source: IMDB
5 out of 5
It begins with a narration by an Indian, One Stab, about the Col. Ludlow's decision to leave the war and have a quiet life. Col. had three sons: Alfred, the oldest - too old even for his age, Tristan, second born - reckless and whom One Stab believed would live a short life but turned out to live the longest and Samuel, the youngest - his two brothers would do anything for him.
The story picked a fast pace and Samuel was shown to be returning from his mother's place with a fiancee named Sussanah.
When Alfred saw Sussanah, he showed signs of admiration she did not return. But when she saw Tristan, she sort of showed hints of admiring him. It then became evident when they were caught by Alfred on the night before the three left for war being intimate and too close.
The three went to war amidst everyone's being against it. Samuel wouldn't back down and he wanted to prove his quality, hence there was no stopping him. The two brothers went with him and sworn to protect him.
However, it must've been fated to have Tristan witness his death, his horrible death in the hands of the enemies. Samuel went on to the battlefield without the two and hence, his defeat. Tristan found him caught up by wires and his eyesight was defected by smokes. The enemies were at that time preparing to launch a series of shots on his body. Tristan was nearly there to shot the two soldiers but time wasn't kind. Samuel was killed by several bullets. Tristan quickly avenged his death by killing these foes. However, the fact that Samuel died greatly had an impact on him.
After that he became a man who thirsted for his enemies' bloods. He would come back to the camp with scalps of his enemies tied as a necklace around his neck. The other soldiers wouldn't say a thing about it. Alfred left the camp and Tristan remained, claiming that he could not go home yet.
Alfred fell for Sussanah who was robbed of a husband. Sussanah remained passive, dropping hints of waiting for Tristan instead. When Alfred was nearly successful, Tristan returned.
Jealousy got the better of Alfred and thus his war with Tristan silently brewed. Sussanah helplessly fell for Tristan and at this time Alfred had decided to go to Helena to make his name. Tristan though, couldn't seem to get over Samuel's death and had been constantly blaming himself for it. Hence, he left and went to those places the map hadn't tap yet...those places that belonged to people who were never mentioned in books and such. He wrote to Sussanah that she must marry someone else as he is dead already (metaphor). Sussanah grieved for this. It was then at that time when Alfred decided to run for congress and in Sussanah's despair-time, he asked her to marry him.
When Tristan returned, his bond with his father grew stronger. Sussanah was married to Alfred already. Tristan then once again saw Isabel Two, who was almost like a sister to them three. She had grown, and Tristan married her. They had two children, the oldest was a boy whom they named Samuel.
Sussanah was very jealous of this and even admitted it so.
Tristan was at that time, building his family and rebuilding their business. He started ignoring the law and had transgressions the authority disliked. On a day when they just intended to threaten him, a stray bullet hit his wife. Revenge was planned. This became successful. The authority came back to him, not for an arrest, but this time, to permanently get rid of him. He was about to be killed when the Col. showed up and fired his gun to the two men who were to assassinate his son. But him, being a crippled already, was doomed to be defeated by the third man had Alfred not been behind a wall with a gun on hand, loaded with the bullet that killed the one who would've finished off Tristan who stood in front of his father to catch the bullet.
Alfred was again accepted by his father after he showed that he would still choose Tristan and him amidst his place in the government.
Tristan lived a long life and was killed by the bear whom he wanted to kill so bad when he was a kid. One Stab said this was a good death.
Notes:
I liked this one. I am not a fan of Brad Pitt but this and Troy were really good. He did well in this movie and I think he's meant to have the role of a solo murderer.
I say that the only thing missing in this movie is the nice script. Brad Pitt did not have much lines, and his lines weren't strong enough to be quoted. But then, his character was silent type so, perhaps that'd justify it.
All in all, the fact that it tapped almost all types of situations makes it worth watching and worth reviewing.
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