Re: Hawkeye's Accent

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: : : : Exactly what type of accent did Hawkeye have? It sounded like a combo of different languages. 
: : : : Has anyone else noticed this or am I reaching here?
: : : : myte

: :  I keep hearing about ddl's horrible american accent in the movie...but what they were going for was an authentic american accent from that time....of course they can only guess....
: : : I think they took a normal american accent and threw in some english and some irish overtones.
: : gus

: : Gus and Myte,
: : Mann was stuck between trying to portray Hawkeye as the Indian-raised frontier woodsman Cooper had created so authentically and upgrading him to the educational and class level which would allow the upgraded  officer's daughter Cora to be attracted to him.  It was difficult for Mann to present the 1700s to a 1900s audience and remain faithful to either.  What he came up with was a remarkable compromise which sort of did what we do with our fun scenarios on this Board - he combined whatever worked from both eras and trusted to the generosity of his audience to love the story without getting too analytical.  He probably never anticipated a crew like ours that would be counting the hairs on Hawkeye's chin before we were done with him.
: : Gayle

: Great point, Gayle, about this crew & chin hairs:o)

: How many other movies in your lifetime, have you analyzed in this way?....the answer is "none" for me.  Michael Mann said during an interview I've read that he wanted the attention he took with detail to carry the audience away.....and..wow!.. did he ever succeed with all of us!

: Ann


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