I wasn't quite sure where to put this, but, inspired by the BBC's recent showing of Cast Away, I thought it might be interesting for to compare notes with fellow forum goers on any bushcrafty movies we may have seen. Any recommendations for films or discussions on/criticism of the techniques portrayed in them would be most welcome.
I'll start with a recommendation; Hell in the Pacific. An American and Japanese pilot crash land on a desert island during WW2 and have to buschcraft it for a while. The film is mainly about the relationship of these two men on opposite sides who are eventually forced to unite in order to survive on the island... only for it all to go horribly wrong when they finally return to civilisation. There is very little dialogue in the film (and even a large amount of what is there is in Japanese) and as such I think the film definitely highlights the simple unifying power of bushcraft as something we can all understand, both for the protagonists and for the viewer.
I'll start with a recommendation; Hell in the Pacific. An American and Japanese pilot crash land on a desert island during WW2 and have to buschcraft it for a while. The film is mainly about the relationship of these two men on opposite sides who are eventually forced to unite in order to survive on the island... only for it all to go horribly wrong when they finally return to civilisation. There is very little dialogue in the film (and even a large amount of what is there is in Japanese) and as such I think the film definitely highlights the simple unifying power of bushcraft as something we can all understand, both for the protagonists and for the viewer.