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A Terrence Malick-scripted drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Colin Farrell: Captain Smith
Q'orianka Kilcher: Pocahontas
Terrence Malick's The New World(2005) is simply an emotional and visual artistic masterpiece that can and will only be appreciated by a very perceptive patient audience. Mainstream viewers are advised to keep away, not having perhaps the vision or aptitude to appreciate what Malick strives to capture upon every frame of detail and utilizing such vast storytelling.
The New World is a reminder and story concerning the iron logic of Nature, followed swiftly by the stormy tempest of love and discovery.
The New World combines luscious visuals with haunting yet vibrant melodies that create a renounced picture of a new world reflective of the piece's title, nature and poise.
Absolutely compelled by the mood and magic of this spectacular period film. Inspired by the legend of John Smith and Pocahontas; This story is a sweeping exploration of love, loss and new beginnings. Perhaps even the best filmic adaptation of the legend.
The threads and intriguing cinematography assault any grievances with originality criticisms and simply dismisses them as abrupt untruths. The work is simply a beautiful engrossing escape into the realms of love, enigma and luscious visages of natural temperament.
Colin Farrell portrays John Smith with the wild man essence he deserves, volatile, brave and a rough man. Colin's gruff unpolished looks and demeanor are without a doubt spot on perfect for the role and this wild, passionate love he feels for the mesmerizingly gentle beauty Pocahontas results in being nothing but fiery and enriched with subtle realism.
Q'Orianka Kilcher plays Pocahontas with a kind and innocent temperament where she has a curiosity and wisdom beyond her physical years. We must also remember that Pocahontas was a very young girl when she meets John; The New World accurately depicts this better than any other version available.
Performances from icons such as Christopher Plummer, John Thewlis, Wes Studi and Christian Bale as John Rolfe who appears in the 2nd half, the next great love of Pocahontas and the opposite of John Smith. While Smith is wild and unpredictable, Rolfe is refined, thoughtful and a gentleman.
Terrence Malick has made a mini-masterpiece which has all the beauty frozen upon film much like an oil painting by Renaissance period greats; Such as Leonardo Da Vinci or Michaelangelo.
Original Music by James Horner shines, thrills and gives shivers up your spine mirroring the effect of the visuals with it's usage of sound. Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki simply is vast in scope and plausible breathtaking execution. A magical transportation into a historical, richly inviting world of wonder.
Overall The New World isn't just in a sense the newly discovered land of America but a New World for Pocahontas too; A new start and her journey to an Old World parallel to her own, thats the real new frontier, the real new World.
The two loves of her life reflect the wild nature of chaos and passionate love. John Smith is the wild, enticing man she falls in love with when he enters her life. His strength and intenseness reflecting the qualities perhaps of her home. John Rolfe perhaps reflects for Pocahontas a new love and steady order to the wild and unpredictable Smith; He is her carer and protector, one whom she grows to love and one whom strives to provide an anchor and root for her entry into new frontiers.
Epic yet gentle The New World is a gradual process of reminiscing, arrays of colour, complete nature and the innocence of an unblemished place, where a loving pure people are respectful of the land they live in and honour each other: These people never take more than they need.
They have no greed or jealousy, no materialistic dogma or lying trickery, no destructive monotheistic Religions, diseases or horrific wars.
What they have can only be described as real, true and pure.
Terence Malick succeeds in bringing about a masterpiece portrait based upon a legendary story that simply leaps to life when the sound and visuals hit your senses: It fuses storytelling with your senses while giving you something to dwell and reflect upon. It will take your breath away time and time again while importantly it strives to make you think and comprehend the implications of our origins and the actions of our ancestors.
It will show you a new World and that a simpler, purer way of living did exist... The New World shows us love. Shows us hope. Shows us that a different way of life is still possible while showing many aspects wrong in our own world. The message is this: So we know what's wrong with our way of life; What are we going to do about it?
10/10
