Genre: Adventure
Undercurrent: Rastafarian Philosophy
Language: English with a strong Jamaican accent
Special Mention: The film uses Bob Marley's scores and is dedicated to him
Watched it on Youtube
The story revolves around a modest fisherman called the Countryman who lives peacefully as a part of the forest, ocean, swamp and a small fishing hamlet called Hellshire, all in Jamaica. The character is real - he actually lives his life similarly in the real world. The story uses this Rastafarian Countryman only to exaggerate his personality to magical powers and super fighting skills. In reality, he is a simple fisherman who owns a small boat, his shorts and his world, and those alone.
The best scene of the film features for a few minutes the sprinting of this Jamaican with a perfect body and stance. Some of the world's greatest track athletes are from there and that is no coincidence. The Countryman is against Babylon, worships nature and wishes to seek superior realization from smoking Ganja. He believes that his will can command anything and has learned the art of living with nature. He had to face the wrath of the military, mercenaries and Obeah (black magic) in the process of defending a young couple from being murdered as CIA spies. This he does so with his raw natural strength, honesty and the mystical powers he has attained from nature. The cult following for the philosophy and the Countryman's natural movement in the terrain gave an amazing newness to an otherwise silly movie. The technical team - be it editing, photography or sound, is good but is poorly used. Except the Countryman's presence as a hero that commands respect and the Jamaican feel that goes with the music, nothing in the movie is worth our time.
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