let face it and there really isn not much to this movie . it a movie direct by robert j. flaherty and who be best know for his documentary and his most famous and first movie nanook of the north and which wasn not even a real documentary . this movie also ain not no documentary and it something that be somewhat between a full length movie and a fake documentary and like nanook of the north . in all honesty because of it style and approach and the whole movie and it story be far from an interest one . it not really a movie in which a lot be happen and there be no drama to the story in term of have something awful or shock happen in it . it just tell the story of a little cajun boy who enjoy living in the swampy louisiana area and when suddenly an oil company show up and start build an oil derrick . you think that after this point his whole life will change and he will do anything to prevent the oil company from drilling and destroy the territory he love to play and hunt in . this movie however get actually produce by an oil company and so there be no such happening in this movie at all . instead he make friend with the oil people and just go on about his life a if nothing have drastically change . this be why louisiana story just isn not that interest or strong a movie and story wise . it however still a very well direct one . every shot get set up nicely and robert j. flaherty obviously have an eye for the environment and for create some beautiful set up shot . the movie be also support by a really nice musical score by virgil thomson . the editing at time be however really off and at time ruin some of the movie it pacing . not really a that interest movie to watch but still perfectly watchable because of how fine it all make . positive .