I would like to get your'e opinion of which movie you favor more and why?
More or less these 3 movies have almost same feel to 'em. Loved the choreography, direction, slow but steady pacing, music, story line and acting of lead character.
I love Braveheart more than other two.
Pardon my english. It is the second language. - Me and Dr. Schultz
Braveheart. Best story, characters, battle scenes, score...you name it.
shareBraveheart. Best story, characters, battle scenes, score...you name it.
Braveheart trumps both and it isn't close.
shareBraveheart comes out easily. It comes out on top against both movies in virtually every aspect (except perhaps historical accuracy, but I have to say I don't really care), be it direction, cinematography, score, acting, battle scenes, storytelling, characters. The Last of the Mohicans comes a very distant second, then Dances With Wolves.
shareIt comes out on top against both movies in virtually every aspect (except perhaps historical accuracy ...)which is pretty damning when it's the only one of the three that purports to show actual historical events and characters and that isn't based on a novel! I also disagree as regards the other qualities you mention.
It would only be "damning" if it were a documentary.
shareWe can all agree it's not a documentary, the problem is it fails to convince even as historical fantasy.
Taking painting to the pictures ...
www.thepicturepalace.co.uk
It succeeds as cinematic entertainment, whatever the classification.
shareI'll have to say Braveheart definitely tops the list, but I love both it and Last of the Mohicans. I can't speak to Dances with Wolves. Never saw it. But the other two do have remarkable similarities throughout.
shareIt's not really fair to ask this question on a site where fans of Braveheart are more likely to congregate. I assume the question is asked because the three films were all period pieces, produced and distributed at roughly the same time, and combine action/violence scenes with a certain romanticism.
I think all 3 are excellent films, but Gibson's performance is the most problematic of the three leads. His own persona comes out too often, what with winks and nods and those sorts of mannerisms. By contract Daniel Day-Lewis, arguably one of the two or three if not the best actor of the last twenty years, became his character. In the middle was Costner, but Dances is one of his best performances, and it was heartfelt. Not that Gibson's performance was not. It's just the bits about his personal mannerisms.
Madeleine Stowe was also exceptional in the female lead in Mohicans, and as good as Sophie Marceau was, it was nowhere near an equivalent performance. Catherine McCormack was very good as Murron, but imo the script and direction did not call for much from her, and it was a relatively small part. As for Dances I've always thought Mary McDonnell was completely charming and effective, but she simply was not the equal of Ms. Stowe.
In terms of the supporting cast Braveheart can claim an excellent performance by Patrick McGoohan, but I've never found the rest to be more than competent. Mr. McFayden's performance as Robert the Bruce was hardly that. Meanwhile Mohicans' supporting cast is among the best ever assembled in the last 25 years, with great performances by Jodhi May, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Steve Waddington, Pat Chereau and a spectacular performance by Wes Studi as Magua. Dances also has an excellent supporting cast if not quite as good as Mohicans, especialy Graham Greene, Rodney Grant as Wind in his Hair, and a memorable small part by Maury Chaykin as Major Farmbrough ("the King is dead long live the King" - bang!)
The respective narratives are all strong, as is the cinematography. I happen to prefer the soundtrack of Mohicans, but concede that is a matter of opinion and preference.
But what really puts Mohicans over the top is the last 18 minutes or so of the film. This sequence has everything you want in great cinema. It is superbly edited and paced, weaving the story lines together, with the hectic chase juxtaposed with the quiet reflections of the chief in the Huron camp, building toward the deaths and why this film has it's name in the poignant ending. THe ending mixes the story line of the characters with observations about history as well as what can only be called an Existentialist observation about the nature of human endeavor and history.
Sorry to disagree with the fans of Braveheart here, especially because I consider myself one as well. But The Last of the Mohicans is simply a better film.
Braveheart is the best film of the past twenty years. It's better than the Godfather too. Why it's ranked so low is beyond. Sure, the history isn't accurate, but the craft and story, even if somewhat stretched for entertainment sake, is so inspirational and masterful on every single level. This should easily be in the top ten of the top 250.
share[deleted]
LOTM is better, Gibson isn't convincing as Wallace, not at all. Longshanks stole the movie. Dances with idiot Costner and whats her name, jane fonda, a white woman with the injuns...ooooooooook how dumb..
share