Taste that racism.

The Movie: Pathfinder, directed by Marcus Nispel
Recommendation: Broomie
Reason: I really wanted to see this movie, under the mistaken assumption it would actually be about a native guy.

I'm tempted to vote Pathfinder 'worst movie of the year' because of the blatant racism and outright stupidity it evokes. I mean, the movie is a flat out insult to the Beothuk natives that are portrayed. This movie could have been worlds better if the main character were himself native, rather than an adopted white boy. The movie very nearly outright states that the Beothuk themselves were helpless in the face of the Viking onslaught (not even remotely true-the ferocity of the Beothuk is what drove away the Viking settlers) until their handsome white saviour came along to show them the true ways of battle and honor. There are actual scenes in which he demonstrates the superiority of white people's weapons, as well as multiple 'stupid indian' scenes.

The movie wasn't even technically good. It was poorly lit, badly edited and the choreography was awful. Opponents in some of the fight scenes literally just vanished. Locations didn't make sense, and some of the stock footage was so obviously different from the shooting locations that it was just funny. The execution of the movie was just bad all around.

Just don't pay money to see this. If ever there is a good, well made movie in this vein about a native hero, support that instead. Do your good deed, and pretend Pathfinder never existed.

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