Is "Last of the Mohicans" the best film ever made?

"a world apart" was a very powerful experience for 12-yr-old (i think) me and i developed a sort of proto-crush on jodhi may, and was really happy to see her in this film. and in "the hosue of mirth" i might add (though every other casting decision of that film was disastrous).

who has watched this director's (re)cut?

http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2017/10/22/detail/the-last-of-the-mohicans-directors-cut

Iirc it was an improvement, maybe less overheated and melodramatic?

Russell fucking Means

Whole lotta running in this movie

I caught a great webinar a couple of years ago called Not Th elast of The Mohicans cos the tribe survived though it was uprooted and I think the US tried to resettle them on reservations on the other side of the country. I think they were trying to buy up land in their more traditional area over the last 50 years or something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woV6eIfzrWA

Fenimore Cooper was a white colonial dickhead who Mark Twain attacked for bad writing. So ner and obviously anything based on his writing being worthwhile must be inherently dubious.

That link’s great, thanks

I caught a great webinar a couple of years ago called Not The Last of The Mohicans

I guess Mohicans Galore was already taken

The Penultimate Mohican

Th eending was kind of a disappointing depressing fail

I might re-write it

this movie and the book are kind of dogshit

I wonder who was the first of the Mohicans, or the "Mean Mohican"

chat gpt:

In the original ending of "The Last of the Mohicans," the main character, Hawkeye, is able to rescue Cora and Alice from the Huron war party and return them safely to their father, Colonel Munro. However, in a revised ending, perhaps Hawkeye is able to broker a peace agreement between the Mohican tribe and the British, bringing an end to the conflict between the two sides. As a result, Hawkeye is able to return to his home in the Mohican village and live out the rest of his days in peace with his adopted family. The women return to their home in England, but visit the village often and maintain a close relationship with Hawkeye and the Mohican people. The peace that Hawkeye helped to establish endures for generations, and the Mohican tribe is able to thrive and preserve their culture and way of life.