THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS Final Scene (1992) Daniel Day-Lewis 

A good example of an antagonist who actually has some nuance and isn't some "evil for the sake of evil" character.

I agree. I saw this when it came out and I thought Magua was the most striking character in the film.

Has no reason for what he does. Revenge is never justified ever.

Com crtza um elenco de primeira eu tenho esse filme em DVD muito bom msm

@@mariorodrigues5796 i dont speak gibberish.

Facts! All facts!

I've always loved the roll to avoid the tomahawk and get behind him.

Chingachgook conveyed the portrait of Anguished Fury here better than any character I've seen in anything, before or since. Writers too often seem to think fury = animalistic response, but you can see the pain here as clearly as the fury. There's an entire study's worth of human motivations on display in the moments before he drives that spike into Magua's gut with every bit of force he can muster.

Not only that, the strikes were accurate and realistic. Elbows, shoulder, done. Now just go for the kill.

That emotion is banned from modern movies. Fear, anguish, and pure determination. Great movie!

I'm so with you on this! Every time I watch these clips with the music playing I weep . I don't know why. When they are burning the British soldier, that gets me too. This movie gets me very emotional and I don't quite know why.

@@dwainsellers6453 Aye. The music has some great emotional pull.

Never again. They now make absolute shit, so that I switched to Korean horror movies.

Why are you so weak?

Agreed but they'd have to replace time dedicated to sex with meaningful conent

OMG yes! When this came out, I was 12. But I'll never forget that scene... It has definitely stayed with me through the years. ❤

it's been what 2 decades now and that look is haunting. Leaving your comfortable life in England to be hunted and see your sister die. Damn.

Yeah, the first time I saw it a life time ago I was like "she's gunna jump" as I've seen that look before. Perfect acting.

Queen Calanthe of Cintra

Agreed

Same here.

Loved it as 10 year old in 92' and still love it 80's and 90's movies any day over the trash they make now.

Lol

lmao you american people really weird , first you take these people land next you make a movie that show them as evil

they butchered the source material like Chingachgook butchered Magua

Yes!

Well and concisely put!

CGI will never look better than practice effects.

Christopher Nolan is the last of the all time greats still making movies imo

This film would never get made now, would be considered too much of a risk and there's no franchise potential.

My exact words. Best ending ever!

Bullshit. He doesn't care that Hawkeye has his back. He is ready to die to avenge his son.

@@nacholibre1962 It’s true that he is ready to die to avenge his son. But he is a fool if he doesn’t care if Hawkeye isn’t there. Hawkeye cleared a path for the father to reach his son’s killer. Without Hawkeye, the father might have never reached Mauga. There were simply to many of them for the father to fight alone.

@@markwilliams4024 Hawkeye wouldn´t let his father die in front of him. Because he already lost his brother. Hawkeye himself would die defending his father if it was needed.

In the Wheel of Time the last king of a long dead nation named Lan makes his final stand against one of the Forsaken named Demandred. The only reason he is even able to reach his desperate battle is by the marksmanship of the finest longbowmen in all the nations. They use flaming arrows to light a path through the horde barring his way.

@@nacholibre1962no , he’s ready to kill for his son . And does

Indeed as it is the father to whom the title of the movie alludes to.

Hawkeye's role was already expanded for Daniel Day Lewis and it's very memorable that they still left it for Chingachgook to avenge his son.

Love how it was so one sided.

@@benjaminbushell agreed. none of the usual sudden recovery and the protagonist almost losing until they remember a secret move or some other deus ex machina.

@@benjaminbushell I also love when they build up the big bad to be the supposed best only for the protagonist who gets overlooked or goes underrated to be the one to absolutely obliterate them ala William Muny in Unforgiven

revenge

I cry every single time ... their love .. beyond words ...the urgency...

Best last 9 minutes of any movie, ever. Little to no dialogue, just the swell of the score and wordless action. Magua never even stands a chance against Chingachgook.

I haven't seen this movie in years. I wonder why there is not more talk about it.

Same here. Definitely one of my favourites. And, arguably one of the greatest movie finishes.

My wife and I saw this when it first came out. When the movie ended not one person moved to get out of their seats, there was complete silence. Then as one the crowd broke out into applause and cheers. An incredible moment.

Well said, my feelings exactly.

Because real fathers will muster every ounce of energy they have left irregardless of their age and irregardless if the child is male or female and fight whoever is hurting or harming their child to the bitter end if necessary. I understand that .

​@@ongee3698irregardless is not a word.

@@JvS1711 Regardless...

​@@Wildery91you fought drunks

I agree

Yeah. Nothing was going to stop him.

Dad was Pissed!!

Same mate, combined with the music it gets me every time! 😢😂

The look on his face says everything, when he realized his son was killed.

Filmed in North Carolina? Upper NY State is too developed. When they leave the Fort you can see a production bus in the background for all the extras. Did they edit it out with CGI?? Also fake rock near Ms. Stowe.

when i was a kid this was a series on PBS and i loved it I think they were on Sunday nights around 9 or 10 the finale was on and my dad made me go to bed and it bugged me for the rest of my life i found the old PBS version on ebay and STILL haven't made it to the end which I'm sure will seem lame compare to the newer movie

No CGI back then

@@amastelle Believe it or not, they often go back years later and edit out errors. And yes, there was CGI.... Star Wars??

Agreed

100 % 🔥

explain how this is better than the "storming of the anthill" from paths of glory or the mexican stand off in the good bad, or de niro killing the don in the godfather, i understand you like the film but settle down

Don't need words with that soundtrack. Epic!

Agree - truly one of most memorable scenes in all the movies I have watched . As others have already mentioned it is the raw emotions with very little speech, the scenic backdrop, the background score , the storyline, and a great cast. Timeless

Absolutely most definitely ❤

I could never have said it better... The soundtrack alone is out of this world. 😭

Breaks my heart knowing that Hollywood will remake this in my lifetime (or anyones lifetime)

Trevor Jones not Hans Zimmer

We tapped on rocks for a beat long before we had a set of vocals. The movie 2001, yeah, it should've had a monkey drumming out a rhythm.

Hans Zimmer also ,klasse genau das dachte ich mir ❤

Agreed! The music made it for me. A white dude and woman protected by natives as a hangaround in thos times...? The movie is crap historically..

The score is amazing! It's hauntingly beautiful onso many levels.

it was sad when the hot girl died

@@neglectfulsausage7689damn so tru so tru😢 😂😂😂

Soundtrack defo helps, kino...

@@neglectfulsausage7689 She's was recently in the Witcher as Queen Calanthe, Siri's grandmother.

Yes could not agree with you more, unlike films to day which have no build up as this one does, especially using the running and loading a rile technique, the anger we feel at the death of his son, the arrogance of the baddy, the music and then the surprise of the father dropping and swinging around, ALWAYS results in me, clenching my teeth and gritting "Yeah" as it slams into his stomach. Then the slow despatching as the father uses his axe to finish him off, the look of shock and surprise of the baddy also adds to the scene, which the viewer can't help becoming involved in, even though seen many times. Nowadays, I find more and more I am fast forwarding the fight scenes and I used to do a lot of martial arts, so I can get back to the story line. I wonder if we will ever go back to films as good as this one was.

+1 from Sweden.

Wes Studi Vietnam vet👍

I thought Eric Schweig was a native as well. A first nation tribe member who was forcibly adopted in Canada or something like that.

Wes has played in a lot of great movies! Great actor true Icon

@@bad74maverick1 He's First Nations and was forcibly taken from his biological family to be given to a white foster family.

The sandwiches

Proof that the guy who directed this is the mann.

Agreed. This scene is to me the most emotional scene in any movie I may have ever seen and with no dialog. Gets me every time.

he spoke nicolas ; D

​@@bane1240You know exactly what Alice is thinking.

@@xxx333mmm Uncas.

Who also appears in Dances with Wolves.

When I think about it, I'm not sure villain is the right description in either film.

yes, definitely not a villain. maybe not a hero, though​@@IncogNito-gg6uh

​@@user-gs6uu4rk6zhe is definitely a villain bro. Stop simping for the psychopath just cuz he has a sad backstory.

couldnt agree with you more. this is how villans supposed to be. not mindless idiots who wants to conquer universe

Foi tipo assim ,a cobrança chegô rapido 😂

To me the look just says "You killed my son, you son of a bitch."

Yup, just sweet revenge served quick

You could well be right

Daniel Day-Lewis had to play second fiddle to a once dominant Mel Gibson in “The Bounty”. Now Lewis is considered by many to be one of the finest actors of all time!

Apart from the fake rock at 39 secs :p

@@PEBBLETHEREBEL1985 Once you see it, you can't unsee it. 😞

Still the best movie ever though@@NeilPower

​@NeilPower the rock looks real to me

I blame Adam sandler

Your encapsulation of the story behind the story is much appreciated. Thank you for the summary.

Your words my tears. For America!

@@josephh374 if I knew what Mohican war paint looked like my next AH-64 model I build would have it

My respect to you ....i am i have been chosen to be one of keepers of ancient art of Lua ....my mentor is a descendant from kamehameha

@@matthewcaughey8898 it's blue

He went like "Da fcuk? Well, whatever."

His character seems indifferent to/not even realise that the hand he is offering is dripping with Uncas blood.

He should have gotten an Oscar nod.

Lost his son and is the last of his people 😭

Those who trusted whites always got betrayed

Also his verbalization of an internal thought and the weight that it bears “last of the Mohicans”

Pleased Check Russell Means' private life and his activism for Native People

@@inlakesh555 I've seen his speeches in front of Congress. Very articulate and impactful.

I agree The Dances with wolves sound track is also every bit as great.

The bit at 1:54 when she jumps off the cliff rather than take Magua's hand then Magua turns and walks off like it was no big deal....this was the moment the song 'Dry Your Eyes Mate' by The Streets, was made for.

@@hmartinspliff LOL. Don't even mention that garbage in the same breath and LotM.

@@Cheximus Dry your eyes, -mate- Magua I know it's hard to take, but her mind has been made up There's plenty more fish in the sea...

The main part is called The Gael by Dougie Maclean. I had a friend who knew him well and when he died, we had it played at his funeral.

Similar experience with it my first go around

Wow. Well said.

I was 10/11 when it was released - the music, the characters, just everything ❤❤❤

You just explained my emotions during this whole scene perfectly I still get chills from it

It's great to see you sharing similar experiences to such an iconic film and brings up storms of emotions, thank you for reading my comment because I remember it like yesterday. God bless.

me too bro. 80's kid. saw this movie with my dad. i still remember this movie while i usually forget movies after i see them. one of the lasting movies in my memories.

I totally agree! I was born in 82. This movie is peak cinema! Today we live in a clown world. I don't even get excited about any newly released movies anymore. I'm surprised they haven't tried to cancel this film by now. What a masterpiece.

Imagine actually thinking that movies form the 80s and 90s like Last of the Mohicans had no sociopolitical messages.

Facts

@@ckotherletters That's what boarding the "everything is woke nowadays" does to people. They see movies from the past and can't see the message. Then see modern movies and see "woke" or political messages everywhere, even when there are none. People no longer appreciate things for what they are but for what they want to see in them. And what's funny is that they think they are not part of the "woke mob" when themselves are thinking exactly like them (aka: "I'm not part of that group, I've - awaken - from that sheep mentality". heh, funny isn't it?).

Top of my list , the actors and actresses places the theme are top notch, bravo 👏🏼

My late mother absolutely loved this film. She had taste

Can you answer in more detail?

absolutely.

This was made in 1992. It looks like it came out in the early 2000s

It’s no Indiana Jones Dial of Destiny that’s for sure , lol

Notice he didn't shove him off the cliff.......He wanted his nasty dead body away from those he cared about that fell down.

Hope you got to see it on the big screen. This is one you have to see in a theater.

The Patriot was better

Fully agree .. a movie of all times .

Randy Edelman and Trevor Jones.

Not John Barry. He has a very different sound such as Out of Africa or Dances with Wolves.

​@@margaretgarside5617the main theme was actually part of a song called "the gael" by Dougie MacLean

@@Valen-xu2wy now how did i screw that up? thanks

@@margaretgarside5617 thank you!

Try 5.5m views only 4 hours after you posted.

No one who has seen the movie can resist wanting to watch it every time it appears.

Insane when compared to the absolute crap they put out nowadays.

Power of old Hollywood.

Lewis didn't really shine in this role.

@@jangdi.thing is he wasn’t supposed to in my interpretation. I think he did well as lead actor to portray the part he was rolled for but not so much that it made “last of the Mohicans” about his character and more about the overall story. Lewis plays every role differently it’s hard to believe he was Bill in gangs of NY. So many actors people attempt to say are great but yet it seems they fit only one role and are the same across every movie. Almost as if the director must fit the story around the actor instead of the actor fully emerging into the character.

However it has been CUT A PART OF THIS FILM : Chingachgook still continue talking post glory the memory of his SON . ... He talks to Nathan aswell blessing him and his future with wife....but he is not a Mohican so the race died definitively with him ( something like this )

Really good movie, but no one ever used long rifles that way, and no one ever paused when someone pointed an empty single shot rifle at them. All that is just dumb.

@@msspi764 How would they know it's an empty rifle? That's the entire point - he bluffed.

I think you have to give a bit of leeway when your trying to showcase the exceptional skills of the protagonist.

Add…and an excellent reason to never trust the French

Add…and an excellent reason to never trust the French

He has done some solid films, but this was his magnum opus

I agree so much... It's unique and special in so many ways : the soundtrack is mindblowing, the actors are so intense in their performances you'd think they're standing right next you... Just as if you were part of this tragic history. 😭

yes I was rooting for the bad guys in this movie

But he made hardly any money, look how much he is worth, and the see what Daniel lewis earned. Racist hollywood

Great cast! Stowe, Lewis, studi and everyone else. Totally underrated movie. The soundtrack was the best ever, I still play it when I work out. Lol. To bad it was screwed out of an Oscar.

@@rjbernard72 very true. But truly great movies usually are looked over

I didn’t know then but when I was a kid I was looking through a bunch of dvds in my family’s collection. This one, legends of the fall and the 13th warrior called to me. I like the last of the Mohicans the most. Then and now.

Can you answer in more detail?

Tough to know if she had of waited a minute longer there's a good chance she would have been rescued.

Why would she want to be rescued her love? Her true love had just died for her.

She’s an absolute coward. Very selfish act. Now they lost two loved ones.

Well his whole goal was to erase the generals bloodline before killing him, by jumping she already helped him with his plan.

Agree, true artist, shame he gave up acting years ago.

That is really true, he fullfilled the screen with his way to act!!

lol 110%, sometimes 150%. His performance in Gangs Of New York just blasted everyone else off the screen

@@dzonbrodi514 Agreed! 165%!

Sorry for the question. Are you referring to alternate edits of the movie?

Yes, it absolutely should have

Yes. Definitely.

Back when I lived in Paris, I left my 2 million dollar mansion in my Lamborghini...I saw this movie and a friend's house. Agree, it was pretty good.

А как фильм называется??

Have you read the last of the Mohicans ? The book is a bit different from the movie depictions. Deerslayer is good also . But Natty Bumpo can be a bit long winded

I believe Michael Mann hated the book because of the writing but deeply appreciated the story.

That scene, and Wes's amazing acting are why Magua is hands down my favorite film antagonist of all time. If it wasn't for the Hawkeye and Chingachgook and Uncas coming along, this could easily have been Magua's story, and the climax would have been him finally getting his revenge on the road from Fort William Henry, and you'd have been thrilled he got there.

⁠​⁠@@danielmcelroy8533not really. He killed innocents brutally, and became more twisted and monstrous than the English and what they did to his family. That shake of the head and look of disgust he was given before he was killed, tells you everything. His death is very satisfying and you root for it. The fact that he has a sympathetic background gives him more depth but he’s still an absolute monster and terrifying in his determination to get his vengeance and wreck brutality on everything.

Well still unrealistic how he shoots first gets the muskets come on

@@cereal_thinker my friend, please read my comment carefully, it's not about historical accuracy or realism in shooting. it's more on the artistic aspects of the movie and how that 7 minutes was well choreographed.

@@j8opoco well all that means nothing if its so unrealistic it takes me out of the movie, at that point it's as bad as a soap opera.

@@j8opoco did you see valhalla rising?

@@cereal_thinker fair enough.

I remember seeing this movie in class when I was in 11th grade, last period of the day. I left the school building silent and deeply shaken. By the time I got home I was sobbing, but I couldn't articulate why. When my dad asked what was wrong, I said that the experience of coming home from school on the third Tuesday in May after watching a movie last period had triggered my PTSD- as the last time I had done that, two years earlier in 9th grade, I had arrived home to find out that my mom was dead. But, again, I had no way of articulating the true reason that I was crying. Watching it six years later, I feel the same emotions I did then- the same gnawing feeling of inexplicable grief, and longing, and emptiness. And to this day, I still can't put my finger on what it is or why this movie inspires these emotions in me. But it does.

❤❤❤

Ja bylem dorosly I juz zawodnikiem sportow walki w Niemczech i plakalem 🤔🤔🤔😏

Ich war Erwachsene Mann und zwar ein kampfspoltler und habe geweint 😢

what a baby

🎉

Her eyes! Just perfection.

Wes Studi was so underrated he should have won am Oscar for this film. Of course Daniel should have won that's obvious but Wes was just as good.

​@@arun2995Your words are strong, as fiercesome in their spirit as iron.

That's why he's regarded as the best actor ever

There will be blood, Gangs of New York and this movie to me equals 3 Oscars!

@@Takezo5191 I agree. He is definitely one of the best!

*Mogwai

That "fcuk it anyway" mood when he turned away after she stepped off

dude has top tier skill... its a great shame he wasnt cast in more movies... he got a spot on a detective tv show and in some movie with a cruise ship with an alien... but he deserved so much more.

@@robertmurry1442 Are you talking about Wes Studi? He's been in dozens of films with many Iconic roles.

I bet he didn’t see them, did he?

Lucky Guy, I miss my Dad

Beware an old man in a game where men die young.

I was just gonna say, the Horror in his face when he sees his own son die.

me too

I watched the ending at least that many times! Drove my kids nuts!!!

Except for where it was filmed - the Mohicans lived in the Hudson Valley in upstate NY and they filmed it in North Carolina

​@jreifsnyder2225 yeah they historically lived in NY and South-Western Vermont but this was shot very far south of that

@@jreifsnyder2225 the Appalachian mountains in PA still looks very much like that to this day.

Me too, Chingachgook was like an unstoppable force of nature...

Daniel Day-Lewis paired with Michael Mann's directing, best of the best.

It's one of my favorites. But it is oddly sloppy. Like many of Michael Manns films though, it's strengths outway any shortcomings

Michael Mann

​@bl687 Nothing "sloppy' 'bout Michael Mann bud

You forgot to mention the musical scoring.