The general public, in the form of some friends who went to see the
movie, said that it was so boring they fell asleep during parts of it.
They said scenery was beautiful but the non-acting, lack of dialog and a
plot turned them off.

Bonnie Capito

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Subject: Re: NYT praises "The New World," new version

Hey, here comes Cabell off the deep end again, but let me give you my
ideas on Films vs poetry, painting and fiction.

I have trouble breaking into the analysis but I think that (even) for
historians since they too are people, films convey a much more emotional
impact.  Part of it is the double whammy of a sound-and-light show of
which the other media have only one, mostly light.  Music is a big part
of it.
Can you picture STAR WARS with the theme replaced each time by TIPTOE
THROUGH THE TULIPS?!?!  So perhaps historians are reacting to the fact
that they know the general public is going to be influenced far more by
the movie (and TV) medium than the others media, and that the movie
'should have been more true to the facts.'  Maybe even my stalwart, THE
HISTORY CHANNEL, must take some of the blame for making it so easy for
us to experience history with those re-creations of events.  Therefore
the ordinary movie viewer is inclined to take more as gospel the movie,
and of course it always helps to have a heroine and love interest.  e.g.
Pocohontas

Randy Cabell

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