Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West (2002)
National Geographic’s New Large-Format Film With stunning aerial cinematography and meticulous recreations, Lewis & Clark dramatizes the legendary early 19th-century expedition that crossed the uncharted North American West. Relive one of the greatest tales of adventure and exploration in history, as National Geographic brings to life the epic journey of Lewis, Clark, their guide Sacagawea and the brave Corps of Discovery across the land that would become the United States. Now, two hundred years after the launch of this ambitious expedition, experience first-hand the danger and breathtaking beauty of the unknown West as it unfolded before the eyes of Lewis & Clark.
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It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
I can't review this as a movie because it isn't a movie. Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West is a 45 minute trailer for nothing. The reason I can't call this movie a movie is because it doesn't even contain some fundamental concepts that make a movie a movie. In this "movie" Scene's don't start and scenes don't end. It just jumps from one place to another with no rhyme or rhythm. It contains a bunch of random cinematic scenes that serve absolutely no purpose. And there are a bunch or random scenes that have no place in the movie. It has a cohesive story but that's because it's spoon fed through narration instead of smart writing. You literally get no emotion from anyone. The only reason I put it at a 2 is because the music isn't terrible to listen to and some of the shot's are nice. Seriously don't watch it. even at a short runtime of 45 minutes it was incredibly painful to sit through.
I saw this as a DVD copy of the IMAX presentation. The film is well made and shows in a short form what the expedition consisted of, the obstacles they encountered, the overall success of it. No matter what your political leanings, this expedition 200 years ago was a landmark in exploring the western half of what we now know of the United Sates. I have vacationed in the mountains of Montana, I cannot imagine being a band of men in that era trying to cross those mountains with a boat and supplies. Not only did they try, they reached the Pacific Ocean.As an IMAX film it is obviously very attractive visually. Pains were taken to film in authentic areas. For those who like to learn more about the "behind the scenes" work, there is also an interesting "making of" extra on the DVD. A loan from my local public library.
i just saw this at the omnimax theater in duluth over the 4th of july, and, at first when my parents told me that we were going to be seeing this, i was like, oh god, this is gonna be boring. but i really liked it. i love the whole west area of the country, with the mountains and stuff, and native american history, etc. i've seen very dry boring documentary films before about this same topic, with the only difference being, i believe i will actually remember quite a bit of this one, simply because of the way it was presented. the fact that it was shown on an imax screen added to the enjoyment of this film.(this is my first "movie review" so if it sounds like a big jumbled mess, now you know why :)
You get a sense of the adventure watching this 70mm presentation, I felt I had a small feeling of what it may have been like to participate in it. The narration is excellent and it is beautifully photographed. The print I saw, at a Regal (formerly an Imax) theatre, was worn and jittery and for this I paid $9 but it was still a great adventure.