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To answer Christine's question, I don't think this movie should be held to the same standards as movie such as Pocahontas since it is not based on one specific event. And, as we discussed in class James Fenimore Cooper had never met a Native American before, and what he knew of them came from other people, so it's understandable that he might have a skewed impression of Native Americans in his books. ~Katherine Stinson~ | To answer Christine's question, I don't think this movie should be held to the same standards as movie such as Pocahontas since it is not based on one specific event. And, as we discussed in class James Fenimore Cooper had never met a Native American before, and what he knew of them came from other people, so it's understandable that he might have a skewed impression of Native Americans in his books. ~Katherine Stinson~ | ||
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| + | I definitely have to agree with Amanda's point that all of the major Native American characters in the film are perfectly good or completely bad. In fact, the only morally ambiguous characters in the entire film are Duncan and Col. Munro! The Cora/Hawkeye love story, undoubtedly added to attract viewers, sometimes seems like comic relief. Although I like the film, I recognize that it has numerous flaws. Someone should have told the costume department that Daniel Day Lewis looked like he came straight off the cover of a romance novel, and not just in his shirtless scene. - Sarah Richardson | ||
