Gérard Depardieu delivers a complex performance as Columbus. He portrays the explorer not as a simple hero or a villain, but as a dreamer obsessed with "the horizon." This obsession is shown to be his greatest strength and his ultimate downfall. As the film progresses from the initial wonder of discovery to the grim establishment of the Isabela colony, the narrative shifts into a critique of European colonialism. The "Paradise" of the title is quickly lost, replaced by greed, disease, and the violent clash of civilizations.
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