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hold of The MohicansSummaryCora and her younger sister, Alice, both recent arrivals to the colonies, are being escorted to their father, Colonel Munro, by a troop of British soldiers. Along the way they are ambushed by a Huron war party led by Magua, a fatal warrior with a blood v completionetta against Munro. Munros soldiers are wiped out and Cora herself is nearly killed by Magua but is saved at the last moment by Hawkeye, a white trapper raised by the Mohican tribe. Hawkeye promises to take Cora and her sister safely to their father, and along the way Cora and the intense Hawkeye fall in love. Together they must resist wilderness, war, and the relentless pursuit of Magua.AnalysisThe introductory moments are somewhat confusing, and it takes nearly fifteen or twenty minutes to get the characters and situations straight. Madeleine Stowes British emphasise is of the "now-you-hear-it, now-you-dont" variety, although her performance pretty much makes up for this inconsiste ncy. Finally, the photography surrounding the waterfall is unconvincing. Other than those few things the film was coarse. From beginning to end, there isnt a short performance. Finally, theres the story, which, while not all that complex, is of epic nature. At first I wasnt expecting this movie to be good but by the end of the last battle I knew that The Last of the Mohicans is a memorable motion picture adventure, and one of the best films Ive ever seen. ComparisonIn the movie, the siege at Fort William Henry is a concentration of a massive French force on an isolated fort of what seems to be no more than 300 people. Also the siege of the fort by Gen. Montcalm was reduced to one night of action and romance in the film. The great portrayal of traditional siege warfare in the movie serves however as a background for the development of the love between Cora and Nathaniel.In actuality, the seven day siege had two major fronts the fort which held well-nigh 500 men and a camp east t o the fort which held close to 2000 men.