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  1. Apr 14, 2024 · While it may be one of the most beautiful films ever made, The New World is almost entirely inaccurate in its depiction of Pocahontas and the origin of Jamestown.

    • Liam Gaughan
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  2. The New World is a 2005 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powhatan tribe, and Englishman John Rolfe. It is the fourth feature film written and directed by Malick.

  3. When the English established Jamestown and started exploring the completely foreign world they chose to transform into their new home, both the Native American and European societies were faced with unfamiliar cultures that shook their notions of the world and broadened their horizons.

  4. With production designer Jack Fisk’s raw re-creation of the Jamestown colony and Emmanuel Lubezki’s marvelous, naturally lit cinematography, The New World is a film of uncommon power and technical splendor, one that shows Malick at the height of his visual and philosophical powers.

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  5. Dec 16, 2005 · Along with every other component—from the cinematography and score to the many fine performances—the film’s attention to historical detail is just one composite of a Zen-like mise-en-scène bursting at the seams with emotion and inquisitions about idealism and a world being remade in the image of another.

  6. Jul 25, 2016 · The New World shows that the first impulse of European settlers in America was to enclose space rather than to dwell in its openness. As much as Malick understands this impulse as tragic, he envisions more than a return to nature as a response.

  7. www.metacritic.com › movie › the-new-worldThe New World - Metacritic

    Dec 25, 2005 · The people mesmerized by the cinematography are likely urban art school types who have never gone outside and looked up at a tree before. Read More Report

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