Review of The New World (2005) by Heather D — 14 Jan 2010

The depiction of an early native tribe was phenomenal...

This review of The New World (2005) was written by Heather D on 14 Jan 2010.

The New World has generally received positive reviews.

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According to this movie, Pocahontas didn't paint with the colors of the wind so much as talk to herself in poetry all the time. Wait…

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By Glen O (56) on 21 Mar 2015

Oh how I love Terrence Malick films! So much natural beauty transferred to the screen…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Feb 2016

Malick still has an eye for landscapes, but since Badlands (1973) his storytelling skill has atrophied, and he's now given to transcendental…

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By Carol H (660) on 01 Nov 2014

A schmaltzy, self-indulgent piece of garbage. Even the Disney version was more effective than this…

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By Eric M (1,401) on 26 Jul 2014

Mysterious and cryptic in unfolding a poetic love story, The New World might drag on a bit in its second half, and its slow pace and ambiguous…

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Closer to a symphonic poem than any conventional form of dramaturgical motion picture, Terence Malick's The New World is a triumphant work…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 29 Jul 2016

Any ambience created in tandem by Lubezki and Malick repeatedly dissipates in the face of the plodding treatment of fascinating material…

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The filmmakers are very wise to make this New World, and the people in it, seem untouched, immediate, and present…

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