but that would be a dry documentary and this was more a storytelling of a journey, showing the emotional impact of that experience in a today grown guy.
The intention of the director (and sub-character) was nobly trying to help Juan to connect with "the why", wich is psychollogically a help itself. They went into Juan Guarani origins and finally Juan find himself happy and deeply connected to a supporting belief (to say at least). Then you see Juan eyes again, and he is now emotionally grown as a consequence of embracing his memories, a grounded man.
So yeah, some stuff about the case is not shown (like the small entity feeding with meat the other entity, or him racing off with the horse and a glove, and the final persecution against a flying door and a lightning ball / I KNOW, WHAT A WEIRD AND AMAZING CASE! /)
But the movie is excellent. Storytelling is good, solid. Music is very good. Character is real. Case is real.
9/10
That being said, the movie is so good! It actually starts with the director's journey and then comes the transition to the main character's journey. While you see actually Juan's life, you connect with his eyes and the soulful truth about what he experienced.
The case is one of the most important (if not the most) Argentinian cases, and it's well described and shown, even the special effect moment. The case itself, if you include every detail, could be a 2hr movie itself, but that would be a dry documentary and this was more a storytelling of a journey, showing the emotional impact of that experience in a today grown guy.
The intention of the director (and sub-character) was nobly trying to help Juan to connect with "the why", wich is psychollogically a help itself. They went into Juan Guarani origins and finally Juan find himself happy and deeply connected to a supporting belief (to say at least). Then you see Juan eyes again, and he is now emotionally grown as a consequence of embracing his memories, a grounded man.
So yeah, some stuff about the case is not shown (like the small entity feeding with meat the other entity, or him racing off with the horse and a glove, and the final persecution against a flying door and a lightning ball / I KNOW, WHAT A WEIRD AND AMAZING CASE! /)
But the movie is excellent. Storytelling is good, solid. Music is very good. Character is real. Case is real.
9/10