This Was Unexpected!! The Last of the Mohicans (1992) | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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To this day, the siege of Fort William Henry is considered one of the most accurate depictions of colonial siege warfare shot on screen.
And the massacre that followed its surrender was also very accurate.
@@willmartin7293 Not exactly... The soldiers at the Fort were NOT allowed to leave with their ammo. They had guns sure, but couldn't fire them.. Plus there was a massacre of the wounded inside the fort unless I'm confusing this with another. Excellent scene though. If people are watching hollyweird movies for historical accuracy though, they're looking in the wrong place :)
Edit: I'm reasonably sure about the massacre of the wounded at FWH. It's probably the 'inspiration' for the story Mel Gibson tells about Fort Wilderness in The Patriot.
@@mnelson1979 I agree with you that historical accounts of the surrender agreement required the British troops to vacate the fort without any ammo. I meant my comment to address the massacre of the British troops and colonial militia along with their dependents once they were a good distance from the French forces. I also read that this betrayal of the surrender terms negated the observance of the traditional rules of European warfare in the Colonies, and that is why subsequent battles between the French and British along with their Indian allies during this war were much more barbaric.
@@willmartin7293 Yeah, and the other major inaccuracy of that portrayal was Monroe getting killed. He lived for a few years and died from what we might call today a stroke that people believed was due to the stress of Webb's cowardice in not sending help to Fort William Henry.
Webb was also ultimately relieved of command because of his inaction.
It's not clear by any historical record if Montcalm engineered the native's attack (as was heavily implied in the movie with his speech to Magwa) but he was certainly aware of it and did little at all to protect the British from the massacre. The French were 'supposed' to provide some sort of escort, which they did but that escort did largely nothing to stop the massacre of the wounded men and women left at the fort, or the encampment outside the fort after the British relinquished it, or on the march to Fort Edwards.
Unfortunately, I think Bisscute is missing the gene that governs historical accuracy appreciation.
The final 10 minutes of the movie is a cinematic masterpiece.🏆🎞📽🎬
Oh the soundtrack !!!!!
💯 , and she was so uninterested. Throughout the whole movie I kept thinking she'll luv Uncas last scene.😅
@@shawnd482 Did she even register Uncas and Alice were like an item?
This movie is taking place during the French Indian war in 1754 (before the USA was even a country). Dances With Wolves takes place right after the American Civil War which ended in 1865.
Here in the US it is known as the French and Indian War, outside the US it is called the Seven Years' War.
Last of the Mohican's setting is in the East, the New England area, with lots of forests and mountains and fantastic vistas. Dances with Wolves is set in the Great Plains, over 1,000 miles away and about 100 years later. The Great Plains natives and natives on the East had different cultures.
@@HikingPNW Yes because the war was not just in america but principaly in europe between France and Austria against England and Prussia.
@@HikingPNW The French and Indian War is just the North American theater of the Seven Years War. The latter refers to the whole global conflict.
@@timcynique8974 I would've mentioned the Russians too but ok.
Giving this movie 2/5 stars is a hate crime
Not really but everyone has their tastes
@@BissFlix you’re entitled to your opinion
If you think this movie sucked I wonder what is 5/5 for you.
The novel written in the early 1800s was a classic. The movie was a really great adaptation and a cinematic masterpiece with terrific acting.
@@BissFlix you have lost touch with your inner light. Your cynicism keeps you from living properly
I used to feel like a dork for holding this in such high regard but have later found out that a lot of esteemed writers do as well. This is next to flawless storytelling if it's anything as far as I'm concerned.
I've gotten so much shit over the years for loving this movie so much 😂😂😂😂😂family and friends alike.....I'll die on this hill, in my top 10!!!!
Just the soundtrack alone is better than all Dances With Wolves.
@@frankiek2269 not to mention this one made much better use of Wes Studi.
I like both movies but this is probably my very favorite movie, so it used to annoy me quite a bit when someone would put this movie down in any sort of comparison of the two
I've never heard of anyone thinking this movie is even mediocre. People I knew thought it was amazing, apart from the kinda dark ending.
@@frankiek2269 I used to own the soundtrack, so good!
This movie was a masterpiece. Movies nowadays can never hold up. It’s frustrating to watch someone with a low attention span to watch this.
I think it's a gen-Z thing. Their over-reliance on cellphone culture effectively spoils them for movies made prior to around 1995 when effects-heavy movies started to replace the build-up of tension/suspense, monumental sets, and practical effects that were the hallmark of older films. I think it's really quite sad, as I fear it makes it that much more difficult for them to follow complex trains of thought and to think deeply about issues.
This movie is masterful. Story, casting , acting, music, cinematography…all flawless.
I liked Dances With Wolves but have never rewatched it. This is a masterpiece and I’ve seen it countless times.
This film is set about 100 years before when Dances with wolves is set.
This film is set before American Independence. The war being fought is what is known in the US as the French and Indian War, this war is actually just the North American part of a global conflict called the Seven years War. It lasted from 1754-1763.
Dances with Wolves and takes place after the American civil war in the 1860s.
@Aaron-io8vw The people of New England had been fighting the French Canadians and Indians for 120 years by the time of the "French and Indian War'.
@@FloridaMugwump Your comment is so pointless and untrue. Boston in 1630 had no native white people, only 1,000 British immigrants at that time. Similar story with Quebec City except French.
@cnon. My hometown was on the north east frontier of the colonies from the 1630s to 1710s. We had multiple attacks from Indians sent by Canadians to steal the children and convert them to Catholics. Google the battle of cape porpoise, the Indian battle, not the revolutionary war battle
Was this war fought in the OHIO Indiana area or somewhere else..?
@@fannybuster The five major theaters of the French and Indian War were the Ohio River Valley, Hudson River-Lake George-Lake Champlain Corridor, Great Lakes Region, Nova Scotia, and Canada. So primarily along the frontier between the territories of New France and New England.
Both are excellent movies but the Last of the Mohicans is a far more accurate portrayal of life on the frontier., especially concerning the tribes.
James Fennimore Cooper, the author, was raised on the frontier in upstate NY and his father fought in the French and Indian War.
One of the best soundtracks of the 90's. The final scene without dialogue is movie history.
And it's completely okay to have an honest opinion. I just think that if your main gripe with a movie is that you misunderstood the premise, then that is on you and not on the movie. It's also okay to not be informed about the period or context of a story, but then maybe do a google search or something after watching, so you know the context.
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This chick is too immature to enjoy a masterpiece like this...she's mad at the title of the movie lol...no history in this movie only romance lol...she didn't even watch it she tuned out early
@@johndcornell6341 yeah I'm almost halfway through and I'm getting that vibe.
If she does a google search, there will be 100 spoilers and people saying "so what its been 30 years"
@@Alvin-1138 That is why I wrote "after watching" ;)
Has to be the best movie soundtrack of all time. We must've watched this one in school 6 times between 6th and 12th grade, never got old.
The Last of the Mohicans was written by James Fenimore Cooper. One of the great American writers. He wrote several books which take place in the Leatherstocking Region of Upstate NY. Cooperstown, NY was named after him. The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown. My ex and both my daughters were born in Cooperstown. This occurred well before Dancing with the Wolves. Another movie you should watch is Northwest Passage.
One of my top 10 great movies of all time even if she gave it just 2 stars
Same for me. Granted this film may be more targeted to an American audience.
Although thinking about it, with the current US education system, even modern American audiences might not understand the context either. Such it is with passing generations!
@@charleshartley9597 gotta love taxpayer funded, government-ran education 😂
@@T-SwiftsMaritalAid Easier to blame the education department then the stupid parents.
@@dre3k78 what parents lol. There’s no such thing as families anymore in the US
It's hilarious that there's this idea that the American education system is so bad. I learned all about this in public school, then at a state college I learned it all again. Also, plenty of people in this comment section are giving a short history of the French and Indian War. I think we're doing fine, guys.
From the cinematography, editing, sound design and stunt choreography to the actor's performances and the beautiful score, this film is a classic that is loved by many, including myself. The love story and strong characters keep us invested in the plot, which takes place in the middle of a historical war. Remember that there is no CGI here. There are hundreds of real people playing all the natives, French and English soldiers and colonial militia men. They don't make movies like this anymore and I miss it!
It's no wonder she didn't like it, it's a complicated movie that you have to understand and follow the plot with and she was confused and lost the whole time 😂
This movie is one of my all-time favorites. I love the intertwining of the stories of these characters with the historical circumstances surrounding them. Overall, Last of the Mohicans is a beautiful film showing two empires fighting over the frontier, the tangled web of allegiances and hidden motives, and an old way of life making way for the new.
Biss, the reason why they fought the way they did, lined up and firing all at once, was because of the type of weapons they had. They were using muskets which had a smooth bore which means they had no riflling in the barrels. Rifling is a series of spiral grooves along the inside of a gun barrel that causes the bullet to spin as it moves thru the barrel and out into the air. This spinning action makes the bullet fly farther and be much more accurate than guns without rifling, like the muskets the soldiers in this movie are using. Without rifling the muskets are very inaccurate and the large, round ammo they use didn't help matters either. The basic tactic was to have one line of soldiers in front all fire at once so that there was a line of bullets heading towards the enemy. By firing en masse, in the direction of the enemy line (and not at any one particular enemy) you were more likely to at least hit something. Then when the first line was reloading the next line would fire and so on.
Did you notice that Wes Studi who plays Magua so brilliantly was also in Dances with Wolves in which he plays 'toughest Pawnee' who kills the trader. In addition he plays Eytukan, the chieftain of a Na'vi tibe in Avatar. Great actor. Absolutely loved him as Magua and makes him real and understandable.
He plays "Chief Red Cloud" very well in " Crazy Horse " ..he does great as "detective Leaphorn " also.. he's a good actor for sure
@@RedEdgedSavage Really enjoyed him as Leaphorn.
@RayGoodwinCanoe .👍. A movie you can type in the search right now is " The Broken Chain " with Wes as a Mohawk chief..he does well in that role also.. in my opinion
Wes Studi also said this was a much better film than Dances with Wolves due to its superior historical accuracy and representation of native tribes, not that this lady noticed.
A cool behind the scenes fact is that despite their characters being involved in a Blood Feud, Wes Studi(Mogwai) and Maurice Roeves(Colonel Munro) became very good friends during filming and continued to be close friends till Roeves death in 2020. Studio's social media is full of pictures of he, Roeves and their families together often having dinners together at restaurants in Santa Fe , New Mexico where studi lives when not filming or in England(where Roeves lived)
I am glad both could see past their century-old atrocities and end their feud.
@@scipioafricanus5871 I just can't believe they managed to get Roeves' heart back in his chest and get it working again with the primitive medical knowledge they had in 1757.
I know you have good taste Biss, it's why I'm here. And even though we're a world apart on this one, I understand your take. It's slower than most epics and it sits on those picturesque shots for a while, but that's what makes it feel so real. Real lighting, real dialogue, real actors and some of the best orchestra ever put to film. The dances with wolves comparison hurts my soul a little but now that you're an official Can tuc kian, I'm with you no matter what. This movie, "Glory" and "Almost Famous" are my 3 favs. If you happen to ever watch the other two....be gentle on my little heart. And thank you to whoever requested this one.
Thanks for watching, I would say the comparison came because I saw Mohicans and dances pretty close to each other and it was still fresh on my mind
@@BissFlix Nothing a shot of Bulleit won't fix.
"Are they making alcohol?" They are crushing apples into cider--which can be drunk fresh as apple juice or fermented into hard cider. One of the Great Lakes was named after the Hurons.
It’s about the dynamic clash of the French, English, and Indian tribes that wanted the pristine territory of the Great Lakes- thanks for the review
I was a little disappointed with M's response but had an epiphany a short time ago. I realized that the story-telling angle in "Dances" and "Mohicans" are polar opposites. "Dances" is essentially a "chick flick". The protagonist is a sensitive figure who woos the lost woman and seeks to bring harmony between the white and indigenous worlds. "Mohicans" is as male as it gets. It's about conflict and honor. Magua is fueled by a desire for revenge for his lost family. There is a battle in the middle of nowhere between two armies led by chivalrous commanders. You easily replace the female lead with a sausage and it would not change anything. I had seen both movies and remembered how unimpressed I was with "Dances". Now I know why.
And yet I remember teenage girls at the time this movie was released (like my older sisters) being in love with this movie because of the protagonist and how manly he acted. I think Biss just saw this film with a wrong preconception, and that made her actively dislike it from the beginning. She was disconnected from the movie even during the final sequence, which everyone agrees it's an intense piece of cinema.
@@georgezee5173 She has the attention span of a gnat
Dances with Wolves is a good movie. Last of the Mohicans and it’s soundtrack are phenomenal.
I agree on the soundtrack
Duncan was a great character because his redemption arc from petty jealousy towards a childhood crush on Cora didn't stop him from saving Alice, Cora and Hawkeye. The decisions he had to make in that one minute while accepting death. Hoisted on a cross like christ immediately gives the viewer he is forgiven vibes.
Kinda felt sorry for him the first time i saw the movie. Despite getting rejected, feeling unwanted, still sacrificed his life so that the woman he loved & his rival for her affections could live happily ever after.
"My compliments sir. Take her and get out!"
the most british and gentlemen way of saying goodbye
There's also an important difference this story (a historical fiction based on true events) & Dances with Wolves (a fiction set in a historic period), in that the story here is guided by real circumstances, & as such more closely reflects true human & political interactions, while DwW bears greater resemblance to a fantasy movie that draws inspiration from our world. That gave it a lot more freedom to tug on various heartstrings & instinctual sympathies without getting bogged down in the threads of the larger context that tug on it.
There's also the fact that The Last of the Mohicans is the 2nd book in a series, so it inherently hints at that larger context as well.
Coming into this story without any real grasp of the setting & general details puts one at a major disadvantage, just as much as someone who had never heard of WWII would miss a Lot about Saving Private Ryan on their first watch through.
The Last of the Mohicans is one of a series of 5 books, following the life of the main character, Natty Bumppo. The group is titled, The Leatherstocking Tales. They are, The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mochicans, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, and The Prairie. That is the chronology of the story, though the installments were written in a different order. Natty is known as Leatherstocking, Hawkeye, Le Longue Carabine, and Pathfinder.
In the book, Duncan pursues Alice. Uncas pursues Cora. In the film you hear Cora referred to as "the dark one". That is not because of her hair. Cora is mulatto, being the result of her father's posting in the Carribean.
My opinion is the opposite of Bissy's. I love this film, but just barely like Dances With Wolves. But we are still bffs! I have quite a soft spot for Alice, but the poor girl is traumatised from the minute she sets foot in the wilderness. Her end is almost inevitable.
She was watching this movie from the all-knowing and obvious point of modern day life instead of considering it from the characters perspectives. I didn't care much for Dances With Wolves.
A more violent story than Dances with Wolves, but superior, in my estimation. I can't imagine things were easy. And maybe it's because I'm more of an Eastern Woodlands kind of person, or because I grew up in Virginia that I am surrounded by the vestiges of our colonial past. More importantly, when I first saw the movie, I did not have any preconceived notions, so I didn't feel "fished in" like you did. I hate that feeling :) Also, I think longer, slower scenes tend to tell us something more deeply, let the story "sink in". Perhaps this is an attention span difference that is generational.
@@ttcostadc Lol That's the most polite "You're too shallow to get it" comment I ever heard. Well done. 😆👍
The reason that they would fire as a group is because the british and basically all armies at the time were using amooth bore muskets. They were inaccurate after about 50 yards so they used the principal of accuracy thru volume. Put a wall of lead out and it has a better chance of hitting someone. The reason they used smoot bore muskets was because they were faster to reload than a rifle and cheaper to produce.
A British soldier of the time could load and fire his musket about 3 times per minute, whereas a rifle often took nearly a minute. Since most engagements on the European continent took place at point-blank range, using the musket made sense. In heavily wooded North America, against an enemy accustomed to raids and ambush, the normal European tactics didn’t work as well. The European pioneers, largely Ulster Scots, also came from a tradition of raid and ambush dating back 500 years to the border of Scotland and England, then later Northern Ireland. These were the folks that made up much of the militia and they were much better suited to the native type warfare.
A smooth bore musket accurate out to 50 yards??? More like 50 feet...if the shooter was lucky.
This would be well before Dances. DWW is post American civil war (1865). LotM is pre-American Revolution (1775)
The area youre seeing is in New York state on the east coast. Dunbar in Dances is stationed at Fort Sedgwick in Colorado. The distance from Albany, New York to Fort Segdwick is 1725 miles (2775km) to the west :)
Fantastic movie with one of the best soundtracks ever!! LETS GO!!👍😎👍
Daniel Day Lewis and Madeline Stowe had great chemistry in this 🥰
Speaking of Salem ;) Another fantastic performance (and my favorite) of Daniel Day Louis was in the movie adaptation of the play "The Crucible" showing the Salem "witch" trials :)
Incredible movie!! 👍😎👍
Two stars with that acting😂 agree to disagree this is a masterpiece. Dont mind putting dances over it its also a masterpiece but twos stars is harsh.
This movie was much earlier tome period before America existed, and sets the tapestry so well. Plus This soundtrack is so much better
Let me tell you That while the soundtrack is amazing from an reactors point of view is unusable due to copyrighte !
Secondly as a foreigner the history does not really touch us as we do not understand it and most of time we run on limited knowledge
And Thirdly the Movie title let me think this movie was about anything else but a romance
@@BissFlix it's fine. Grow up some more then come back and watch, okay? Okay.
@BissFlix It's OK opinion is opinion no harm there, Just never heard this movie get that response is all good reaction nonetheless. FYI I was an extra in this movie (no camera time) so maybe I'm raised. Daneil day Lewis nonetheless a ton for this performance and Wes studi Magawa was amazing
The Seven Years War of the 1750's/60's (called the French and Indian War in the US) was, in fact a world war with all the major European powers fighting in Europe itself and globally in their colonies. Aside from the French and English, the Prussians, the Russian Empire, Sweden, Portugal, the Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire were all fighting each other. The conflict was fought in the Caribbean, South America, India, Africa and in the Pacific---wherever the European kingdoms had set up trade/colonial interests and on the seas everywhere their ships travelled. Considering it was the age of wooden sailing ships and gunpowder, it was amazingly bloody conflict. The English came out ahead: The French had to give up Canada and India, and their possessions in the Caribbean were strengthened--the British Royal Navy emerged as the defining worldwide military force. It is unknown how many deaths there were over the 7 years of conflict, but a reasonable estimate was certainly over a half million. In the 13 English Colonies in North America, the Royal government levied what were regarded as overly burdensome taxes to pay for the war, and it was a direct cause of the American Revolution in the following decade
for your next Native's based movie I highly recommend you put Wind River in your polls! Stars Jeremey Renner (Hawkeye/MCU) and Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda/Scarlett Witch/MCU)!
One of my favourite movies. I found Dances with Wolves a little revisionist and sentimental but to each his own.
Dances with Wolvws is set in 1866 (+/-). This film is set in 1757, about 110 years earlier.
As an Ojibwah First Nations Man of Canada, I truly appreiciate you for just watchinfg this film to just get a peek of how it was here in that day that was portryed in this Awesome Film.
Enjoy. 😄
Thank you
Everyone has their own view, which is fine, although personally I'd rate this 5 stars and Dances with Wolves 4 stars. Keep the reviews coming!
Thats an intersting take ! what did you like more about this movie ?
@@BissFlix I thought that it painted a more believable picture and the music score is brilliant. I also think the contrast between the formal, 'superior', staid British Character and that of the local people was so well observed.
That's fair.
This movie actually takes place quite a few years before the time period of Dances with Wolves. America's relationship with the natives is... Complicated.
Huron was a Federation, the tribe that attacked at 9:00 was one of the tribes in that federation, Mohawks were a tribe in of the Iroquois Federation that were further East in New England. Most of the tribes East of the Mississippi River were in Federations. Huron Federation around the great lakes, Cherokee Federation around Virginia and Tennessee, Creek Federation in Georgia and Alabama.
This is a hundred years before Dances With Wolves Indian wars for the Territories... Just a couple years before the American Revolution...
Oh I see, thanks
Beautifully shot film
This war happened right before the American Revolution. Some people take this period of war as the world's first real world war. The part of it that happened in North America is generally referred to as "The French and Indian War." The Seven Years War, of which this is just the North American part, is also sometimes considered to be a part of the Second Hundred Years War. Anyway, the comment in the movie that "The whole world is on fire" seems appropriate. People who don't know history don't know how much people suffered in the past. "The Last of the Mohicans" was published in 1826, so still within the time frame where people might have remembered what really happened in the lives of those people, in that time.
The score for this film was what got me into OSTs, I was 13 I think. Fun story: my rural Wisconsin high school band director BY EAR arranged a medley of the music for our concert band (orchestra minus strings, plus saxophones, and more of the other woodwinds and brass). She was and is amazingly talented! If she’d wanted to deal with copyright and publishers she could have gotten it published for other bands to play.
25:20 Because volley fire (an entire company firing at once) was far more effective than each soldier individually trying to hit a target. Muskets were notoriously inaccurate back then. A “wall of lead” from hundreds of shots at once did far more damage.
These are smooth bore muskets, they have no rifling in them to spin the bullet and make it go straight.
But it's totally useless against an enemy fighting from cover who understands your tactics. Did you notice how all of Magua's crew were listening to the officer's call of "Ready! Aim! Fire!" and after the "Aim!" and just before the "Fire" they all ducked behind the trees. All the English fired and missed then had to stand in the open for the 20 seconds or before they could all reload. The Natives would then be able to stand in the open and individually fire whenever they reloaded and not have to worry about return fire.
Throughout the whole movie I was thinking she doesn't like it, but wait till the last Uncas fight scene. Yep, I was 💯 percent wrong. Lol
what a movie, excelent soundtrack.
"My compliments sir. Take her and get out!"
the most british and gentlemen way of saying goodbye at the very end
Dances with Wolves was 100 years after this time.
It's a big country.. took a while to go West :)
And 1600 miles away. Of course, the French had already been there for more than a century.
Yeah these are still all colonies, of the British Empire and you can see the animosity that will one day cause the American Revolution. But Last of the Mohicans takes place during the French and Indian war.
Dances with Wolves is set in the United States.
At the time, muskets did not have rifling, so accuracy was minimal. The black powder was crude and burned wildly, so the soldiers would turn their head as they shot. They lined up and shot as a single unit because a shot gun blast is devastating, even when it's just pointed in a general direction.
Dances With Wolves is about 100 years later and roughly 2000 miles to the west.
Oh interesting, thank you
This time period in North America is called the "Colonial Era." The red-coated British and the flint-lock muskets are giveaways if you're not sure. Dances With Wolves takes place in the "Old West," which is much later and takes place on the Plains far to the West of this movie. This is roughly in New York, and that's roughly in Kansas and Colorado. No redcoats in the Old West. Just sometimes blues and greys, natives, and folks in dustier clothes out for themselves.
Trust me, this film grows on you. The music, acting, and cinematography is insidiously great.
Can say it is one of my favorite movies. Not all movies are for everyone. Beautiful soundtrack
This film is perfect. I'll die on that hill!
Please don t die I believe you
Everybody's different. I felt it was lacking something too I'm not just kissing up to biss saw this movie years ago any way its just a movie@@BissFlix
I've seen a lot of movies in my many, many years on this earth. This is one of the best I've ever seen. The better you understand the history of the late 18th century, the more you appreciate this movie. By the way, "Dances with Wolves" is also one of my all time favorites, but it is a totally different storyline. However, if you loved "Dances with Wolves", then you will probably appreciate "Last Samurai". Those two are comparable storylines and exceptional movies. 😎
I give dances with wolves 1 star and last of the Mohicans 4+ stars.
2 Stars?????? That's Ok, glad you watched it anyway. Not many reactions out there for this movie.
Yes It was a bit of a miss for me ! I probably started on the wrong foot with some expectations in regards with the title
@@BissFlix are you French? Why did you take offense when the British commander called them lazy? Just curious, I thought you were Eastern European.
@@TylerD288 Bisscute is Romanian. Maybe it's a fellow European thing.
@@BissFlix How can one have any expectations from the title?
Being native. I rather watch this movie and always have soundtrack. 5 🌟 's. Dancing with wolves is long sad movie 😴 but good lol
Soundtrack is amazing until you get copyrtighted for it ! While we as reactors really enjoy it we cant really bring it in the edit
THE MUSIC IS EPIC 🎶🎧💯
Finally! A reactor I like and subscribe to, is watching this amazing movie! 👍😊❤ Since the book was "too chunky" to read in high school, Bisscute, I don't think you will mind if I give you a spoiler about the original story. In the book, "The Last of the Mohicans," Duncan is actually in love with Alice, not Cora. He and Alice live through their "adventure", get married, and live happily ever after in the American colonies. Unfortunately, it doesn't end so well for Cora. 😟
Thanks for watching, thanks for the info
I know you didn’t like his gestures the French officer, you thought was to grandiose… Back in those days they did have on honor. He was showing the British offer. The respect he felt he deserved.
I personally think this is a 5 star movie but respect that you called it how you saw it.
Thank you for being diplomatic and kind
@@BissFlix You are very welcome. I'd rather watch a real reaction than one that is manufactured
Thanks!
Thank youuu
The soundtrack for this movie is epic. "The Grail", the main theme song was written and produced in 1990. But it sounds like an old song. Scotland basically adopted it as theirs after this movie.
"you're going on an adventure, you can't be asking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet" you are there when you are there" - omg I'm in love, lol
Haha, glad you liked the reaction
This takes place a little over a century before Dances with Wolves.
The reason there was relatively peaceful relations between the Natives and the Americans was because they were still British colonies.
The US wouldn't exist for several decades, and there was no westward expansion into Indian lands to cause that level of conflict yet.
Nonsense. The conflicts had been throughout the entire British colonial period. "No westward expansion"--did you even watch the film?
There have been terrible wars between the British colonists and various native American tribes. Look up King Philip's War which revolved into nothing short of a mutual attempt at genocide. There's a reason why multiple and Algonquin tribes have towns in New England named after them but are them themselves extinct. Ironically, this isn't true for the Mohicans. Likewise, resource wars between the native American tribes led to some being exterminated.
The British and American colonists would win the French and Indian War/ North American sphere of the Seven Years War , resulting in the conquest of New France by the British. This would lead to the British essentially setting a line of settlement for colonies in North America to prevent future Wars with native tribes. Between the loss of the threat of the French, a large War debt which would result in taxation from London, the fears about Canadian Catholics, and resentment over the line of proclamation, the American colonies would drift. Apart from the British. This the French and Indian War ended in 1763 and the American revolutionary War began in 1775.
@@johannesvalterdivizzini1523 You must have missed the part where I said _"relatively"_ peaceful relations. I don't recall saying there was no conflict.
And, not only did I watch the film, that features no westward expansion, I also know about the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which forbade their colonists from expanding past the Appalachians into Indian territory.
@@ronmaximilian6953 Reread my comment and pay special attention to the word "relatively".
After that, think about the context in which Biss was comparing this period to the Indian Wars during Manifest Destiny depicted in Dances With Wolves.
That should help you understand my comment a little better.
Alsome ❤ this film was made were I live! That waterfall is not far from me. They used to let people walk behind it it is located in NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN'S. it is so beautiful here 😊
I used to go on vacation all around there when I was growing up. It's absolutely beautiful there.
Thanks for making my day & reacting to one of my favorite movies 🎬 I'm Navajo & this movie & Dances With Wolves had a huge impact on me growing up in the 90's as a young American Indian/Native American kid. Especially when it came to learn history of tribes living on the East coast & the Plains tribes. I like how you wanted the main story revolving around a Mohican narrative =) This was written a long time ago by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It was adapted into a screenplay & movie in 1936, when Director Michael Mann was watching it as a young kid, the tragic death of Uncas & Alice in the movie stayed with him. Michael Mann is known for his influential crime movies, most notably HEAT(1995) which I definitely recommend 👌 Last of the Mohicans was something different & a movie he's been wanting to make for awhile. I watched it really young, I would borrow the VHS 📼 from relatives from time to time Lol
Highly recommend a movie called THUNDERHEART w/ Val Kilmer, Graham Greene, & the late greats Sam Shepherd & Fred Ward. A movie that revolves around real events in American History in America's poorest Reservation, Pine Ridge. You will recognize Graham Greene, he played "Kicking Bird" on Dances With Wolves
Hope to see you react to more Michael Mann movies 👍 some of the movies he's made, are about real people & events in American History. Like the movies, Ali(2001), The Insider(1999), Public Enemies (2009)
But Definitely put the greatest crime Saga ever made on your list, HEAT(1995) Great Cast & soundtrack 👌 Michael Mann's best.
I could tell you were losing patience fast with Last of the Mohicans. I think Day Lewis is the greatest actor alive, but this film was mediocre because of the pace and screenplay. For a truly great and wildly entertaining movie about Native Americans, watch "Little Big Man" starring Dustin Hoffman (the same guy who played Rain Man, in a totally different role). Also, another incredible movie about indigenous people that is brilliantly directed and acted is "Apocalypto." That one will never bore you.
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"Happy" Hollywood. In the book, it's Uncas that's with Cora. Cora and Uncas die. Alice lives.
So, Chingachgook, Hawkeye, and Alice were the only ones still alive.
Happily Never After.
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these were flintlock rifles with black powder and a musket ball, dances with wolves used carbine repeater rifles that fired cartridges.
100 years difference and over 2,000 miles inland off the east coast.
574 recognized native American Tribes and over 500 years of Spainish and European interactions
Oh well, too bad... The movie was based (even if loosely) on the book of the same title written in 1826. The author James Cooper apparently tended to write historical romances for his time and lived fairly well off the sales. So perhaps you're not too far off seeing the movie more in the light of a romance. Yet, it is curious how he settled on the title.
Yeah possibly, thanks for watching
I grew up in this area, with legends of Fort William Henry, Rogers Rangers and Jenny McCrea. Various tribes allied with either England or France and there was bloody war for decades between the French and English in North America. If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask.
I like the young generation Z and Europeans, who think the poor Indians they’re probably not gonna hurt these women. Let me tell you something there are Indian tribes, who wiped out other Indian tribes for their land. Yes… We were awful for taking their land, but there were other Indian tribes who did the same thing to other Indian tribes. All of us are guilty ….another thing. Depending on the tribe? You do not want to be taken hostage because they torture you for hours.
Exactly. Same with revisionists that try to depict the Spanish as evil annihilators of the Aztecs and their empire, when in reality it was literally just a handful of Spaniards that were aided by thousands of smaller local tribes to overthrow the same Aztecs that had been ruling them for a long time.
@@georgezee5173 Those indio allies helped the Spanish only to be exploited as basically slaves under the Encomienda system.
This is set about a century before "Dances with Wolves."
As a native this is one of my favorite ones but I completely understand where you come from. Your absolutely right. But there wasn't a lot of representation of native Americans. So every time we saw us and respecting Our characters
The white savior trope is real in movies. I truly respect your honesty and I agree wholeheartedly
Beautiful theme music. More Native American story ;-)
Upstate New York is absolutely beautiful. Forget all about New York City when you’re in upstate New York. It looks like that …. The Adirondack mountains.
Or a person could just visit where the film was shot in the Appalachian mountains in North Carolina.
Hello, I was 9 years old when I saw it, great movie and I love your reactions from a 41-year-old, thank you for reacting to these childhood movies, greetings from Uruguay 🇺🇾😊❤❤❤ gracias 🙂
Seriously one of my favorite movies of all time!! Wonderf vistas. Wonderful soundtrack. Great emotions!! It’s tremendous!!
To be honest, this movie is about the acting more than anything. Expectations can ruin anything... like my expectation of you loving this movie ;)
A key phrase voiced twice in the movie: "I will find you."
toxic masculinity stalker threats lmao
I love the movie and the era it portrays but I didn't like the book. Written in a very archaic and formal style, I found it to be a tough read (and I love reading).
One of the absolutely best movies of all time. A true to history as possible time,period and both side utilizing indians from both sides. Great acting….action and romance. Wonderful
"He said do not try to understand them. Do not make them understand you. That is because they are a breed apart and make no sense."
Yes, my Navajo wife has reminded me of this before. 😅
I enjoy the movie enough, but really it is the music of this movie that I remember most and still listen to from time to time.
I was in North Carolina when they made this movie just outside of Boone, North Carolina. The story is a love story about different backgrounds.
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Sorry you didn’t find this as great as some of your subscribers, I have suggested this numerous times 🙂… This is probably my favorite movie, at least in the number of times I’ve watched it, I really enjoy the cinematography, the locations they shot at were so beautifully executed, it felt like you were in 17th century America…:) The novel this was adapted from and you were talking about almost reading is considered America’s first great novel, written long ago. You are correct in that it can be slow at times. Thanks for the honest reaction..:)
To me, Madeleine Stowe, just one of the most beautiful women of all time I have seen her with no make up on even when she was in her 50s she was absolutely stunning
She stole Madalina's limelight : 2 STARS
I respect her because she gave her honest opinion. Something that people get ridiculed for today
Sadly yeah, if you don’t react like they did when they saw the movie or love it. Then you are a bad reactor and how dare I not like it. Thank you for the comment and watching
The movie depicts the end of the bloodline… and also takes the title from the classic book by James Fenimore Cooper. cinematically/cinematographically I think it’s a masterpiece.
No pitchforks though! You should check out the filmographies of Daniel Day-Lewis and Wes Studi - both are impressive! Actually Wes Studi was in Dances with Wolves so you’ve started already 😁
Daniel Day-Lewis (an English actor… was thinking that when you mentioned his character’s appearance, prior to learning he’s adopted) has done a lot of period pieces - but a lot of variety regarding the time and place
I saw this in the theater in 92.
I respected it, yet was not blown away, it took the 3rd viewing to love it.
Great Movie !!! My Family was Living in that Area of New York in that Time Period
You don't have to be sorry. This was YOUR rating, not mine. I agree that the beginning is very slow. If you were not captured by the cinematography, the beauty of the country, and the closeness of the people to the land, then it wasn't for you. To me the scene that was fundamental for getting the feeling of this film was when our three heroes visited the cabin of the family at the beginning. This told us so much about ALL the characters and their way of life. I think one reason why I like it so much was that I got to see it in a theater. The cinematography was a big part of this film, and that rarely comes across on a small computer monitor. I've spent a little bit of time in the mountainous areas of Transylvania outside of Cluj. The scenery in some parts is a bit similar.
The way these people lived was much more primitive than the white people in Dances with Wolves. This was more than a century before. This was before the United States was even a country. They would declare themselves independent of the British about 20 years later. Dances with Wolves was during our Civil War in the 1860s not before the Revolutionary War in the 1770s. There were no trains or roads, and definitely not many big cities. The French, after helping the Americans earn independence, defended Eastern Canada from the British - Quebec, Montreal, etc. This is why Canada is bi-lingual.
The other thing that probably was hard to get when you are surrounded by modern technology was the performance of Daniel Day Lewis. He's known as being one of the most "Method" actors out there. If I remember, he spent a lot of time before filming living as his character in the wilderness. He does that with all of his roles. He's known for "becoming" his characters.
Another thing that's hard with this movie is all the different Native tribes. As you noted there were a couple in Dances with Wolves. In this movie there were 3 primary tribes: the Mohawks, Huron and Mohicans. And there were at least 4 more mentioned in passing. I was impressed by how closely you were able to follow much of the very confusing list of characters and their backgrounds, but you did miss a couple things that were important. I think that's another reason why you weren't able to get into the plot and immersed in the characters.
All in all, I love your reactions! My favorite is Up! When you react it's always authentic. You give us what you got. That's all I ask. 😘
I grew up in the country side surrounded my mountains my grandma baking bread in the outside oven, my dad is a hunter we work the land I will be honest with you forest and mountain do not really surprise me or impress me as I see them all the time !
The movie had great moments but for me It was a bad start the title let me think the movie was about something else but not a romance .
I understand this movie is so dear to peoples hard but so is my channel and I want to be true to it to ! I will not like every movie I react to BUT i will watch it and treat it with respect
@@BissFlix All we ask is that you be true!
The story is based on The Deerslayer, an 1841 novel somewhat based on legendary American frontiersmen who led the way in the settling the United States. That novel is considered to be an expression of the formation of the American character. Maybe it takes a better understanding of it's importance to appreciate the story. There is still more to a movie than the story and I'd say this is still a pretty good movie for other reasons but I thought you should know the importance of this story to generations of Americans.
Really respect the honesty of this reactor and I think most of us will leave it at that related to this one. 👍
Wes Studi, who plays Magua (the Huron pretending to be a Mohican) here, also played the "Toughest Pawnee" (that was his character name) in the battle between the Sioux and Pawnee in Dances With Wolves. Altogether, he has 114 IMDb acting credits.
Early muskets were inaccurate and slow to load. They lined up and all fired at once to maximize their collective firepower and have the best chance of hitting. It wasn’t until much later that accuracy and speed made it less necessary…not to mention the evolution of field artillery.
Oh I see, thank you
Nathaniel was the child of white parents. He was adopted by Chingachcook and grew up among Delaware Indians. So he is 100% white, but is also a member of Chingachcook's tribe.