Excellent film-making, but boring topic...

Rating: 7/10 (23 March 2006)

This movie was really well made. There is the beautiful nature, beautiful the look of the movie is in its whole way. The camera is awesome too. The acting by the way is acceptable too, ...for all Farell-haters ; ) The director describes step-by-step the all known Pocahontas-story. And thats the point, I don't like. The story is very limited. From the first minute, you know what will happen. Thats the same problem, on my opinion, that King Kong had. Great film-making, but a boring, all known story. Nevertheless the director brings the plot very sensitive in little steps to the audience and the characters are developed in details. There Tallick uses an explaining voice in the background, which tells us what the main-characters think and how they feel. Especially in that point - and in many more ways - the "New World" reminds me so much to "The thin red line", which is also so beautifully shot, but the better movie because of its content.
After all, I would say, you cant say that Tallick did something wrong. But the story itself lacks of content.
I would give it a 6-7.
I hope, I made not too many mistakes in writing this...i'm German ; )