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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Director: Michael Mann
Writers: James Fenimore Cooper (novel), John L. Balderston (adaptation)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Writers: James Fenimore Cooper (novel), John L. Balderston (adaptation)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
"Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War."
Beautiful on location scenery, filmed in the country side of North Carolina. That's the big draw of this movie, it's look! It really is stunning and filming in the woods with such beautiful scenery gives the movie a vastness that otherwise wouldn't be possible. On the flip side I found the music score insufferable. It was overly grand, overly loud and overly used. A score should be felt and not drown out the rest of the film.
As far as the story goes, I was luke warm on it, as so much emphasis is placed on the action sequences and the traveling through the countryside that there was little time to really get to know the characters and care about them.
I didn't care about the romance between Daniel Day Lewis's character and the character played by Madeleine Stowe either. The movie never 'sold' me on the romance, so it didn't seem to be of importance and failed to have the emotional impact that it should have. It's not the actors fault they were fine, just not enough narrative and dialogue to be able to 'feel' their love for each other. And without that love seeming real, then their sacrifices made in the name of love isn't as impactful as it could be.
Still a triumph of visual joy.
As far as the story goes, I was luke warm on it, as so much emphasis is placed on the action sequences and the traveling through the countryside that there was little time to really get to know the characters and care about them.
I didn't care about the romance between Daniel Day Lewis's character and the character played by Madeleine Stowe either. The movie never 'sold' me on the romance, so it didn't seem to be of importance and failed to have the emotional impact that it should have. It's not the actors fault they were fine, just not enough narrative and dialogue to be able to 'feel' their love for each other. And without that love seeming real, then their sacrifices made in the name of love isn't as impactful as it could be.
Still a triumph of visual joy.