"The Last of the Mohicans" is a very well made film, beautifuly filmed, nicely directed and with some excellent acting. It has subtlety, elegance, pace, action and romance. It does bear a strong resemblance to Fennimore Cooper's original novel, but has re-written the tale in some fascinating ... Read review
it's an adventure of the wilderness trail with Hawkeye the American guide who was raised ... more
by Indians, in this exciting adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's timeless tale of America. With his friend Uncas, the last remaining Mohican, the fearless Hawkeye must safely guide the two daughters of a British officer to Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War. But the treacherous Huron leader, Magua is close behind..... and he plans to do away with Uncas in order to capture the girls! With suspenseful storytelling and action-packed battles and rescues, this entertaining classic will have the entire family on the edge of their seats.
1757: the war raging between England and France in the American colonies enters its third ... more
year. Moving through the dangerous and untamed land is the frontiersman Hawkeye adopted son of the Mohican Chingachgook. En route to a camp in the West he breaks up an ambush and rescues a group of English people including Cora Munro. Hawkeye agrees to guide them to safety and in doing so all their fates become intertwined as they are forced to fight to survive both the war - and the wilderness...
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James Fenimore Cooper. Set in upstate New York during Britain's so-called French and Indian War in 1757 the series follows the heroic adventures of Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo and his Indian companions Chingachgook and Uncas Chingachgook's son and the true last of the Mohican tribe.
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Angered by the values of his materialistic society Hawk-eye lives apart from the other ... more
white men sharing the solitude and sublimity of the wilderness with his Mohican Indian friend Chingachgook. As the savageries of war test these exiled men they agree to guide two sisters in search of their father through hostile Indian country - even if it means risking everything. An enduring American classic "The Last of the Mohicans" is a fast-paced portrait of fierce individualism and courage set against massacres raids battles and a doomed love affair. It is also the unforgettable story of the friendship between two men.
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The last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore Cooper's tale of the English Indian scout, ... more
Hawkeye, and his Mohican friends, during the French and Indian War, remains a favourite adventure classic. Now, through colorful animation, it is a special, with all of Cooper's fascinating characters. It is 1757, in the northern wilderness of York, when hawkeye and the Mohicans attempt to rid the forest of hostile Hurons. They meet a young British officer, escorting two English sisters to their father, who commands a frontier fort. The scouts guide the party, but soon engage the Hurons, who are allied with the French. Hawkeye's party is captured, but he slips free. A darling rescue ensues, with near death at the hands of renegades. Assistance from another tribe adds to the excitement, as they battle the Hurons. In the end, only one Mohican lives. When the British return to the fort, one of the English ladies rides in to the wilderness with him to re-establish the tribe.Daniel Boone tells his true life story, separating fact from fable, as he reflects upon his life and accomplishments for a writer eager to portray the real story. Animation helps us revisit his playful childhood, his meeting with George Washington and courtship with Rebecca. We see him exploring Kentucky, killing a bear with his bare hands and escaping a vengeful Indian. He recounts his hardships when he lost his son and was captured by the British army. Turned over to the Indians, he learns their ways and how to live in peace with them. After more adventure, he finally rejoins his family and serves in America's new Congress. At age 86, he embarks on his last journey to join his Indian father in the big blue sky.
"The Last of the Mohicans" is a very well made film, beautifuly filmed, nicely directed and with some excellent acting. It has subtlety, elegance, pace, action and romance. It does bear a strong resemblance to Fennimore Cooper's original novel, but has re-written the tale in some fascinating ways. There will be plot spoilers in this op.
The basic film plot: Hawkeye is a white man raised by native Americans. When hunting with ... ...Huron raiding party. Following the trail they arrive in time to rescue Major Duncan Heyward and the two young women he is escorting: Cora and Alica Munro. The two women are daughters of the commander of a nearby fort, they are travelling to joign him. Hawkeye and the two Native Americans offer to help the sisters reach their father. We learn that the English are fighting the French and that there are tensions with the local militia. They find a house ... more
"The Last of the Mohicans" is a very well made film, beautifuly filmed, nicely directed and with some excellent acting. It has subtlety, elegance, pace, action and romance. It does bear a strong resemblance to Fennimore Cooper's original novel, but has re-written the tale in some fascinating ways. There will be plot spoilers in this op.
The basic film plot: Hawkeye is a white man raised by native Americans. When hunting with his 'father' Chingachgook and Uncas, they find signs of a Huron raiding party. Following the trail they arrive in time to rescue Major Duncan Heyward and the two young women he is escorting: Cora and Alica Munro. The two women are daughters of the commander of a nearby fort, they are travelling to joign him. Hawkeye and the two Native Americans offer to help the sisters reach their father. We learn that the English are fighting the French and that there are tensions with the local militia. They find a house where a woman and child known to Hawkeye have been killed.
After some adventure, they reach Fort William, only to find it under seige - the Huron Indian who lead the girls into the trap had not relayed the message that Munro is close to being over run by the French. (Magua, the Indian in question has a long standing grudge against Munro and has infiltrated Munro's company to lead them to destruction.) Munro refuses to release the militia to defend their homes, Hawkeye helps some of them to leave. Munro accuses him of sedition and condemns him to death. During this time, romance blossoms between Hawkeye and Cora. (No sex, but lots of tension and a definitely errotic atmosphere) Munro is obliged to surrender his fort, and the French allow them to leave with weapons and colours. The Hurans, who had been supporting the French, have no interest in peace. Lead by Magua, they masacer the retreating men. Hawkeye, with Uncas (who is developing a romance with Alice) and Chingachgook, rescue the girls and Heyward, and take a canoe down the river. When the Hurons find them hiding under a waterfall, Hawkeye and his companions flee, knowing the women will probably be safer, and that they can rescue them later - their gunpowder is wet, and staying would mean death for them all.
Magua takes Heyward, Cora and Alice back to his chief. Heyward is to be burned, and hawkeye does not arrive in time to save him. Magua flees with the women, and in a dramatic moment on a cliff edge, Uncas is killed, and Alice plunges to her death, following him into the afterlife.
In the original book, Heyward survives to marry Alice, Cora dies to Magua's knife, as does Uncas, and the implied romance was between Uncas and Cora. In the book, Hawkeye is a much older man.
Having read the book, and seen the film countless times, I find I prefer the film (Not usual for me.) The film has the pace and motivation which are missing in the book, and the gloriously huge landscapes are compelling indeed.
More about the film. Most of the cast are names that mean little to me. However, Daniel Day Lewis in the role of Hawkeye is superb, mysterious, alluring and very sexy. He carries the film. Pete Postlethwaite is in the cast, but I have yet to work out who he is in the film!
What I love most about this film is the amount that is conveyed by the facial expressions of the characters. Both Uncas and Alice are largely silent, but both are significant presences, speaking with eyes and body language. The love affairs are all in the facial expressions, and are very moving and powerful - perhaps because they are so understated. We are sued to romance being demonstrated much more overtly i films, and this makes quite a contrast, and if anything, renders the emotions more intense.
The music is stunning, with the theme song supplied by Clannad. The music captures the pace, the grandure of the landscape and the pathos in some of the events.
The script is not very heavy - in many scenes words are scare and actions are aloud to speak for themselves. What dialogue there is is well crafted, convincing and effective.
The fight scenes are brutal, realistically so. Not suitable for younger viewers or the squeamish. Nasty things happpen to nice people, and some scenes are rather distressing, if you get upset by that sort of thing.
This is the sort of action film that women will enjoy as well, and a romance that men don't tend to get sickened by. A rare mix indeed. I regret not seeing this at the cinema, but back in 1992, I would have been too young I suspect! hard to believe that this film is ten years old - it hasn't aged a bit, and is as fresh now as ever.
Tnhis is a film in much the same mold as Braveheart and Gladiator - heroic, dramatic and romantic, and able to captivate almost any audience. I strongly recomend it.
Advantages: Excellent fight scenes, a great cast and stirring music. Disadvantages: Very bloody
...a doomed romance. The story is set some time in the late 18th century, when the British and the French are fighting a bloody war on American soil. Daniel Day-Lewis makes a dashing hero as Nathaniel, the white man raised in the wilderness by Chingachook (Russell Means), the last of the Mohican tribe, along side Uncas (Eric Schweig). The other main character, and the heroin of the story, is the beautiful Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe), courageous daughter ... ...agree at the beginning they are ‘a different breed’ and will never understand one another, the two of them share an obvious attraction for each other which can only lead to trouble. It leads on to a passionate romance, which is powerful, absorbing and convincing, and the driving force behind a lot of the action, and several daring rescue attempts, in the film. The film also hints there is some romance between Uncas and Cora’s younger ...
drusilla 16.01.2001
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Advantages: Wonderful landscapes; stirring and sometimes haunting theme, great casting and performances Disadvantages: NONE
...has never been officially named the best movie of all time.
From the very start of the movie I was enthralled by the stunning scenery and the wonderfully sometimes melodic, sometimes arousing, sometimes haunting musical score (Written by Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman).
Then there came the story.
The story is an old one. Originally written by James Fennimore Cooper, the story of tribal conflict and European imperialism is brilliantly played out ... ...bunch of actors and actresses the story is retold and brings Fennimore Coopers words to life in stunning fashion.
The story is set at a time when Britain and France were vying to assert their stamp on what is now the USA and Canada. Both sets of imperialists recruited tribes of the indigenous people to help fight their battles.
At the centre of the movie (and indeed the book) is the infamous massacre of Britsh troops at Fort William Henry late ...
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Advantages: Osacr winning acting Disadvantages: Quite a long film
...also presented “Robin Hood, and the price of thieves” prevents this Oscar winning movie “The last Of The Mohicans”. Tagline – The First American hero
This film is a kind of cross of a Western, war, Romance and drama. But by Western I don’t mean that there are cowboys killing the Indians from their horsebacks. It is more of a battle between the English and the other evil native tribe.
Director/Producer/Co writer – Michael Mann – Excellent director, ... ...respected actors. He also directed the new movie just off the cinema “Collateral” with Tom Cruise. I definitely rate this movie very highly. It is set in the colonial times, like “The Patriot” with Mel Gibson, also a brilliant film – I will be reviewing this film very soon, as Mel Gibson is certainly my favourite actor of all time. In the colonial times, the British battled against the Americans and the French to take control of the Americans land. ...
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