The Roots of Heaven

Well, this is a complete and total mess. It’s weird how a movie about protecting elephants actually has fears of nuclear proliferation at its core, but that goes to show how this film ultimately is so totally out of its mind with competing fears, ideas, and subplots that it really feels like what was being filmed was an afterthought to Huston as he went back to Africa to film another film after The African Queen. This time, though, he had Zanuck and Fox money behind him, which we all know me...