Wow.
I thought it was very powerful, but then again I am a Native American. Having said that I must say that I could not believe that white people could make such a story. And its a good thing they did.
If told from the Indian point of view, there would have probably been too much anger.
This is also a very important film for right now. You need to see that the same thing is happening to the Palestinians and the Afghans and in other places, and that nothing has changed.
But the filmmakers are not that heavy handed. They just tell the story in a straight ahead fashion. They do not try to relate it to current events - it just does.
I am extremely well trained in breaking down movies and separating the elements, diegisis, regression, self-reflection and all that film-theory stuff. But this film held me so strong that I could not do any of that. I was just a pile of jelly from the first images of the Eagle to the last images of the family.
It is really a film about freedom.
Americans have a lot to be proud of in making this film. It took a lot of courage and strength. It is honorable to tell the truth about things and not ignore them as if they never happened. It is honorable to re-examine mistakes. It is honorable to see things from another perspective.
Also a good story for African-Americans as the horse is consistently introduced to slavery.
You can take children to see it, but this is really a film for adults.
Hoka Hey!
I thought it was very powerful, but then again I am a Native American. Having said that I must say that I could not believe that white people could make such a story. And its a good thing they did.
If told from the Indian point of view, there would have probably been too much anger.
This is also a very important film for right now. You need to see that the same thing is happening to the Palestinians and the Afghans and in other places, and that nothing has changed.
But the filmmakers are not that heavy handed. They just tell the story in a straight ahead fashion. They do not try to relate it to current events - it just does.
I am extremely well trained in breaking down movies and separating the elements, diegisis, regression, self-reflection and all that film-theory stuff. But this film held me so strong that I could not do any of that. I was just a pile of jelly from the first images of the Eagle to the last images of the family.
It is really a film about freedom.
Americans have a lot to be proud of in making this film. It took a lot of courage and strength. It is honorable to tell the truth about things and not ignore them as if they never happened. It is honorable to re-examine mistakes. It is honorable to see things from another perspective.
Also a good story for African-Americans as the horse is consistently introduced to slavery.
You can take children to see it, but this is really a film for adults.
Hoka Hey!