trevor826
(2/11/06 5:05 am)

Re: The New World

Her transformation was much more complex than what we saw from the young girl in that film from New Zealand (I can't remember the title, sorry).

Very true, while I was impressed with "Whale Rider" and Keisha Castle-Hughes in particular, there is no real comparison when compared to Q'Orianka Kilcher in "The New World", one is acting, the other performing and drawing us into her world.

Malick's film comes as close to a true art object as possible: on many occasions it feels like a video installation as I've said before.

Sorry I must have missed your comments.

But the sound is very important as well, not the dialogue, but the ambient, naturalistic sound.

Absolutely, I don't know why I failed to mention it but it is a key element and is another reason why the film needs to be seen in a cinema. Home cinema systems are very good but you're confined in the amount of space you have.

"The New World" did remind me of little elements from a couple of other films, "Aguirre", for obvious reasons and "The Scent of Green Papaya" for being drawn into and experiencing the atmosphere, immersing you into the world within the film. I think if you're looking for a purely plot/character driven narrative in these films then you've missed the point. "The New World" is primarily art.

Cheers Trev