The Last Of The Mohicans Film Analysis

In the Last of the Mohicans, the audience is able to identify the protagonist or “good guys” and the antagonist or “bad guys” early on in the film. Within the first forty five minutes, Chingachgook, Uncas, and Hawkeye emerge as the protagonist of The Last of the Mohicans. On the other hand, Magua and Colonel Munro establish themselves as the bad guys of the film. However, Major Duncan Heyward, was the only character to serve as both a protagonist and antagonist in The Last of the Mohicans. Each of these characters were able to define themselves as being “good guys” or “bad guys” through their demeanors, actions, and motives for their actions throughout the film. In The Last of the Mohicans, Chingachgook, Uncas, and Hawkeye serve as the protagonists.

For The Last of the Mohicans, this role was filled by Magua the Huron and Colonel Edmund Munro. However, it must be noted that without the villainous acts of Colonel Edmund Munro. Prior to the events captured in the film, Colonel Munro’s troops destroyed Magua’s village resulting in the death of his children. Although these actions were not depicted on screen, they were essential to the development of Colonel Munro’s and Magua’s negative characters; therefore, Colonel Munro is is an antagonist in The Last of the Mohicans. Nevertheless, the main antagonist of the film was Magua. Magua first presented himself as the bad guy of the film when he organized and began the attack on Major Duncan and his company. As with Chingachgook, Uncas, and Hawekeye’s goodness, Magua’s wickedness continue to develop throughout the film, with his pinnacle moment being the scene in which he rips out Colonel Munro’s heart. The actions of Colonel Munro and Magua were committed out of evilness, and resulted in the deaths of many throughout the film. However, there was one character in the Last of the Mohicans who served as first an antagonist and protagonist in the

Throughout the film, Major Heyward was only concerned about himself and Cora. Therefore, when Cora rejected his marriage proposal, Major Heyward lied about the agreements made with colonialist, and put pressure on Colonel Munro to execute Hawkeye. Unlike Chingachgook, Uncas, and Hawekeye, Major Heyward only wanted to do good when it benefitted him. However, this changed towards the end of the film. After the Huron elder stated that Cora was to be burned alive, Hawkeye offered to take her place. Yet, instead of telling this to the elder, Major Heyward offered himself. A once selfish man was willing to sacrifice his own life for the man he once tried to kill. In the Last of the Mohicans there is not another character that makes such a dramatic transformation from a bad guy to a good