Hawaii
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Movie Reviews of Hawaii
Movie Review: "The Glowing Land That Was Hawaii" ~ MGM Disappoints With Release Of Truncated Version
Summary: 4 Stars
Hawaii is one of the most beautiful, bittersweet movies ever made. From the opening prologue with Keoki (Manu Tupou) relating the history of the Hawaiian people over the glorious music of Elmer Bernstein I knew I was going to love this movie.
Keoki, a native Hawaiian and first convert to the Christian faith has traveled across the ocean to America in hopes of convincing some of the upcoming graduates of a Christian seminary in New England to sail to Hawaii and share their faith with his people.
Amongst those to accept the challenge is Abner Hale (Max Von Sydow) a young man of good intentions, but overzealous and prideful in his Christianity. Unable to join in the missionary effort unless he is married, one is arranged for him with the lovely Jerusha Bromley (Julie Andrews).
The hardships of the sea voyage are only a taste of the hardship that face them once they arrive at their destination. As the new arrivals acclimate themselves to their new surroundings Jerusha soon falls in love with the open and loving nature to the natives while Abner grows more narrow and unbending in his proselytization efforts. Unable to appreciate the beauty around him, he sees only heathens doomed to hell for their pagan ways.
Abner eventually loses sight of the Christian message to "love one another" and in a fit of range calls upon God to bring death and destruction to the unrepentant Hawaiians. When a measles epidemic spreads through the islands it appears Abner prayer has been answered with dire consequences.
A poignant and ultimately sad tale of the lose of yet another native 'land of paradise' brought about the greed and lack of concern by foreign powers.
MGM only receives -4 Stars- on this DVD. Why in the world they didn't restore 'Hawaii' to its full 189 minutes theatrical version instead of releasing this truncated 161 minute version is beyond me. Come on MGM, try again!
Movie Review: Hawaii
Summary: 4 Stars
Max von Sydow pops up again in this story of missionaries who went to Hawaii in the 1820s. It is really the story of his wife, Jerusha, who pines away in the island paradise. Von Sydow took a similar role in The Emigrants, a film in which he again uproots his wife only to see her disintegrate. Von Sydow the missionary is unyielding and out-of-touch. Themes are typical. We watch native Hawaiians suffer as a result of contact with Europeans. I rented this film when I decided to go to Hawaii.
Movie Review: Michener's Hawaiian Splendor
Summary: 4 Stars
Good but a little drawn out version of James Michener's account of the settling upon of the Hawaiian Islands by the "white man". Julie Andrews shines as the "missionary wife" and Max von Sydow gives a brilliant performance as the determined, hard nosed "converter of lost souls".Movie Review: 19th Century Hawaii
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is fairly true to the missionary portion of the James Michener book. Viewers under 50 won't recognize the actors but will still appreciate the incredible photography of the Hawaiian islands. The film depicts pre-Modern Hawaii and compliments the book.Movie Review: Hawaii Video
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a great movie, well acted and followed the book fairly well. The movie ended WAY before the book did, but it was a really long book anyway. I enjoyed the movie very much.