Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Tom Brennan (A) on December 29, 2007 at 18:21:46

In Reply to: RE: The New World... not altogether bad, but rather silly posted by clarkjohnsen on December 29, 2007 at 09:57:39

The armor was typical of the time and not particularly Spanish. In fact the conquistadors of the early 16th Century, fellas like Cortes, were far more Medievil looking than generally thought and didn't wear what we now consider "Spanish" armor. For the notion that they did we can thank the art department at 20th Century Fox which in Captain From Castile put the early 16th Century Spaniards in late 16th Century armor and clothing. Like making a movie about The Great War and putting the GIs in Iraq War gear, hey, it's only 90 years difference, right?

In reality the Virginia Indians portrayed in the movie had already had considerable dealings with Europeans and would hardly have reacted to the English in the awe struck and mysterious way they did in the movie. In reality the character portrayed by Wes Studi possibly spoke Spanish and had been a Catholic at one time.