Re: American Heros

Posted by Elaine on July 14, 1998 at 09:44:24:

In Reply to: Re: American Heros posted by Bill R on July 14, 1998 at 09:09:52:

: Are you suggesting that the Leatherstocking tales be done in
: entirety?

> An interesting possibility. (Can't be DDL again. Not the series type, I don't think. I hear he's being courted for the role of Sleepy Hollow's Ichabod Crane!!!! Imagine that. A good change for him, I think.)

I would love to see how man would handle Northwest Passage.

> Me too!

.... Robert Rogers by all accounts was a rather ugly man.....short, big nose,
: rough face (straighten me out here Major Bray, also face pitted from smallpox?)....rather stocky in form. Don't know who that might be among contemporary actors....but Mann could certainly improve upon the movie given what he did with LOTM.

>Ugly, short, big nose, rough face, stocky.......... Gosh! You've set us up to be very mean and insulting if we make any suggestions!
And Mann did a terrific, wonderful, stellar job on LOTM, but .... he didn't improve upon the story, he made it more palatable for contemporary audiences and he was working with an entirely different medium; film is vastly different from literature. AND ... to pick up on the discussions on Hawkeye/Uncas/Cora/Alice .... Mann created a romantic hero with his Hawkeye, Cooper's was anything but. So, the romantic, leading man must have his love. This, more than anything else, I think may have been why Mann switched the couples. Cora was the elder, as was Hawkeye, so she was the logical choice. And that left Alice for Uncas (kicking poor Duncan out of the picture. That guy NEVER gets a break!)

But, I still don't see why Mann wrote out the mulatto blood of Cora ......... I don't see any problem with Hawkeye accepting such
a heritage. It may have been easier for him than the true blue English.... ????????

(I still don't see this as a Cooper vs. Mann thing. Both are deserving of admiration for their achievements.)

Elaine

Follow Ups:

• Re: American Heros Gayle 10:20:00 7/14/98 (10)
  • Re: American Heros Elaine 10:50:50 7/14/98 (9)
    • Re: American Heros Gayle 12:08:42 7/14/98 (8)
      • Re: American Heros Elaine 13:58:41 7/14/98 (1)
        • Re: American Heros Gayle 15:11:50 7/14/98 (0)
      • Re: American Heros Ayesha 12:21:37 7/14/98 (5)
        • Re: American Heros Gayle 12:51:12 7/14/98 (4)
          • Re: American Heroines .... Dr. Mary Style Elaine 13:20:33 7/14/98 (3)
            • Re: American Heroines .... Dr. Mary Style Mary 15:21:04 7/14/98 (1)
              • Re: American Heroines .... Dr. Mary Style Elaine 20:59:12 7/14/98 (0)
            • Re: American Heroines .... Dr. Mary Style Gayle 15:00:25 7/14/98 (0)

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: : Are you suggesting that the Leatherstocking tales be done in
: : entirety?

: > An interesting possibility. (Can't be DDL again. Not the series type, I don't think. I hear he's being courted for the role of Sleepy Hollow's Ichabod Crane!!!! Imagine that. A good change for him, I think.)


:  I would love to see how man would handle Northwest Passage.

: > Me too!

:  .... Robert Rogers by all accounts was a rather ugly man.....short, big nose,
: : rough face (straighten me out here Major Bray, also face pitted from smallpox?)....rather stocky in form.  Don't know who that might be among contemporary actors....but Mann could certainly improve upon the movie given what he did with LOTM.

: >Ugly, short, big nose, rough face, stocky.......... Gosh! You've set us up to be very mean and insulting if we make any suggestions!
: And Mann did a terrific, wonderful, stellar job on LOTM, but .... he didn't improve upon the story, he made it more palatable for contemporary audiences and he was working with an entirely different medium; film is vastly different from literature. AND ... to pick up on the discussions on Hawkeye/Uncas/Cora/Alice .... Mann created a romantic hero with his Hawkeye, Cooper's was anything but. So, the romantic, leading man must have his love. This, more than anything else, I think may have been why Mann switched the couples. Cora was the elder, as was Hawkeye, so she was the logical choice. And that left Alice for Uncas (kicking poor Duncan out of the picture. That guy NEVER gets a break!)

: But, I still don't see why Mann wrote out the mulatto blood of Cora ......... I don't see any problem with Hawkeye accepting such 
: a heritage. It may have been easier for him than the true blue English.... ????????

: (I still don't see this as a Cooper vs. Mann thing. Both are deserving of admiration for their achievements.)

: Elaine


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