The Last Shaman

A shaman who promotes cockfights is certainly a charlatan, he may even have the gift, but he uses it in a sly and dishonest way, a true shaman would never harm a life, however irrational, poor James Freeman, I pitied him in a fit of anger, I think the only one in the entire documentary, about the pressure exerted by his family, especially his father, for not following the damned behavior patterns of the American dream... Poor James Freeman, I pitied him in a fit of rage, I think the only of every documentary, about the pressure exerted by his family, especially his father, for not following the damn standards of behavior...

A difficult to watch story of depression seeking help from Peruvian hallucinogens.

This is a very human film. Now dont get me wrong, there were parts I felt was slightly.. I dont know, hippy, but it really didn't take from the film. What I found the most beautiful part, is the change in his eyes at the end of the film. His eyes at the beginning had no life, there's a sparkle by the end.

Worth sticking with, some parts are frustrating because the film confirm how in any small corner of the world there are people looking to exploit and profit from nature, but definitely worth seeing the journey taken by James. He is a very lovely human 💙

This documentary was extremely important to me. I identify with the protagonist so so much. Although this doesn't cure the existential crisis, it's a beautiful real journey of a young man who took the same steps I would've taken.

Two quotes I saved for my future reference from the movie:

Psychiatrists have no real understanding of how the brain works. Our weapons, tools, therapies are so primitive because of our fundamental lack of understanding of how the brain works. - Nobel laureate Neuroscientist And

I don't think Ayahuasca is to be worshipped. I don't think Ayahuasca gives you anything that you don't already have in yourself. And that was a message given to me from the plant spirits, that I hold the key in myself, to whatever it is I need to do in order to get well.