The Film Bak Cry From The Rainforest

In “Baka: Cry from the Rainforest,” the is film focused on a Baka family and their lifestyle. The film represents The Baka in a believable manner. I have not read or done any research on The Baka but I think that this film provides accurate and unbiased views. The film doesn’t seem to exclude any information that could be biased. The film really portrays how Indigenous people live and the issues that they are facing. A scene that represents these changes that stands out is the whole sequence of the tribe trying to hunt. They have hunted and gathered for years in forest and now they are being forced to change their areas. They have hunted in areas that are now national parks. If they are found with the meat then they will be imprisoned.The …show more content…
As learned in “The Price of Progress” article, the government believes that they are doing good by making tribes sacrifice their culture and lifestyle in order to thrive economically. The government are thinking ethnocentrically by only considering economic growth as a measurement and not taking into mind a culture's values or beliefs. The growing influence on Indigenous people was shown in the film by the consumption of alcohol that the Baka drank. It was discussed that some businesses are paying workers in alcoholic drinks instead of money. I don’t see how that could increase economic growth and progress the Baka. Also, the alcoholism in the film was very surprising. The wife of Likano is addicted to alcohol. The Baka also drank to socialize and have fun.I found that the book “Alcohol” had similarities in the way that Chrzan expresses alcohol in a socializing and binging way. All societies tend to share the same problems when it comes to alcohol. Some abuse it and drink too much while some drink it for stress or occasionally. The Baka don’t understand how to save money. Most Western influence focus on delayed return, which is planning and saving money