A Post-Modern Alternative

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2012)

A contemplative cinema experience that is more like a visual poem. Softly spoken words and a soft, naturally lit landscape of beautiful images and whispering tones. This movie is not for everyone. In the hyper-kinetic modern movie world of extreme editing, shaky cameras, and bombastic action this one is an antithesis.
This is a mood piece, of the earliest of Americana, at least from the perspective of the new invaders to the New World. The Naturals have been here for a while and it shows. As does the lack of humility and humanity for most of the guest Imperialists.
The movie has enough authenticity shown through some attractive and painful experiences to keep ones attention from wandering into the fields of grass, but impatient viewers and attention span deficits may want to avoid this experiment in what one could call a post-modern alternative to the status-quo state of Hollywood.