This movie is extremely well done. It takes a little known subject: the effect that certain clueless, entitled young travelers have on fragile eco-systems around the world. Some of the footage is pretty disturbing-- you really hope someone will come along and throw these unbelievably spoiled people in jail or punish them somehow. You wonder how they can be so consumed by their own shallowness and lack of sensitivity. The film is a pretty devastating look at human behavior at its most awful and it explores how some previously exploited parts of the world are taking control and setting limits in order to preventively preserve their fragile environments and cultures. The filmmakers deserve a lot of praise for their elegant filmmaking style and for commenting so succinctly on the best and worst aspects of the human condition.
Review of Gringo Trails
