36. Dances With Wolves
The ways of the Native American Indian tribes have often been misrepresented in movies. Not in this movie. Kevin Costner directs himself and others in this superbly shot movie about a Union soldier who befriends the Sioux Indian tribe. The characters: Stands With A Fist, Kicking Bird, Wind In His Hair, Smiles A Lot are marvelous and teach us a thing or two about American Indian culture.
Actually Stands With A Fist is a white woman brought up by the Sioux. She falls in love with Liutenant Dunbar (Costner), whom the Sioux name Dances With Wolwes, and she gets him to shed the white man's ways, although, to his credit, he personaly never exibited the staple cruelty towards Indians.
The cinematography is spectacular and makes us fall in love with nature, shown in all it's spleandor.
This movie is a tribiute to the beauty of the human spirit and shows us that true friendship can exist irregardless of culture or race.
In 1991, this movie was nominated for 12 Oscars, out of which it won 7,
including Best Picture, Best Director ( Kevin Costner ), Best Cinematography ( Dean Semler ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Michael Blake ).
The ways of the Native American Indian tribes have often been misrepresented in movies. Not in this movie. Kevin Costner directs himself and others in this superbly shot movie about a Union soldier who befriends the Sioux Indian tribe. The characters: Stands With A Fist, Kicking Bird, Wind In His Hair, Smiles A Lot are marvelous and teach us a thing or two about American Indian culture.
Actually Stands With A Fist is a white woman brought up by the Sioux. She falls in love with Liutenant Dunbar (Costner), whom the Sioux name Dances With Wolwes, and she gets him to shed the white man's ways, although, to his credit, he personaly never exibited the staple cruelty towards Indians.
The cinematography is spectacular and makes us fall in love with nature, shown in all it's spleandor.
This movie is a tribiute to the beauty of the human spirit and shows us that true friendship can exist irregardless of culture or race.
In 1991, this movie was nominated for 12 Oscars, out of which it won 7,
including Best Picture, Best Director ( Kevin Costner ), Best Cinematography ( Dean Semler ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Michael Blake ).
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