最后的莫西干人英文影评

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1、最后的莫西干人影评作业ThereissolittlewrongwiththisfilmthatIllgettheincidentalnegativesoutofthewayfirst.Theintroductorymomentsaresomewhatconfusing,andittakesaboutfifteenortwentyminutestogetthecharactersandsituationsstraight.MadeleineStowesBritishaccentisofthenow-you-hear-it,now-you-dontvariety,althoughherperfor

2、manceprettymuchmakesupforthisinconsistency.Finally,thephotographysurroundingthewaterfallisunconvincing.Otherthanthat,TheLastoftheMohicansisvirtuallyflawless.Cinematographyandmusicalscorecombineinabreathtakingmosaic.Historicalaccuracyhasbeenpreserved(evenifthemovietakeslibertieswithJamesFenimoreCoope

3、rsstory).ThebattlescenesareeasilythebestchoreographedsinceGlory-theressomuchgoingonthatoneviewingisntenoughtopickuponeverything.Frombeginningtoend,thereisntaweakperformance.Asthebare-chestedcentralcharacter,anative-raisedwhitemannamedHawkeye,DanielDay-Lewisshines,bringingactingacumentotheroleofroman

4、ticadventurehero.MadeleineStowe,RichardDreyfussgirlfriendinStakeout,isequallyappealingasHawkeyesupper-classBritishloveinterest.Themajorcharactersarefullyfleshed-out,andtheresmoreaudienceempathyfortheminorcharactersherethantheprotagonistsinmanyotherfilms.Asiscommoninarealisticdepictionofawar,verylitt

5、leisabsolutelygoodorevil.Finally,theresthestory,which,whilenotallthatcomplex,isofepicnature-big,bold,andgloriouslysweeping.ItsabouttheloveofHawkeye,theadoptedMohican,andCora,thedaughterofaBritishcommanderstationedinAmericaduringthemid-1700s.Warandtragedyswirlaroundthemastheystruggletofindtheirownkin

6、dofprivatesolace.Boldandstirringwithimpeccableproductionvalues,TheLastoftheMohicansisamemorablemotionpictureadventure,andoneofthebestfilmsoftheyear.TheclassicJamesFenimoreCoopersnovelisbroughttoscreenisthissuspensefuladventure.Werein1757,Sevenyearswars,betweenFrenchandEnglishsoldiers,Frenchsupported

7、byHuronsandEnglishbyMohawkandsettlersandtribesalliedtoeachside.Thestoryispartiallybasedontrueevents,itsahistoricfiction.Thescout,frontiersmanHawkeye(DanielDayLewis)raisedbyMohicans,andcompanions,hisfoster-fatherChingachgook(RussellMeans)andhissonUncas(EricSchweig)rescueasmallpartyheadedforFortHenry,

8、constitutedbythelovelyCora(MadeleineStowe),andbeautifulAlice(JodhiMay),theyreColonelMunros(MauriceReeves)daughters.FortHenryisdefeatedbyFrenchcolonel(PatrickChereau)andtheexpeditionisattackedbythenastyMagua(WesStudi)andtheHurons,causinganauthenticmassacre.ThebraveHawkeyesavetosistersandalongwiththeM

9、ohicansandanofficial(SteveWaddington)flee,beingpursuedbytherevenge-mindedMagua.Thisisathrillingfilm,plentyofgraphicalviolence,blood,lovewithinterracialromanceincludedandbreathtakingoutdoors.Excellentactionsequenceswithbloodyattacksandspectacularandrealisticbattles.Charismaticperformanceforallcasting

10、.FirstrateactingforDanielDayLewisasavaliantHawkeye.MadeleineStoweiswonderful.SpecialmentiontoWesStudiasanappropriatelyvillainousinapowerfulperformance.LookforsecondaryactorstoPeterPostlethwaite,DylanBaker,JaredHarrisamongothers.Rousing,memorablescorebyTrevorJonesandRandyEdelman.Colorfulcinematograph

11、ybyDanteSpinotti.ThefilmachievedOscarwinnerforbestsound.ThemotionpictureismarvelouslydirectedbyMichaelMann.Anotherversionaboutthisclassicstory:1922,muteadaptationbyMauriceTourneurandClarenceBrownwithWallaceBeeryasMagua;theclassic1936byGeorgeBSeitzwithRandolphScottasHawkeye;1985TVmoviebyJamesLConwayw

12、ithSteveForrestandNedRomero.Rating:Terrificfilm,betterthanaverageandwellworthwatching.TheLastoftheMohicansisa1992historicalepicfilmsetin1757duringtheFrenchandIndianWar.ItwasdirectedbyMichaelMannandbasedonJamesFenimoreCoopersclassicnovel,althoughitowesmoretoGeorgeB.Seitzs1936filmadaptationthanthesour

13、cenovel.ThemaincastincludesDanielDay-Lewis,MadeleineStowe,RussellMeans,WesStudi,EricSchweigandJodhiMay.Whilethefilm,likethenovel,ismoreofahistoricalromance,muchcarewastakenwithrecreatingaccuratecostumesandprops.ThefilmfeaturesaFortWilliamHenryreconstructedbasedonhistoricaldocuments.Thesiegeofthefort

14、isagoodrepresentationofthesiegewarfareofthe18thcenturyepitomizedbyGeneralMontcalmsinvestmentofFortWilliamHenryandthelargescalemilitaryactionsthatmarkedthelatterphaseoftheFrenchandIndianWar.OnesceneintheDirectorsCutfeaturesHeywardandagroupofBritishGrenadiersusingtheclassicrankandfileadvancetodecimate

15、agroupofFrenchRegularsandenemynatives.ThisscenefairlyaccuratelyportrayshowBritishsoldierswouldhavebehavedinthetheatreandhoweffectivetheywereinwinningthewar.Col.MunrosrealnamewasGeorge,notEdmund.HealsodidnotdieinthemassacrebutinAlbanythreemonthslater.Heinsteadfledtotheforestwithothersurvivorsandshowe

16、dupatFortEdwardafewdayslater.ThemovieimpliesthattheHurontribewereresponsibleforthemassacreyetinreality,severaltribeswereinvolved.OthertribesincludedtheAbenakiandPenobscotindians.ItisalsoimpliedthatMaguawasresponsibleforinitiatingtheattack,however,noindividualpersonwasresponsible.Montcalmdidnotencour

17、agethemassacreasportrayedandwassaidtohavebeendisgustedbyit,buthedidhowevercauseitbynotallowinghisIndianalliestotakethespoilsofwarfromthedefeatedEnglish.InrealityheandseveralotherFrenchofficerscameoutoftheforttowardstheendofthefightingandtriedtostopthemassacre.Heevenpaidtheransomdemandsforsomeofthecaptiveswithhisownmoney.Althoughthemovieprimarilyfocusedonthesamecharactersthroughout,theactualattackaffectedmanymore.Asmanyas75soldiersandcampfollowerswerekilled,andbetween300-500weretakencaptive.Another300-500provincialsandregularsescapedorfoundrefugewiththeFrench.