Great Civil War Film

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2015)

Cold Mountain is an excellent story of how the Civil War affected everyone from the soldiers who fought, to their loved ones who were waiting at home for them. Cold Mountain also drove home the point that the Civil War tore families apart and left no real winners, as is apparent in the end of the film. This film also brings to light the point of view of the South during the Civil War, which is not as common as the north's side being shown; at least in my experience. It was interesting to see that Inman, a Southerner from North Carolina, did not believe in the South's cause, yet he chose to fight. I guess the director has a little bit of a Northern sentiment. I definitely thought that Ada's progression from dainty lady to tough farmer/outdoors- woman was realistic given the circumstances, although her hair was always a bit too perfect. I thought that the ending of the movie was fitting. The Civil War left no victors, and that had to include Inman and Ada. Cold Mountain was, in my opinion, an excellent film that showed the brutalities of the Civil War.