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Not snobbish; it's a comment on your earlier ones. You complain the pace is slow. That betrays
Posted by tinear on May 29, 2011 at 22:22:16:
an inability to realize that is the point! Walking alongside and riding inside a wagon WAS slow. It was a brutal, boring slog. And it was dangerous. The countryside also wasn't Northern California: it was monotonous scrub-brush country where a tree indeed was an unusual sight. Complaining that a film showed an authentic, true-to-life situation is a rather shallow criticism, isn't it?
As far as the characters: did you expect biographies? Their actions and well-chosen words told you all you needed to know.
Anyhow, as I said, that's the director's style. I find it far more interesting than Malick, another minimalist American director. I wonder if you'd like the film better the second time around? Probably not. Myself, I found Michelle's performance confirms my view of her as one of the absolute best actresses now working. BTW, this film is based on a true story, though the wagon train was far larger.