The Last of the Mohicans

The last of the Mohicans is a breathless movie which is based on true historical facts. The story sets back in 18th century (1754 – 1763) when England was at war with France in the territory of Canada. In other words, the war was called French and Indian war or seven year’s war. They fought for the rights of the territory in the northern part of America because both populations overcrowded Europe.
Although the task was to find some differences between the movie and the history, I would like to show the similarities between them because, from my point of view, this is one of the movies which sticks to the history as much as possible.
According to the film, the last of the Mohicans is a story with much historical background and also a very entertaining love story to catch the eye and the heart of the “audience”. To give this story a more interesting turning point, the director, Michael Mann, has added a love story between Hawkeye and Cora – the main characters of the movie. Cora and her sister Alice are being convoyed to their father, commander of Fort William Henry, when an attack by the Indians occurs. …