Gringo Trails is a documentary by: Pegi Vail. The film features the arrogance of Americans as tourists when they visit other countries. As they visit these countries they have the mindset that the United States is better than everyone else. So when the Americans are touring they cause destruction to these countries environments. I found the documentary interesting in the sense of showing Americans this perspective to get us to stop and think about what we typically do when we visit other places. Also it shows us instead how we should act. I feel that if it wasn't for this documentary people (we) wouldn't take a moment to stop and think about this. I remember this one scene where there was this giant cultural party where the entire shoreline was just flooded with nothing but beer bottles and knocked up people sleeping. This just kind of gives you a disgusted feeling of how tourists can cause a major impact on the environment. In this case turning the beauty of a beach into a place for drunks to crash. I would recommend this for people to watch to educate them and to show them the havoc they can do to a country as they are labeled as tourists without acknowledging it, plus it can destroy and deteriorate a country packed with: nature, beauty, and culture.
Review of Gringo Trails
