WARNING SPOILERS.. I guess. It's a documentary, I dunno."Forest Man" is a documentary made in 2013 directed by William Douglas McMaster. This documentary is about a man named Jadav Payeng who planted a forrest on the island of Majuli. This was not an easy task as you would guess, it took over 40 years to get the forrest really started, not to mention he had to do this by himself, with his family making breakfast and stuff. His hard work did not go to waste though as the forrest is now nearly 1400 acres of land wide. To put this in perspective, Majuli is 352 kilometers large, so the forrest takes up most of the island, I think. Jadav was eventually found by Arup Kumar Sarma, a wildlife photographer who was exploring the island and found him fishing. Jadav at first thought he was a poacher, trying to kill tigers and other animals, and attacked him, but after Arup explained himself, he was fine with him. Arup spread his story around India and they are now very good friends. The camera work on this documentary is of course gorgeous, panning over the land and around the city. Arup not only functions as a narrator but he also stars in the film.. As himself. Jadav cannot speak English so the scenes with him speaking are accompanied by subtitles. The music in this film is very slow and calm which fits the tone of the movie. The message of the film is "If this guy can do it, so can us!" which is a very good lesson to learn especially in this day and age. Overall, This is a very nicely done documentary with a good message to boot. I rate this movie 9 stars out of 10, the first 8 for the film and the extra one for the elephant.

This film "Forest Man" is a really good wake up call for the whole world to start to make a change. This film is a Documentary that tells a story of a Man that has been planting trees for years. The good thing i found about it was that it shows how much time and care to redeem the beautiful forests we had. Even though it is lovely I found it quiet boring. I suggest if you are a teacher it is a very good learning task for students and for more of a mature audience. Not that there is adult references(which there isn't), but because it isn't a type of entertainment that would actually 'entertain' a person who would rather watch action or horror films. If you like the sound of it then watch it, because this opinion is mine...yours could be different.

This documentary is a short little beauty. Although this film is small, it has a very big meaning and is trying to put an awareness out to the word. FOREST MAN is a film that is more for the mature demographic or people who care deeply out the world. The film is long and slow which would indicate that it is trying to show how long it took Jadav Payeng to grow the forest. I think that this film is quite good and is worth a look.

"Forest Man" is a true, inspiring story of one man's courage and determination to create a forest. The film celebrates the natural beauty one person was able to achieve. Set in India, the film's influential message emphasizes the importance of new life and the strong bond between Jadav Payeng and nature. The film shows us a neglected, baron wasteland that has been single handily planted to create a forest larger than NY's, Central Park. The "Forest Man" fulfils its purpose by setting a variety of scenes toward the lands resent destruction. Then moving forward to discover a possible survival of his loved land, from the threat of erosion. I was emotionally touched by the peace Payeng bought to his land, giving the audience a glimpse of his personality. Journalist, Jitu Kalita, has documented Payeng's acts of bravery influencing the next generations to respect the environment around them.