for the time this film be set and which be 1528 and that a very early era of western exploration ( only 36 year after columbus ) . i personally would love to see the america ( north and south ) before the full arrival of european . not because european be bad but simply to see something before it change dramatically . unfortunately for many of the early explorer and visitor english and spanish a trip to the new world do not give a feeling of wonder but of life in hell . i be also aware of the fact that most extant write history of exploration of the new world be write by english author so it probably represent bad spanish explorer and good english explorer . but apparently not for this particular story . a for this film i can only recommend it first hour and which be it best . the first hour of this film do an excellent job of show the problem these early explorer face and how something so promising could turn so bad . once alvar núñez cabeza de vaca ( a copy and paste on that name . ) leave florida it lose it sense of adventure and mystery ( well a good part of it ) and the film move too quickly from florida to the western shore of mexico . so quickly you would think florida have mountain or terrain that look like colorado . the lead character also spend the rest of the time walk about like he fry his brain on drug . for me and i be more interested in and want to see and know about the journey and the people on the way . i would love to talk to these early explorer or see what they saw and i admire them for their courage and sense of adventure and and if they still exist somewhere and how funny it all must seem to them now . just wait 400 plus year and you have get an area with beach people flock to and disney world . do one man hell eventually become another man vacation spot . this film first hour do surpass all of aguirre represent the wrath of god ( 1972 ) but lose something when it turn into a conquistador apocalypse now ( 1979 ) . if anyone out there know of any other good film about early exploration of the new world then e mail me . thanks .