Bold Explorer: While Fawcett's initial mission was political, after that he's driven mainly by the pursuit of knowledge.Since there's no chance to convalesce, all that he can do is trudge on. Blood from the Mouth: At one point, when the team is hauling their raft through a shallow stretch, Fawcett notices that crew member Arthur Manley (Edward Ashley) is vomiting blood.The exposed part of his face also spends a fair chunk of the film inflamed with a rash.
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Beauty Inversion: Robert Pattinson's million-dollar cheekbones spend the movie buried in thick facial hair.When Murray continues to insist that he apologize, Fawcett finally says, "Very well, I will apologize.to my men!". Bait-and-Switch: When biologist and polar explorer James Murray ( Angus Macfadyen) accuses Fawcett of abandoning him (see Hate Sink below for the back story), Fawcett protests that not only did he save Murray's life, he did so facing resistance from his men, who by then were ready to Just Eat Gilligan.Fawcett's wife, Nina, says that she's heard a report that they're living among Indians, and produces Percy's compass as evidence. Ambiguous Ending: Percy and Jack are captured by natives and taken through some kind of ritual, but their ultimate fates are not seen.Costin also appears to be this at the beginning, but surviving the enforced sobriety of the jungle seems to set him straight. The Alcoholic: Fawcett's father was this, leaving him with a chip on his shoulder regarding the family honor.Adapted Out: Raleigh Rimmell, best friend of Fawcett's son Jack ( Tom Holland), actually accompanied them on their last voyage but didn't make it into the movie.Action Prologue: The movie starts off with a rollicking stag hunt, which Fawcett wins.He becomes obsessed with proving his case, rather to the detriment of his family life, but learns a great deal about the jungle, its inhabitants, and himself. Fawcett takes the then-unpopular position that the peoples of the Amazon built a sophisticated culture, which doubles as a critique of imperial attitudes toward the land and its natives. Despite enduring a classic River of Insanity voyage, Fawcett and his faithful aide-de-camp Henry Costin ( Robert Pattinson) succeed in the mission and become fascinated by some pottery and carvings deep in the jungle where supposedly no humans - let alone civilized humans - had ever lived. In 1906, the Royal Geographic Society asks then-Major Fawcett ( Charlie Hunnam) to trace the border between Brazil and Bolivia, as the two countries are seeking a neutral party to head off a boundary war. The Lost City of Z is a 2017 film written and directed by James Gray, based on the non-fiction book of the same name telling the story of British adventurer Percy Fawcett's quest to find a lost civilization in the Amazon. "Have I ever read Joseph Conrad? Why do you ask?"
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