The film alters quite a few things, and doesn't follow the book very closely.
I could just picture Hawkeye and Cora living in a cabin in the woods together. :D
Still - this is one of my favourite films. The music, the cast, the cinematography is all so gorgeous. The last 15 minutes of the film are, to me at least, of epic proportions.
I loved the film and agree with everything you say. I also understand why everyone recommends it as a pick-up movie. It has far less tragic and even rather hopeful ending. This is why I think the creators changed Cora's love-interest to be Hawkeye.
Lastly Magua is a very good villain - by which I mean he is actually intelligent, scary and you can sort of understand him. This makes him truly fascinating.
Hmm, I did think Magua came across rather like a usual breed of Indian scalp-snatcher (very deceitful betrayer), but again, I have a big BIG bee in my bonnet concerning the way the history of the fall of Native Americans is normally portrayed, beginning with Inca's conquest by Spanish and ending with the Thanksgiving day. I really would like to see a film one day which will explain the fall of Native American's tribes and the role of the white people in it.
I take it you haven't seen the whole movie yet? Because this is one movie I do not want to spoil you for. ;)
Hee! I check the ending usually BEFORE I start watching any film on DVD. ;D
And if you make icons from this film I will love you forever. :D
Oh, gosh, now that I promised I am worried if they will turn out to be good..
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Date: 2007-10-20 05:14 pm (UTC)The film alters quite a few things, and doesn't follow the book very closely.
I could just picture Hawkeye and Cora living in a cabin in the woods together. :D
Still - this is one of my favourite films. The music, the cast, the cinematography is all so gorgeous. The last 15 minutes of the film are, to me at least, of epic proportions.
I loved the film and agree with everything you say. I also understand why everyone recommends it as a pick-up movie. It has far less tragic and even rather hopeful ending. This is why I think the creators changed Cora's love-interest to be Hawkeye.
Lastly Magua is a very good villain - by which I mean he is actually intelligent, scary and you can sort of understand him. This makes him truly fascinating.
Hmm, I did think Magua came across rather like a usual breed of Indian scalp-snatcher (very deceitful betrayer), but again, I have a big BIG bee in my bonnet concerning the way the history of the fall of Native Americans is normally portrayed, beginning with Inca's conquest by Spanish and ending with the Thanksgiving day. I really would like to see a film one day which will explain the fall of Native American's tribes and the role of the white people in it.
I take it you haven't seen the whole movie yet? Because this is one movie I do not want to spoil you for. ;)
Hee! I check the ending usually BEFORE I start watching any film on DVD. ;D
And if you make icons from this film I will love you forever. :D
Oh, gosh, now that I promised I am worried if they will turn out to be good..