The Lost City of Z

Driven by an irrepressible desire to advance and succeed, willing to assiduously acclimatize himself to arduous extremities, without uttering a single dismissive word of protest, the bold Percival Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) sets out to map disputed South American realms, and learns of an ancient legend after earnestly departing down river.

The pursuit of that legend leads him to boisterously challenge the racial preconceptions of Britain's Royal Geographical Society after he achieves fame for his rigour and accolades for his gall.

Controversies cloud his subsequent expedition however as a colleague of a higher social rank (Angus Macfadyen as James Murray) signs up and cannot handle the hardships of the exploratory life.

After Fawcett judiciously grants him reprieve, he still slanders his reputation upon returning home.

Yet his resolve remains unencumbered (even during World War I) and his humble determination wins him the loyalty of his fellow explorers as well as that of local aboriginal tribes.

The long periods of time he spends away from his family leave them aggrieved nevertheless.

Atonements must be paid for cold sacrifices made.

James Gray's The Lost City of Z presents an adventurous life lived in nimble haunting miniature.

I've often written that biographical films such as Z proceed too quickly and only offer a scant realization of the subject of inquiry's remarkably inspiring accomplishments.

Yet Z has found a compelling balance between the burst and the burnish which cleverly captivates without seeming superficial or insufficient.

It isn't a poppy light conglomeration of exceptional details but rather a profound accumulation of brave characteristics which classically define an intrepid life.

Born to quest, and ruggedly equipped with the constitution to do so, Fawcett stoically sought the supposedly sensational in order to encyclopedically romance.

I imagine, as the internet mutates, hundreds of years from now cyberspatial explorers will pursue similar objectives by searching online for that which previous civilizations considered noteworthy.

The macroscopic transforms ultramicro.

The evolution of adventuring.

Piquant periodic paradigms.

Solid career move Robert Pattinson.