Pretty boring story and plot. Nothing complicated and fancy, pretty flat plot.
Cinematography is ok, but acting is quite bad. I dislike classical training acting, but this is mediocre even for their standards.
I expected something much better than. I found it in comments about tribal movies ( after seeing "Tabu: A story of the south seas (1931)" and "White shadows in the South Seas (1928) which i liked" .
Idk, this movie didn't age well, but the story is pretty annoying at times, esp the beginning.
Of course, the white, Christian people are the right, all-knowing people who try to force their beliefs on anyone else of the infidels. You see how that white missionary woman is forcing the little girl to get the western, white beliefs because the little native girl MUST wear clothes and shoes, MUST play the piano, speak English and have a western thinking and not be like the rest of the kids in the area. I know, that was the thinking back than, and it was "normal" for the time period, but it still annoying to watch.
Then you have a love story, or love triangle if you like, but that that story is flatter than your grandma's love books lol. The overall drama in the movie is very non-dramatic and boring.
Overall, nothing interesting and worth watching. One of many movies that didn't age well at all. But i have a feeling that it was not great even when it came out. The 30s movies i watched and liked are also not-great as acting, nor do they have very complex plot and story , but they are miles ahead of this movie. Much better cinematography as well.
Cinematography is ok, but acting is quite bad. I dislike classical training acting, but this is mediocre even for their standards.
I expected something much better than. I found it in comments about tribal movies ( after seeing "Tabu: A story of the south seas (1931)" and "White shadows in the South Seas (1928) which i liked" .
Idk, this movie didn't age well, but the story is pretty annoying at times, esp the beginning.
Of course, the white, Christian people are the right, all-knowing people who try to force their beliefs on anyone else of the infidels. You see how that white missionary woman is forcing the little girl to get the western, white beliefs because the little native girl MUST wear clothes and shoes, MUST play the piano, speak English and have a western thinking and not be like the rest of the kids in the area. I know, that was the thinking back than, and it was "normal" for the time period, but it still annoying to watch.
Then you have a love story, or love triangle if you like, but that that story is flatter than your grandma's love books lol. The overall drama in the movie is very non-dramatic and boring.
Overall, nothing interesting and worth watching. One of many movies that didn't age well at all. But i have a feeling that it was not great even when it came out. The 30s movies i watched and liked are also not-great as acting, nor do they have very complex plot and story , but they are miles ahead of this movie. Much better cinematography as well.