What a vile, disgusting piece of propaganda. No, not Christian propaganda. I have seen the comments from many folks here saying they were surprised the film did not end up preachy because it was a "Christian" film. I saw nothing of Christian indoctrination in it, or even Christianity at all. The role that religion does play in this film is almost in passing.
What we have on first glance is a little girl's burden over a horrible accident involving her and her sister when they were younger. In a time before grief counselors and the "five stages of grief," people have their own ways of rationalizing and dealing with sorrow, some not all too healthy for those still left living.
The film really promises to be beautiful. A really beautiful offering. And yet... we stick for this entire film for ONE HOUR and THIRTY-SIX MINUTES so that we can arrive to the "surprise" ending. The "shocking" revelation. The "appaling" truth. And what might that be?
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD***
What the entire film comes down to is a "dark secret" the community of Welsh immigrants hides. What, you ask?? Is it something relevant? NO. It all comes down to some idiotic, contrived, imbecilic hidden "past" which shows the newly arriving Welsh immigrants double-crossing those poor, accepting Indians and slaughtering them.
Red alert! Evil white men on the prowl! I am so sick and tired of these pathetic one-sided anti-white portrayals of history. I cannot imagine any other country other than a Western one where films are made on a routine basis to disparage the very people at whom they are directed. (Then those same people, replete with unfounded "guilt," come here and vote down reviews like mine. Morons.)
Throughout history people have committed atrocities on both sides on every continent. And yet, the writers of this film operate under the stupid assumption that we "white men" (as was so obviously pointed out in the film) are by now so fully conditioned to hating ourselves that even the most contrived portrayal of "white injustice" is enough to win us over and make us justify a now utterly destroyed film? What hogwash.
This could've been a wonderful film. Instead it completely leads you on, making you think something deep and moving will happen, and instead you get liberal American history manure.
Someone said they cried for this film's entire half hour? Huh? Stay away from this thing unless you are an easily led automaton.
What we have on first glance is a little girl's burden over a horrible accident involving her and her sister when they were younger. In a time before grief counselors and the "five stages of grief," people have their own ways of rationalizing and dealing with sorrow, some not all too healthy for those still left living.
The film really promises to be beautiful. A really beautiful offering. And yet... we stick for this entire film for ONE HOUR and THIRTY-SIX MINUTES so that we can arrive to the "surprise" ending. The "shocking" revelation. The "appaling" truth. And what might that be?
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** ***SPOILERS AHEAD***
What the entire film comes down to is a "dark secret" the community of Welsh immigrants hides. What, you ask?? Is it something relevant? NO. It all comes down to some idiotic, contrived, imbecilic hidden "past" which shows the newly arriving Welsh immigrants double-crossing those poor, accepting Indians and slaughtering them.
Red alert! Evil white men on the prowl! I am so sick and tired of these pathetic one-sided anti-white portrayals of history. I cannot imagine any other country other than a Western one where films are made on a routine basis to disparage the very people at whom they are directed. (Then those same people, replete with unfounded "guilt," come here and vote down reviews like mine. Morons.)
Throughout history people have committed atrocities on both sides on every continent. And yet, the writers of this film operate under the stupid assumption that we "white men" (as was so obviously pointed out in the film) are by now so fully conditioned to hating ourselves that even the most contrived portrayal of "white injustice" is enough to win us over and make us justify a now utterly destroyed film? What hogwash.
This could've been a wonderful film. Instead it completely leads you on, making you think something deep and moving will happen, and instead you get liberal American history manure.
Someone said they cried for this film's entire half hour? Huh? Stay away from this thing unless you are an easily led automaton.