Let that ‘Mohicans’ movie be, Michael!

It used to be that when a director put out his (and most were male) film, that was it. The film opened, it played through maybe a couple of runs, perhaps even later showed up in an abbreviated version on television. But other than cutting for mainstream tastes and for time, the networks didn’t change much of substance.

And, for the most part, the director wasn’t involved.

These days, of course, the first release is merely the first step in a long process that includes the obligatory director’s cut DVDs, etc. But it’s always a valid question to ask: Is there a point at which the filmmaker should just stop making changes and let the work lie?

That’s the argument that Salon.com makes in reference to a new version of Michael Mann’s 1992 movie “The Last of the Mohicans.”

It poses some interesting questions … none of which, I might add, pertain the slightest bit to Michael Bay. Just saying.