Witness history.

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2006)

THE NEW WORLD stars Colin Farrell as Captain John Smith and lovely newcomer Q'Orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas. In 1607 the English land on the shore of Virginia, and begin the difficult task of setting up a colony called Jamestown. Captain John Smith is sent upriver to find a great king for the settlers to trade with, and is taken captive. After some initial curiosity at the trinkets he has in his pockets, the natives plan to kill him. In the moment before his impending death, the chief of the tribe's favorite daughter, Pocahontas, throws herself on Smith to save him. During his stay in the Indian village, Smith and Pocahontas grow infatuated with each other, and fall in love. Smith is eventually let go on one condition: the settlers all must leave. Well, they do not leave, and instead plant their roots deeper. Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line, Badlands) wrote and directed this epic and majestic film that transports you back to that place so long ago. The introspective narration of Captain Smith and Pocahontas give you a peak into their very souls as the film progresses. Slower paced, but never boring, this is a love story set in then uncharted land, brimming with intrigue, wonder, and stunningly beautiful scenic splendor! This was truly not a 'new world,' but an established land with a long history of cultures and people. To these English explorers however, this was a new beginning far from their homeland. Therein is the