Movie Review

The Black Robe Bruce Beresford October 2nd, 1991 This movie was set in Quebec in 1634. Its main focus is the story of how the Jesuit priests try to civilize the untamed Indians and turn them to Christianity. The story starts off with Father LaForgue, along with his companion Daniel, making thier way across the treacherous mountains to reach the Huron mission. They have many hardships along the way, rough terrain, freezing weather. but those are minimal …

…Iriquois because they accepted Christianity and stopped fighting thier enemies. I believe that the movie was pretty accurate according to history. One part of the movie that was accurate was when they were captured by the Iriquois and are made to run the gauntlet of the warriors. This was an actual custom by some tribes when they captured enemies. Clothing, tools, and other materials they used were also accurate for the time setting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**