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Meek's Cutoff (2010)
6/10
slow paced but you dwell on it for days afterward
11 June 2011
I have many friends who don't like most of the high tech movies that involve car races, shoot um ups, special effects & overall fast pace.

well, here is a movie for you! Slow & easy it is You take a small group of travelers in 3 covered wagons & experience what it was like 150+ years ago for the folks who settled the rugged and undeveloped areas of our country.

Wandering travelers and dependent on a guide who is "lost" and then a captured Indian who is questionable in where he leads. No real communication with the language barrier.

It wasn't pretty. But they did not know much different and had the simpler life in every way imaginable. For those who long for the "good old days" I think this exemplifies that the nostalgic images lack reality At the end we don't know if the party survived, if a baby was born and lived, if the Indian took pity (if it was an ambush) on the brave woman who defended and protected him.

I can envision a sequel with the story narrated by the young boy in the party as an adult looking back. The photography is very rich and tells a story of its own. The music is bold and beautiful. The acting is very well done & well cast.

In a way I was disappointed after I saw it but then in reflection decided I was very amazed with what was conveyed and the real impact it had on me. Not a movie for everyone but a well done work of art
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10/10
Whatever Ebert rates I experience the opposite
15 April 2011
and was true with this movie. Without giving many spoilers.. true to book and as with any adaptation there are cuts/modifications. The characters were younger than I had imagined in reading book. The train scenes & aerial views were wonderful. I LIKED seeing an obscure John Galt in the first part.. At the end of the book we knew he was there right along, but missed him.

The contrast of the two love scenes & the two celebratory events was profound... must see to appreciate & again, no spoilers.

NOTE: the bracelet being sold (reasonable) is quite different from the Reardon Metal one in movie... Just so people wont be disappointed Saw it at first showing in our suburban theater on opening day. Theater was about 3/4 full & had good response. Many of us chatted afterward sharing responses. Those who had not read the book seemed to thoroughly enjoy the movie. I am motivated to read the book again & will definitely be seeing this in theater again.

Dolly Howard NE Ohio
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