The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition) | Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe |...

The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition) | Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe | Epic Saga

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	The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition) Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe 20th Century Fox, 2001 average customer review:based on 497 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in 1989 for My Left Foot) stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral-like forests of Colonial America.

Hauntingly beautiful and with a great soundtrack... (and much better then the novel)

It distorted somewhat (for the better) the original novel (which is a "classic" but quite difficult to read due to the contrived prose).
The exteriors are one of the best ever in a production of adventure&action films and the cast is PERFECT.

It is a savage land which makes for a sad and cruel "natural" story, after all it is untamed territory and the characters live dangerously.

The soundtrack is a must and contribute to the atmosphere like a close fitting glove.

One of my favorite period films. The action sequences are well directed and the use of weapons seems REAL.

Highly recommended as a very good film.

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Epic Saga

The Last of the Mohicans is epic in scope, music, cinematography, action and running... lots and lots of running... sometimes it's exhausting to watch Hawkeye, Uncas and Chingachook run so much, but, regardless of that, the film is glorious in all the visuals. And Daniel Day Lewis has never/will never be as gorgeous as in this film; it's one of those epic romances, too: "I will find you... do whatever you must to survive... I will find you" says Hawkeye to his lady love behind a cascade of water. Wonderful film - thoughtful, sad ending.

Epic Hollywood Film Set In The French And Indian War

Nathaniel (Daniel Day-Lewis) falls in love with Cora (Madeleine Stowe), while serving as a guide for the British army during the French and Indian War. On the plus side, the cinematography is gorgeous and the story maintains a reasonable degree of historical accuracy, at least by Hollywood standards. But this is also "epic filmaking" at it's most melodramatic and overwrought. For example, there is tons of slow-motion camera work, usually of DDL running through the wilderness or making some impossibly accurate rifle shot.

In addition, the characters lack nuance, with Nathaniel depicted as a hero of near mythic proportions and Magua (Wes Studi) as the evil, treacherous Huron villan. To the film's credit, the British were shown to have a few "bad guys" as well, including Cora's father Colonel Munro. Also the Huron's chief castigates Magua for his vengeful excesses and going against the "Huron Way". So at least the entire tribe is not shown to be villanous.

If you like epic Hollywood film making, full of romance, action and melodrama, then you will likely appreciate this movie, as it is well made for a film of this type. But for folks like me, who prefer a simpler and more realistic style of film making, it will only be of moderate interest.

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