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最后的莫西干人影评作业ThereissolittlewrongwiththisfilmthatI'llgettheincidentalnegativesoutofthewayfirst.Theintroductorymomentsaresomewhatconfusing,andittakesaboutfifteenortwentyminutestogetthecharactersandsituationsstraight.MadeleineStowe'sBritishaccentisofthenow-you-hear-it,now-you-don'tvariety,althoughherperformanceprettymuchmakesupforthisinconsistency.Finally,thephotographysurroundingthewaterfallisunconvincing.Otherthanthat,TheLastoftheMohicansisvirtuallyflawless.Cinematographyandmusicalscorecombineinabreathtakingmosaic.Historicalaccuracyhasbeenpreserved(evenifthemovietakeslibertieswithJamesFenimoreCooper'sstory).ThebattlescenesareeasilythebestchoreographedsinceGlory--there'ssomuchgoingonthatoneviewingisn'tenoughtopickuponeverything.Frombeginningtoend,thereisn'taweakperformance.Asthebare-chestedcentralcharacter,anative-raisedwhitemannamedHawkeye,DanielDay-Lewisshines,bringingactingacumentotheroleofromanticadventurehero.MadeleineStowe,RichardDreyfuss'girlfriendinStakeout,isequallyappealingasHawkeye'supper-classBritishloveinterest.Themajorcharactersarefullyfleshed-out,andthere'smoreaudienceempathyfortheminorcharactersherethantheprotagonistsinmanyotherfilms.Asiscommoninarealisticdepictionofawar,verylittleisabsolutelygoodorevil.Finally,there'sthestory,which,whilenotallthatcomplex,isofepicnature--big,bold,andgloriouslysweeping.It'sabouttheloveofHawkeye,theadoptedMohican,andCora,thedaughterofaBritishcommanderstationedinAmericaduringthemid-1700s.Warandtragedyswirlaroundthemastheystruggletofindtheirownkindofprivatesolace.Boldandstirringwithimpeccableproductionvalues,TheLastoftheMohicansisamemorablemotionpictureadventure,andoneofthebestfilmsoftheyear.TheclassicJamesFenimoreCooper'snovelisbroughttoscreenisthissuspensefuladventure.We'rein1757,Sevenyearswars,betweenFrenchandEnglishsoldiers,FrenchsupportedbyHuronsandEnglishbyMohawkandsettlersandtribesalliedtoeachside.Thestoryispartiallybasedontrueevents,it'sahistoricfiction.Thescout,frontiersmanHawkeye(DanielDayLewis)raisedbyMohicans,andcompanions,hisfoster-fatherChingachgook(RussellMeans)andhissonUncas(EricSchweig)rescueasmallpartyheadedforFortHenry,constitutedbythelovelyCora(MadeleineStowe),andbeautifulAlice(JodhiMay),they'reColonelMunro's(MauriceReeves)daughters.FortHenryisdefeatedbyFrenchcolonel(PatrickChereau)andtheexpeditionisattackedbythenastyMagua(WesStudi)andtheHurons,causinganauthenticmassacre.ThebraveHawkeyesavetosistersandalongwiththeMohicansandanofficial(SteveWaddington)flee,beingpursuedbytherevenge-mindedMagua.Thisisathrillingfilm,plentyofgraphicalviolence,blood,lovewithinterracialromanceincludedandbreathtakingoutdoors.Excellentactionsequenceswithbloodyattacksandspectacularandrealisticbattles.Charismaticperformanceforallcasting.FirstrateactingforDanielDayLewisasavaliantHawkeye.MadeleineStoweiswonderful.SpecialmentiontoWesStudiasanappropriatelyvillainousinapowerfulperformance.LookforsecondaryactorstoPeterPostlethwaite,DylanBaker,JaredHarrisamongothers.Rousing,memorablescorebyTrevorJonesandRandyEdelman.ColorfulcinematographybyDanteSpinotti.ThefilmachievedOscarwinnerforbestsound.ThemotionpictureismarvelouslydirectedbyMichaelMann.Anotherversionaboutthisclassicstory:1922,muteadaptationbyMauriceTourneurandClarenceBrownwithWallaceBeeryasMagua;theclassic1936byGeorgeBSeitzwithRandolphScottasHawkeye;1985TVmoviebyJamesLConwaywithSteveForrestandNedRomero.Rating:Terrificfilm,betterthanaverageandwellworthwatching.TheLastoftheMohicansisa1992historicalepicfilmsetin1757duringtheFrenchandIndianWar.ItwasdirectedbyMichaelMannandbasedonJamesFenimoreCooper'sclassicnovel,althoughitowesmoretoGeorgeB.Seitz's1936filmadaptationthanthesourcenovel.ThemaincastincludesDanielDay-Lewis,MadeleineStowe,RussellMeans,WesStudi,EricSchweigandJodhiMay.Whilethefilm,likethenovel,ismoreofahistoricalromance,muchcarewastakenwithrecreatingaccuratecostumesandprops.ThefilmfeaturesaFortWilliamHenryreconstructedbasedonhistoricaldocuments.Thesiegeofthefortisagoodrepresentationofthesiegewarfareofthe18thcenturyepitomizedbyGeneralMontcalm'sinvestmentofFortWilliamHenryandthelargescalemilitaryactionsthatmarkedthelatterphaseoftheFrenchandIndianWar.OnesceneintheDirector'sCutfeaturesHeywardandagroupofBritishGrenadiersusingtheclassicrankandfileadvancetodecimateagroupofFrenchRegularsandenemynatives.ThisscenefairlyaccuratelyportrayshowBritishsoldierswouldhavebehavedinthetheatreandhoweffectivetheywereinwinningthewar.Col.Munro'srealnamewasGeorge,notEdmund.HealsodidnotdieinthemassacrebutinAlbanythreemonthslater.HeinsteadfledtotheforestwithothersurvivorsandshowedupatFortEdwardafewdayslater.ThemovieimpliesthattheHurontribewereresponsibleforthemassacreyetinreality,severaltribeswereinvolved.OthertribesincludedtheAbenakiandPenobscotindians.ItisalsoimpliedthatMaguawasresponsibleforinitiatingtheattack,however,noindividualpersonwasresponsible.Montcalmdidnotencouragethemassacreasportrayedandwassaidtohavebeendisgustedbyit,buthedidhowevercauseitbynotallowinghisIndianalliestotakethespoilsofwarfromthedefeatedEnglish.Inrealityheandseveraloth