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The Magua Film Analysis

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I consider the movie to be a spectacle of the French and Indian War with a clash of Hollywood archetype, it may not be my favorite movie in my collection, but it does have its pleasant views. In fact, I find it nostalgic due to the movie being released in 1992 and my early reference to a classic movie when I was only a child. I could already feel the magic of Magua as he threatens to kill Colonel Munroe’s children because of past hatred filling through my mind when I envision my childlike self-watching this movie in front of a small television. Indeed, this movie has more of a personal impact, yet it also has an interesting plot that I cannot lie to be infatuated with. Firstly, the plot of the movie begins in 1757 with the French and Indian …show more content…

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