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One issue I have with the movie is the accents. I mean, what was going on with the different accents scattered throughout? Because based on Munro's accent, he definitely did not raise his daughters and the colonists just seemed to be a bit off as well. Was the "American accent" emerging this early? -Kelly Wuyscik | One issue I have with the movie is the accents. I mean, what was going on with the different accents scattered throughout? Because based on Munro's accent, he definitely did not raise his daughters and the colonists just seemed to be a bit off as well. Was the "American accent" emerging this early? -Kelly Wuyscik | ||
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| + | Question- This may come across, unintentionally, as ignorant but were the Huron unusually violent? The reading ''First Peoples'' explains that war parties came prepared with clothing and moccasins when abducting their captives which seems somewhat thoughtful. I know this doesn't describe every war party, especially Magua's tribe because we learn that he is going after Col. Munro in order to avenge his family's death, but it was just something I kept in mind while watching ''The Last of the Mohicans'' since in the movie the Huron kill the settlers and pillage their homes. However, I chalked this up to being an example of the film's historical inaccuracy. Again, this doesn't pertain to all tribes but in the movie the women are called "dogs" and "slaves" were as in the reading ''First Peoples'' it is said that women and children were treated well because they were being adopted into the community. These two examples prove that the director's main objective was to create an intriguing story. In my opinon, the movie was a little too concerned with the romantic aspect of history (i.e. good vs. evil), similar to ''Pocahontas'', rather than being a sound example of historical facts. --Mallory C. | ||
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