Poetic and Impressionistic

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2006)

The New World
Critics were split on the merits of this movie. As of this posting, the movie managed to garner a 54 on Rotten Tomatoes.com. Few people however, seemed to appreciate the poetic essence and impressionistic nature of this film and instead considered it dull and uninteresting.
If your a fan of epic historical tales with sweeping sequences of action and intrigue, then this film may disappoint. It is much more an exercise in somber reflection and tacit emotion. Nature and the beauty of an unspoiled land are placed in the forefront, whereas the colonist invaders are held at somewhat of a distance. Pocahantas is decidedly the only character with color and life. If you are a fan of Colin Farrell or Christian Bale, this movie is also for you-they both were beautiful.