Unnecessary Nudity

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2004)

Call me a prude, but in a civil-war era film that lovingly portrays the sensitivity and decorum of its protagonists during that "outwardly" chaste period in our history, why in God's name does a gorgeous film have to be tainted with soft porn? I loved the book, loved the movie, EXCEPT when we see boobs and butts flappin' in one brutal scene, then nipples and butts in another absolutely unnecessary love scene, it brings the viewer right back into the 21st century where sadly not much is sacred anymore. If a real Ada and Inman were to step forward in time and see their most sacred moments together revealed to the world, they would certainly believe that the devil was in charge and the world had gone to hell. (After discussing Cold Mountain with co-workers, family and friends it seems that those two scenes alienated a lot of history lovers and lovers of the book and in my opinion without them, the movie is a near masterpiece)