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The New World [2005]
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The rest of the words are a stream-of-consciousness narration--a technique Malick has used before but never to such degree, creating a movie you feel more than watch. The film's beauty (shot in Virginia by Emmanuel Lubezki) and production design (by Jack Fisk) seems very organic, and in fact, organic is a great label for the movie as a whole, from the dreadful conditions of early Jamestown (it makes you wonder why Englishman would want to live there) to the luminescent love story. Malick is blessed with a cast that includes Wes Studi, August Schellenberg, Christopher Plummer, and Christian Bale (who, curiously, was also in the Disney production). Fourteen-year-old Kilcher, the soul of the film, is an amazing find, and Farrell, so often tagged as the next big thing, delivers his first exceptional performance since his stunning debut in Tigerland. James Horner provides a fine score, but is overshadowed by a Mozart concerto and a recurring prelude from Wagner's Das Rheingold, a scrumptious weaving of horns fit to fuel the gentle intoxication of this film. Note: the film was initially 150 minutes, and then trimmed to 135 by Malick before the regular theatrical run. It was also the first film shot in 65mm since Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet. --Doug Thomas
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
The legend of Pocahontas and John Smith receives a luminous and essential retelling by maverick filmmaker Terrence Malick. The facts of Virginia's first white settlers, circa 1607, have been told for eons and fortified by Disney's animated films: explorer Smith (Colin Farrell) and the Native American princess (newcomer Q'orianka Kilcher) bond when the two cultures meet, a flashpoint of curiosity and war lapping interchangeably at the shores of the new continent. Malick, who took a twenty year break between his second and third films (Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line), is a master of film poetry; the film washes over you, with minimal dialogue (you see characters speak on camera for less than a quarter of the film).
The New World isnt all that Old
Review date: 2008-07-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
I missed this when it came out a few years ago.However i was very intrested in seeing this.It was a realy good film but i was expecting something like King Arthur or Kingdom of Heaven but it actualy was fun.Had some realy good cinematography and a brilliant score to go with it.When the extened edition comes out im going to get it as i feel alot was cut from this movie.
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Love and Loss and Life and Death for Grown Ups
Review date: 2008-04-29 Rating: 10 out of 10
You should not measure Terrence Malick's films against those of mere mortals. The opening sequence is astonishingly beautiful. We see the native americans sporting in their 'paradise' whilst the ships arrive - all gloriously sewn together by the swell of Wagner's music for Rheingold. This scene alone is a good enough reason to buy the disc, and is a sequence of pure poetry that other modern film-makers cannot even comprehend.
The story might be Pocahontas - but this is love and loss for grown ups. We believe each touch - the arm placed gently in the small of the back, the little gestures that tell you that people are deeply in love without a word being spoken. There is great truth here - truth woven into the fabric of every scene. The strength is in the main female character. Her ability to endure and to find true love and to follow a great personal journey. No gimmicks, no artificially driven action, just a grown up story, beautifully written, shot and acted. If you do just one thing, go through to the end and behold: our heroine dressed in fine english costume but revelling in the earth and water and climbing trees as she once did at home; the fleeting image of a native american indian warrior rising up and dashing in despair into the grounds of an english mansion - simply astonishing in visual impact and poetic hit. It is difficult to grasp just what makes this special - but each time we come back to that word - truth. Great artists have a truth - that line in a painting or drawing, that key musical phrase, or in this case, in the simple image of a woman gently placing her arm through her husband's crooked elbow. The final shot takes us into the forest again, gazing upward into trees that rise into the sky - and almost imperceptibly a single seed drops from the canopy to the forest floor. Yes.
poetic elegy
Review date: 2008-02-17 Rating: 8 out of 10
This painfully slow movie by the genius Terrence Malick is a strange beast. I found it to be meandering and boring, yet I still watch extracts of it on my laptop on regular occassions; I cant seem to leave it alone.
It's a richly textured, slowly paced, visually stunning epic of the American past that hypnotizes the viewer with its tapestry of sights, sounds (great soundtrack) and colours. This movie is a tone poem that may throw some viewers through its use of interior monologues and lack of action.
Rating : 7.5 / 10
Its the calmness of the film compliments the story
Review date: 2008-01-25 Rating: 10 out of 10
I am not a huge fan of fantasy/historical films but was persuaded to watch it with my boyfriend as there was nothing on t.v! As i was watching the film, i couldn't help but keep thinking this reminds me of the thin red line!! Only to discover its made by the same person!! I absolutely loved this film. It's filmed beautifly with amazing, calming music and fantastic scenes of nature that could tell the story itself without any words! It was a lovely story all the way through and occasionally gave me goose bumps! The casting was brilliant (Christian Bale and Q'orianka Kilcher were my favourite). There might not be alot of action like the cover of the DVD portrayed, but thats what i love the most about this film. Its the calmness of the film compliments the story. This is a wonderful film and i would recomend it to anybody.
Oh, Terence............
Review date: 2007-10-31 Rating: 2 out of 10
I'm not entirely sure how this film went so drastically wrong, but it seems to bear all of the hallmarks of an epic master-flop. Warbling, nonsensical voice-overs that all seem to begin with the words "Who are you/am I?"; A dribbling, stumbling Colin Farrel who, and I can understand why, doesn't seem to have a clue what is going on in the story; abysmally shoddy 'jump cutting', which was, at one point, so utterly random, that I thought the DVD may have been faulty! I am a huge fan of Malick's previous work, especially "The Thin Red Line" which is one of my favourite war movies. "The New World", however, really is a tragic failure of a movie, striking a bum note on so many counts that I even hesitate to compliment the cinematography, which was, above average.
If the film has one redeeming feature, the early scenes with the native tribes, prancing and hooting around like Wayne and Garth will have you in stitches (for all the wrong reasons).
I will remain a fan of Malick's and I greatly anticipate his next film but, to be completely fair and honest: This movie stinks. Buy "Badlands" or "The Thin Red Line" to see the master at work.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Wes Studi
Christopher Plummer
August Schellenberg
Q'Orianka Kilcher
Colin Farrell
Creators:
Colin Farrell (Primary Contributor)
Q'Orianka Kilcher (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239193743
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-05-22
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 150 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2005
Language: English (Original Language)