trevor826
(2/10/06 4:41 am)

Forgot to say what I thought of "The New World", loved the overall feel, absolutely in awe of the way a 14/15 year old girl carried the film, loved the quiet narratives, almost like thoughts just suspended in mid air and some of the camera work was pure magic. The almost dreamlike state of innocence of the "naturals" as opposed to the stark ugliness and greed of the "civilised" white man worked well to define not just this particular story but colonialism altogether. Sweep in, seduce, corrupt and destroy, the death knell of the American Indian.

Definitely a big screen experience, I do remember reading somebody's comment that this is a film you go to experience and I'd absolutely agree with that. 

Apparently the version I saw was the 150 minute one but I'd have no idea what the difference would be.

Cheers Trev.