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The New World (2006)

5 Ratings: 3.8

Action & Adventure and Drama movie directed by Terrence Malick

The legend of Pocahontas and John Smith receives a luminous and essential retelling by maverick filmmaker Terrence Malick. The facts of Virginia's first white settlers, circa 1607, have been told for eons and fortified by Disney's animated films: explorer … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies

Cast: Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer, Colin Farrell, August Schellenberg, Q'orianka Kilcher

Director: Terrence Malick

Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure

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review by katknit. January 29, 2009

It's a new world...

If you expect The New World to be historically accurate, it's bound to disappoint. If, however, you approach it as a 17th century love story/adventure, there is much to admire. And the title runs in two directions. The world is a new one for the English settlers, but also for the natives, especially Pocahontas, who journeys to old England and experiences a world she could never have imagined. It's puzzling why an actor of the stature of Christopher Plummer would accept the role of Captain … more

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review by tomtom13. September 24, 2006

posted in Movie Hype

A Lengthy Dream or a Moving Piece of Art.

THE NEW WORLD is supposedly a film about John Smith, Pocahontas, and John Rolfe. I say supposedly because even though the plot of the film is centered around the love triangle between the three, the film really has very little to do with them. That's because this is a film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Malick's movies have a style completely of their own and there is no other filmmaker who makes movies the way Malick does. Malick's movies are like viewing a piece of continuous art that … more

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review by JP_Rocky_Raccoon. June 18, 2006

posted in Movie Hype

Beautiful and Brave 'New World'

'The New World' envelops the viewer with laguorous grandeur. The story is familiar; we have known since our earliest days the story of Captain John Smith and his people's pilgrimage to the new world. But the presentation in this film shakes the dust off our familiarity. The camera shots and acting are expert for making us feel like we, too, are on that same journey with all its awe and innocense. Refreshingly, the portrayal of natives and pilgrims is not clearly drawn as just heroes and villains … more

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review by smsmith. June 05, 2006

Wasn't what I had expected

Actually The New World was beautifully filmed. I had expected it to be the same ole historical recounting of events - on teh contrary, it was organic and meserizing. For some odd reason the romantisized script added an intriguing depth. While maybe not completely factual, the film interjected soulful characterization into one of America's first romantic stories. Pocahontis (I can't remember the actress' name) was luminous and enchanting. Collin Ferrall seemed a little lost, … more

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review by gradyharp. May 13, 2006

Awe: The Quiet Curiosity and Fear When Worlds First Meet

Terrence Malick is a master of understatement and it is that quality of his writing and directing that makes THE NEW WORLD so luminous an experience for the viewer. Though the historical material in this film has been told and written and filmed to exhaustion, Malick finds that awe and wonder as the Old World of the King James' England puts ashore on the pure and unsoiled land of Virginia of 1607 to an audience of naively innocent 'naturals' who are as fascinated with the arrivals of the visitors … more

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