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Lurking Huron3088
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 Posted - March 10 2004 : 11:38:56 AM
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| Uncas!! Hands down... his strong,silent character is anything a gal can wish for....his love for Alice..they barely said anything to each other but action speaks louder than words....it doesn';t hurt that Eric Schweig is absolutely beautiful... a total killer..after 12 years...i'm still infaturated with him.. |
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lonewolf
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Posted - March 12 2004 : 8:51:00 PM
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Hi,
I had to go with Magua (Mohawk) as he did a superb job in the character who sought revenge for the murder of his family by whites.
He was cold and calculating, qualities necessary to survive in warfare.He did a real good job in "Dances with Wolves, playing the Pawnee who was shot dead in the middle of the stream. Wes is a really good actor, and spokesman for Native American rights.
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Bookworm
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Posted - March 13 2004 : 09:52:27 AM
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| As to the complaint, registered earlier in this thread, that this poll is skewed because women are voting for the super-hunks...well, what can I say, I voted for Hawkeye. Who IS a great character, BTW, IMHO!!! But I have to agree with Daire that if we could vote for two, my second choice would be Jack Winthrop. Ed Blatchford did a great job with this character -- the accent, the obvious sincerity, the ability to speak some lines that could have sounded awfully stiff and trite, but didn't ("Does British law no longer govern? Has it been replaced by absolutism?"). And maybe it's just me, but did anyone else perceive, around the table in the Camerons' cabin, the suggestion of a complicated history between Hawkeye and Jack? Almost as though they're good friends, glad to see each other when their paths bring them together, but Hawkeye is a little suspicious -- "What is it, Jack? What brings you here?" As if he's wondering what Jack is up to this time. Maybe it's just the natural reaction of one who does not call himself subject to much at all, to one who's deeply engaged in the social and political questions of the day. As someone said elsewhere on this board, I can easily see Jack, in 20 years' time, as an important figure in the REvolution. One of Washington's most trusted subordinates, maybe? Or going to Quebec with Arnold. Sequel, sequel!!! Not a chance, I'm afraid, but we can dream... |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - March 13 2004 : 12:12:32 PM
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I cannot remember who I voted for, or even if I voted (That's what happens as you proceed through your 50s, guys! Be warned!), but I am assuming it was Hawkeye. And my vote would not have been based purely on looks alone, although I cannot deny that there is major animal attraction there! I just really like his character and every girl needs a hero, right?
Bookworm, I like your thoughts about the friendship between Hawkeye and Jack. It is very subtle but there is a sense of deep mutual regard there.
But I think that it wasn't so much that Hawkeye was suspicious that Jack was up to something. I think it was more that Hawkeye had a sense of something being wrong and a little alarm went off in his mind. Perhaps it was the "sixth sense" of the woodsman or perhaps he picked something up in Jack's demeanor, but I think he knew Jack well enough to know that he was not there for a mere social call. He could tell there was trouble brewing. |
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Bookworm
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Posted - March 13 2004 : 4:53:04 PM
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| That's it, WW! Once you put it into words, the emotions seem clear. Thank you! |
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CapeCodGirl
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Posted - March 14 2004 : 10:41:05 AM
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For the movie, I chose Uncas, the young, strong, unselfish Sagamore. His character is pure of soul, and brave.
If this poll had been for the actual book, I would have to choose Uncas also lol. He is a hero, protector and pure heart brave. He was unselfish (sacrificing himself and his own safety to ensure the safety of others)...
Natty and Chingachgook are also unselfish in this same way, but I chose Uncas because I think he is the most pure of heart.
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CapeCodGirl
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Posted - March 14 2004 : 10:58:27 AM
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I've read some of the other posts in this thread, after posting my own. Just so you all know, I did not choose Uncas because of the way he looks, but because of who he was inside.
Anyway, I loved the movie, but the movie did not portray Major Duncan Heyward in his true character. In the book, he was very brave and unselfish. He was definetely a protagonist. However, in the movie, the film makers portray him as a jealous, stubborn, unweilding man. The movie definetely did not do any justice to his true character as written by James Fenimore Cooper. In the book, Duncan was in love with Alice, not Cora. Alice adored him, but I do believe she was also in awe of Uncas. Duncan's character is actually brave and unselfish. He stands by the Munro sisters, and forms a friendship with Uncas, Nattty and Chingachgook. In the book, he is totally different. So, all you Duncan fans may actually enjoy reading the book, if you haven't already lol.
In the book, Hawkeye (Natty) is not in love with Cora, but his real bride is the wilderness. Hawkeye never wants to marry. Don't get me wrong, of course Hawkeye thinks the 'females' (as Cooper so likes to refer to them) are beautiful, but he is not so romantically inclined as he is portrayed in the movie.
The one character in the movie, that is portrayed exactly like the book, is that of Magua. Also, in the book, General Munro does not die at the hands of Magua.
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