Emma e il giaguaro nero

Of course the movie is an entire fantasy, but what's the problem of that?

When a fantasy shows us something interesting and give us some good time, it doesn't matter.

The city where the girl goes doesn't exist, but the name seems a clear reference to a real place, Mamirauá.

However, different than in the movie, Mamirauá is a safe study reserve. They receive tourists as well, in a very controlled way, I recommend.

The movie illustrate the dangers in criminal activities in Amazon, but as a family movie, it had to be a fantasy and end in a beautiful way, while the reality is much more harsh.

I don't think the movie was actually shot in Amazon. The water doesn't match, the travel itinerary doesn't match. However, just for making me remember the time I spent there, it deserves an 8.

I noticed some bad reviews around and I can only think they are created by people who lost the capability to enjoy some fantasy in their lifes.

Teenager Autumn Edison (Lumi Pollack) lives in New York City with her father. They left their home in the Amazon jungle and her tribe after the murder of her activist mother 8 years earlier. Her father had been hiding letters from her tribal relatives. Loggers, poachers, and others have been destroying the land all around them. As a child, Autumn had befriended a jaguar which she named Hope. There is only one jaguar left in the area which is being hunted endlessly. Autumn fears that it's Hope and runs away from home in a desperate attempt to save her friend. She is followed by her agoraphobic science teacher Anja (Emily Bett Rickards) who is trying to protect her student despite being completely hapless herself.

This reminds me a lot of those old style Disney movies with unreal characters, unreal situations, and unreal animals. At least, this has its heart in the right place and some of the jungle locations are amazing. As for the unreal characters, I am more put off by the Disney princess attempt. It's ridiculous for them to be floating down the river like a cartoon movie. I actually have no problem with Anja. She's meant for comedic relief. The Amazon situation is a bit simplistic to say the least. The film is nice and enjoyable, but the fakeness overwhelms the better aspects.

I can't believe the reviews that are over overanalyzing this movie. Its clearly supposed to be a cute movie that has a strong message that matters. People don't like being shown to care, because they lead very grumpy and selfish lives. This did have a disney feel to it, but why is that so bad? It's perfect for the family and having Emily Bett Rickards was the perfect adult comic relief. She was hilarious and the best part about this movie for me. This one is cute and although it was unrealistic and a bit odd, it had a cute message overall. That's what you should have focused on, and just enjoyed the beautiful landscapes and hilarious moments.

Watched at AMC on 1-20-2025.

This is supposed to be a family friendly, kid oriented, environment aware film. It is about a young girl who goes to the jungle to save her childhood friend, a black jaguar that she raised as a cub, because the bad poachers and business people are after him. There is also a hapless biology teacher who somehow falls into this and accompanies the girl and, of course, the father.

However, the film only works if you map it in your head to one of those loud, obnoxious, pastel colored, exaggerated kid cartoons. If it were a four year old targeted little film, akin to the Paw Patrol or whatever, it would have been decent. As a live film, though, it's beyond annoying. The plot makes little sense, people behave in random ways and the only good part is the jaguar, who just walks around bored, as if to critique the quality of the film he is starring in.

This is not a one star thing, it's not THAT bad, but as an adult or even a child who has survived infancy with no mental issues, this is not the film for you.

This movie is one of the weakest, most poorly scripted movie I have ever seen. Do. Not. Waste. Time. On this. Movie. Unrealistic, plagued by plot holes, this is hard to believe anyone would invest money, efforts, time and energy pursuing such weak story and script. I have seen my share of poor movies but tike is one of the worst. It is really hard to believe this le story from the get-go and to continue invest in the story. How can people write, find the funds and spend all the energy to write, produce and promote this poorly written, acted and delivered movie. This is a real waste of time and do not spent time, energy on this.