Staying with the crew in a place near the quiet entry to the Great Smoky Mountains national park and decided to show them Last of the Mohicans tonight after a day hiking, since it was filmed not far from here.
Besides the general awesomeness of DDL plus Michael Mann and a great source material— just so refreshing to see how this movie LOOKS.
- Filmed outside with good lighting and no mood filters. The mountains, rocks, trees, water, sun, light all looks like what we saw today.
- Kickass costuming and sets, the Huron village is a Huron village they built for the movie. The costumes have color and bulk. The makeup looks like normal people who have been outside sweating and running around.
- The battles and fight scenes are well-choreographed, easy to follow, and yet still manage to look real and chaotic with genuine smoke and fire.
- Consistent sound all the way through, you can leave it on one volume and hear every word and never have your ears blown out.
Granted this was a major-budget picture with a tier 1 director and the world’s best actor but DAMN. I cannot remember the last time I saw a new movie that looks and feels this good and real. Truly, we reached peak movie magic between about 1990-2000 and it’s been downhill since then.