"Cannibal Tours"

"Cannibal Tours" is a stunning look into a world that most of us never see. Dennis O'Rourke effectively gives us a concrete depiction of the discrepancies between the rich and the poor in different parts of the world, focussing on tourism and the anthropology behind it. "Cannibal Tours" opens our eyes into the reality of the world we live in, in which the wealthy and carefree take advantage of the poverty stricken natives, bargaining for …

…of what happens when two worlds collide, when the 'civilised' encounter the 'primitive'. Bringing with them their prejudices demonstrating blatant ethnocentrism, the tourists interact with the 'lowly' natives and attempt to get a feel for their culture. All in all, the motion picture allows us to see what goes on thousands of miles away, and opens our eyes to the realities of our world. Now, what we do with that knowledge remains to be seen.