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 I found it interesting that the movie seemed to put so much emphasis on the idea of being American. Both the French and English were portrayed as harsh and tyrannical, fighting their European war on the American land of the colonists and Mohicans. The Huron tribe were made out to be monsters, murdering colonists. There were several points in the movie where characters questioned why they were expected to put their loyalty to the British crown's fight over their own families, and **by portraying the larger powers as not all that morally distinguishable from each other emphasized that to the audience I thin**k.--Sam Hartz I found it interesting that the movie seemed to put so much emphasis on the idea of being American. Both the French and English were portrayed as harsh and tyrannical, fighting their European war on the American land of the colonists and Mohicans. The Huron tribe were made out to be monsters, murdering colonists. There were several points in the movie where characters questioned why they were expected to put their loyalty to the British crown's fight over their own families, and **by portraying the larger powers as not all that morally distinguishable from each other emphasized that to the audience I thin**k.--Sam Hartz
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 +The stereotype of 'Native American=good tracker' was alive and well in this film. The scene where Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas returned to the Cameron homestead, and were able to tell that those who burned the house were "one Iroquois and two Français" based solely upon one vague footprint in the dirt. However, since I have not read the original novel that this film is based on, I cannot say whether this is a fault which originates from the source material, or simply an addition to the film made to reinforce certain stereotypical characteristics of Native Americans. ~Will Everett
  
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