Movie Review: The New World

andyfox · #1 12-26-2005, 06:58 PM

Beautiful movie. Story of the English settlement at Jamestown and the love story of John Smith and Pocahontas. It's too long and there are too many shots of John Smith's and Pocahontas's hands reaching for each other. But the first act is stunning--the initial contact of the two cultures. And the last act does get you. Mrs. Fox needed three kleenexes. FWIW.

Reminded me a bit of The Piano in its cinematography and voice-over. Almost like a silent movie. There's very little dialogue for long stretches and when somebody speaks it's almost an intrusion.

Definitely worth seeing.

Blarg · #2 12-26-2005, 07:24 PM

Read a rave review in the L.A. Times. Malick's films are definitely like no others. Haven't seen this myself, but probably anyone who likes this one should give Badlands a try. Same director, great stuff.

wacki · #3 12-26-2005, 08:46 PM

Terrence Malick wrote and directed the Thin Red Line. Did you guys like that movie too?

mikech · #4 12-26-2005, 09:13 PM

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i liked thin red line a lot.

i'm looking forward to seeing the new world. in trailers the cinematography simply looks amazing, the way it captures the lush beauty of a wild and unspoiled america. i suspect the film has the same kind of meditative quality found in malick's previous work which some ppl aren't particularly fond of.

Blarg · #5 12-26-2005, 09:49 PM

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I didn't see that one. I saw Badlands and Days of Heaven. He has only made four films so far.

I hear that plenty of people hated The Thin Red Line, but with a guy with Malick's style, it's hard to know how much that means. One thing his films are not, are films for the Everyman.

Rockatansky · #6 12-26-2005, 08:49 PM

Glad to hear that it's good. I was excited when I saw that Malick was coming out with another movie, but the trailers haven't looked all that great.

Ulysses · #7 12-26-2005, 09:14 PM

andy,

Sounds like it reminded you of your younger days, back before the talkies!

andyfox · #8 12-26-2005, 11:18 PM

I knew Pocahontas's great-grandmother.

#9 12-27-2005, 12:43 AM

thin red line is my favorite movie. i understand the complaints about the pacing, but the pacing is part of why i love it.

HopeydaFish · #10 12-27-2005, 01:21 AM

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thin red line is my favorite movie. i understand the complaints about the pacing, but the pacing is part of why i love it.

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