History Week! The Lost City Of Z

The Lost City Of Z is a 2016 historical adventure film, that does take you on a fun experience.

The Lost City Of Z follows Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) in 1906 as he is a Major in the British Army and is tasked with surveying a border in the Amazon Rain Forrest. During his time spent there, he uncovers some artifacts that lead him to believe there's a lost city in the jungle, and he becomes determined to find it.
This movie was fantastic! I had such a fun time with the adventure and history. The film starts out in 1906 but it does go beyond and skips around going forward a few years. Don't worry, it's not jarring like some films are when they skip ahead in time, this film does it naturally.
When I was watch The Lost City of Z I thought to myself, that the lead actor who plays Percy, gosh he looks familiar. But turns out he was in another film I greatly enjoyed, but didn't receive much praise, that King Arthur movie that came out last year. I love Charlie Hunnam in it! After seeing him in two films now, I want to go and watch some of his other work.
The environment of the jungle is beautiful, captivating, and yet a sense of danger always looms overhead as Percy and his party continue exploring. They could come across a hungry wild animal, or a hostile native tribe at any moment!
I'm not entirely sure to the historical accuracy of this film, however I'm now interested in learning more about Major Percy Fawcett and his explorations. Like most historical films, I'm guessing they got the main points right, but they dramatized some of the smaller stuff, and that works very well in this film.
The Lost City Of Z gave me a fun adventure, and not just any adventure, one that really grabs you and makes you pay attention. Like any film, it has it's problems, but they are few and far between. I would rewatch this film, and I'm sad I didn't get the chance to see it in theaters, because The Lost City Of Z is worth seeing.



final score: 4.5/5