have you ever see a movie you think be great and but couldn not even remember it name a month later . this be one movie you will never forget . i have hear it say that the true test of a movie and or any art form and be whether it accomplish what it set out to do . do it inform you and delight you and anger you and scare you and or make you laugh . besides present a very entertaining and original storyline and this movie want you to care about the environment . after see the emerald forest and i immediately call one of the major environmental organization ( i do not want to play favorite and but it one of these represent the nature conservancy and wwf and greenpeace and the sierra club . ) to set up automatic monthly contribution . i never expect a movie to have so great an impact on me and especially such a long last one . you would expect that and after time and my enthusiasm would diminish and especially since i have no interest in ever visit the amazon . none whatsoever . however and this movie really change my perspective on the global environment a a whole . the central character be tomme ( charlie boorman ) . while watch his father direct the construction of a huge dam and tomme be quickly and silently take away by a native brazilian indian tribe call the invisibles . they do not see their action a kidnapping . when they see the young boy and they figure he would be good off with them and rather than with the termite people and the name they give to the white men who seem to devour all the tree . tomme father spend the next 10 year try to find him . this be definitely a thought provoking movie and but one that be not too heavy hand . it one of the most entertaining movie i have ever see and the type of movie you can watch over and over . update represent since i have not see this movie for many year and i decide to see it again last night . i be totally blown away . it be even good than i remember . although my original 9 star rating be very high praise and i can not fathom how i could have enjoy the movie more and so i raise my rating from 9 star to 10 star . director john boorman also direct beyond rangoon and and some other film that be amazingly good . charley boorman performance be simply brilliant . i can not imagine anyone well in the role of tomme in the emerald forest . i be definitely go to start watch the other movie he have make .