I had no idea Dances with Wolves II could be worse than the first. I would have expected something more than cool special effects and a climax scene that scarcely distracted the audience from this movie’s otherwise tired attempt at a plot.
Score, supporting cast, and character (or should I say char-avatar) development were appalling considering this movie was as hyped as Gladiator.
Suppose you can put aside the not-so-subtle left-wing ideology in this movie’s tired themes:
- Rapacious white man vs. spiritual natives—guess who wins?
- The “organic” forest should not be sacrificed for unobtainium—surprise, surprise, we never find out what cures or unprecedented wealth unobtainium might bring.
- Brutish militiamen hired by shareholders for profit too obtuse to consider enlightened, “scientific” claims—contain your gasps of outrage as you will never learn who appointed these fringe kooks philosopher-kings of the island.
Let’s just say if you want a nuanced plot, you would be better off watching Titanic again. (As a bonus, it felt shorter.) Timid boy meets confident daughter of the ruling clan—would I spoil it to tell you he gets the girl? At least James Cameron’s last “great” movie develops its themes rather than relying on stereotype and faux drama.
Two stars for glowing jellyfish gods and robotic war machines copied from Iron Man.
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