one of only two films shot in glorious cinerama, the triple-director led how the west was won is an epic look at several generations of american settlers. i watched the film in the unique ‘smilebox’ style, that aims to replicate the look of the film as it was originally meant to be seen on the legendary curved screen associated with cinerama projection.

the film is hugely entertaining, and while its running time is hardly lenient, its not ever an issue either. in fact, i managed to fit in two screenings of the film over two days, interesting as the films visual language is. the episodic nature of the film dictates that its a relaxed view, although some of the segments prove more entertaining than others (with a personal favourite being the jimmy stewart starring one).