Black Robe
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Movie Reviews of Black Robe
Movie Review: Amazon.com's reviewer got it right
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I've been saying what amazon.com's reviewer says so eloquently: that Black Robe is a more honest assessment of the historic relationship between Europeans and Native Americans than Dances with Wolves. It faithfully depicts the honest confusion and complexity that occurs when two cultures collide. My problem with Dances with Wolves was that it was too 'neat'. These are the good guys and these are the bad ones. Black Robe avoids that and handles the issue with more integrity.Movie Review: The antitdote to Dances With Wolves
Summary: 5 Stars
Quite possibly the best dramatic film on the subject of Native Americans. Bruce Beresford offers an unapologetic view of Algonquian and Iroqouis Indians in the early era of European colonization. Unfettered by any politically correct agenda, Beresford delivers a portrayal that is poignant, terrifying, and moving. Georges Delerue's hauntingly beautiful score is masterful. Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, and August Schnellenberg deliver outstanding performances. An absolute must-see.Movie Review: Truly outstanding
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw the movie in the early 1990s. It made a profound impression on me, and watching it for the third time now, the impact is just as strong. Visually stunning, with landscapes not usually featured in film---the northern wilds---the land overwhelms the people in it, as it must have in the 1600s. It is probably as close as we'll get to experiencing the fear and wonder of the collision of the native peoples and the Europeans before the ending was revealed.Movie Review: Historically Accurate
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this film, coincidentally, shortly after having read Francis Parkman's "Pioneers of France in the New World" and "The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century", the classic histories of that period. I was impressed throughout the movie by the care its makers took to portray things as they really were. There is no agenda of any sort other than to present an accurate, fascinating, and truly artistic version of historical events.Movie Review: Best Movie Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Other reviews on this site already describe this movie in some detail, so I won't rehash its content. Instead, I'd like to reinforce the enthusiasm of other reviewers by simply saying that THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN! If you have an interest in history and culture, can approach these subjects with an open mind, and can withstand a dizzying shock to your worldview, no other movie can transport you like this one!