The movie version of Last of the Mohicans is a cinematic masterpiece. The movie does not follow the story very heavily, but it really explores the landscapes of the frontier and has detailed costumes and set design in the recreation of the period. Michael Mann goes to great pains to recreate the actual living conditions at the time of his story. He uses a lot of special effects to hold the viewers attention. This includes …showed first 75 words of 582 total…

…showed last 75 words of 582 total…of Hawkeye. The final outcome of the film depicts the idea that good and evil both occur with the death of Colonel Munro and Alice Munro and the eventual death of Magua. There is the concept that no one really wins in the end. The film has strong and weak parts in representation of the time period. The dramatic themes of the novel carried over into the film and translated into a truly amazing genre.