Fun fact, this movie was so well received by Native Americans that Kevin Costner became an honorary member of the Sioux nation.

Wind in His Hair shouting at Dances with Wolves, saying, "Do you know you are my friend?" over and over again (in direct contrast to the first words he yelled at him - "Do you know I'm not afraid of you") makes me cry and cry every damn time. It's so moving. That ending is so beautiful yet so heartbreaking.

I am Canadian, and we watched this movie in History class and you could hear a pin drop in the classroom the entire time....This movie has stuck with me all those years and still gets me every time I watch it.

“What was wrong with that dude?” Back then there was no cure for syphillis and was a fairly common infection . People would essentially fall apart mentally and very aggressively

My late grandmother had the funniest reaction to this movie you’ll ever hear about: We talked her into watching it with us, & after we’d seen about 75% of it, she - the most docile woman I’ve ever known - angrily stands up and asks, “I’ve been watching this for 2 hours now - when am I gonna see some dancing?” She thought it was a musical! 😂😂😂😂😂 R.I.P. GG ❤

As a Native American, myself, I thank you guys for reacting to this movie. I wish more reaction channels would react to more movies about Native Americans. Some suggestions might be War Party starring Kevin Dillon, Hostiles starring Christian Bale or Dance Me Outside starring Adam Beach. This channel is one of my favorite reaction channels. Keep it up. This is an edit: I can't believe some asshole question me about being native or indigenous or whatever word you feel comfortable using. First of all: What would it benefit me to pretend to be Indigenous? Seriously. What positive outcome could I possibly gain by doing that? Bottom line? I am Cree. I am proud to be Cree. There are over 300 replies to this comment. All of them have been great and I thank you all for your positive responses and suggestions for further movies about native people. And of course, there has to be that one hater, that one jackass who feels so entitled that he questions my authenticity. I would delete this comment because of that but I think it's important in this day and age to allow ideas and realities as the acknowledgement of native culture in this predominantly white and black culture and society. So I'll leave this comment. Fuck the haters.🖕 Second edit: I think that person has since deleted that comment questioning my ethnicity but I'm not changing anything about this comment. I'm so sick of racist assholes. I don't want anyone to ever think that I'm gonna back down because that will never happen.

"Put that in your book" I've said that ever time I've farted since 1990

It’s important to note that the only people who knew John Dunbar was assigned to that post were the mentally ill officer who killed himself right after giving him the “orders” and the guide/trapper who was later killed. No one else knew John Dunbar was there or existed, so if it hadn’t been for his diary (and going back for it), Dances With Wolves could have melted away and stayed with the People forever. 😢

The scene were the wolf gets shot was like a gut punch when I first saw it. Also, the ending with Wind in His Hair saying goodbye to his friend still makes me tear up.

No surprise that this film won Best Picture that year. A true masterpiece.

Little trivia fact: some of the buffalo were furnished for the film by Neil Young, who kept them on his ranch.

I also suggest Last of the Mohicans. My brother actually was in the movie as an extra (they used military reenactors) and he took pictures while on the set. He has a picture of the Native reenactors in their war paint and he said it was intimidating just seeing them ready to shoot a scene! Wes Studi is wonderful in his role!

I'm 100% Native American from the southwest (Zuni and Cochiti tribes), and this movie was a staple on the reservation (we even watched it in school). Our customs are much different than that of the plains tribes depicted in the movie, but our overall values of family and community are the same. So glad you both loved this movie! I highly recommend the Hulu series, "Reservation Dogs" to get an even better glimpse in to the modern native world, this show is one of the best out right now and is gaining a steady following (season 3 comes out next year). Other great "native" movies to watch would be "the last of the Mohicans", "thunderheart", "smoke signals", "whale rider" and "pow wow highway". Thank you for allowing us on your journey, can't wait to see what you both react to next! (I've been a long time follower of your music reactions, so glad you shifted to moves as well!).

The friendship between John and Wind in his Hair is what gets me. And, Wind in his Hair's speech at the end, just gets my heart, it's so pure.

The Directors cut version of this is one of my all time favorite movies. The imagery, the music, the performance, the authentic language. It all just comes together perfectly.

Did anyone mention that Dances With Wolves begins to ride bareback, truly he was one of the Sioux. I have been to this part of South Dakota many times and it is awe inspiring to see that landscape. Everyone should learn about this sad chapter in our history.

Amazing. The story behind the guy who wrote this is just as epic. He was a friend of Kevin’s who wasn’t making it in Hollywood. Kevin gave him some tough love and sent him away. After a couple months he comes back to Kevin with the script for DWW in his hand.

Seeing this movie in the cinema as a kid was was a magical experience. It's when you watch movies like this one that you realise how Hollywood has totally collapsed in quality in recent years.

Many years ago, as a boy, I lived on a large horse farm bordered by a massive state nature preserve. I spent a lot of time riding fences and kept running into a large stray dog. It just seemed interested and would watch patiently. I gave him no mind, even though my horse, usually comfortable with dogs, was pretty focused on this dog while I repaired fence. Over time, the dog would approach me near the barns if I was working on something (tractor, implements, car, etc.). I would toss him something to eat, each time a bit closer. I usually had beef jerky with me and finally, she would take it from my hand. We had a fly-in veterinarian and once he & I had a horse down for gelding. I was sitting across his hind legs (in case he twitched) while the Doc worked. He looks over at me, then over my shoulder, and says, "DON'T LOOK!" So of course I do and 8-10 feet away is the dog. "Oh, she's alright, I call her Annie." So he asks how is it that I have a pet wolf? Long silence. "You know that is a wolf, right?" Sure. Of course. Inside: "HOLY SH%T!" This went on for another year and I went off to college. Never saw her again for sure. Thanks Annie.

Doris Leader Charge of Parmelee, the Lakota language educator, was the consultant and instructor for the movie. She portrayed Pretty Shield, wife of Ten Bears. Leader Charge was an amazing, highly respected tribal elder and cultural leader. She passed away in 2001. The movie was filmed in western South Dakota.

The speech from wind in his hair is incredible. This was my favorite movie as a child and I was young enough to where I couldn't read. My parents love to tell the story. I'd watch it daily. This movie gets blasted by alot of people and I'll never understand why. It's a masterpiece

Musical score: Have you ever heard a musical score so eloquently capture the spirit of the great west!!!!!

The skinny kid Smiles a lot, his daughter grew to be the first native American Supermodel. Quannah Chasinghorse

This movie is inducted into the National Film Archives as being culturally significant & rightly so. An absolute beauty of a movie

The kids that stole his horse weren't just rotten kids. Within many native cultures a greater victory than killing an opponent was "counting coup". It was when you snuck right into the heart of the enemy and just did a "prank": stole a simple, but identifiable item, even just touching the other person with a feather while they slept. So the kids were also counting coup.

So many great things in this movie, but my favorite has to be watching the relationship evolve between John Dunbar and Wind in His Hair. With Wind in His Hair up on the mountain at the end, shouting for the world to hear. “Can you see that I am your friend? Can you see that I will always be your friend?“ All these years later, that one moment still tears me up…

This is great to see you two react to this. This movie marked a pivotal big step in better representation of Native images on film. Dances with Wolves was also hugely appreciated by the Native community for specifically that. Being a Native myself seeing this when I was younger it was a revelation; seeing the First Nations culture given humanity than simple minded brigands, thieves, drunks, savages, or primitives who only speak in monosyllabic grunts and noises. It would be great if you both were/are willing to look into the Native culture, people of the area in which you live. Thank you again.

The ending with Wind in His Hair shouting his farewell to Dunbar still gets me and it's been some 30 years since I first watched it

The scene of the officer killing himself at the last outpost on the frontier was meant to show how long he’d been out there, and how being just that isolated from society can make you go crazy. Dunbar was going out even farther, and even more isolated. Mules vs horses is like an off-road vehicle vs a Porsche. Torque vs speed. Mules are a lot more hardy.

The insane officer who shoots himself is one of the more intriguing characters in the movie because we aren't told why. Brilliantly acted.

Kevin Costner was made an honorary Sioux by the Tribes for making this movie, and showing them in an honest, non-prejudicial way. The movie won many Oscars and the Buffalo hunt scene was filmed for real and Costner did his own riding. To this day, it is considered one of the masterpieces of cinematography. I remember seeing it at the theater when it came out, and the hunt was overwhelming on the big screen. It was fun watching this with you.

Just a movie classic and as a Native American I appreciate the story of it, thank you for your reaction. I very much recommend "Smoke Signals" which is the story of a Native family in today's world, written and directly by a Native man...I know you will both enjoy it

This film holds a special place in my heart. Some scenes were shot on the ranch across the road from my grandmas house. She was able to meet some of the people making the film and recieved a photo of Two Socks that was signed by the trainer. She still has in hung up in her bedroom.

its so beautiful to show the two drastically different people could come together and be friends and more but it showed the plight of the American Indian people but the beautiful culture that they have

This was one of the best movie epics ever made. The story line, the cinematography and musical score by John Barry make this an unforgettable cinematic masterpiece.

She already lost one husband. I imagine she was frantic for him to return home safe. You can feel her relief and happiness. It’s palpable emotion.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with Paul Newman and Robert Redford is one of the all time favorite outlaw Westerns ever made. Action, humor, swagger, amazing scenery...classic Western outlaw movie.

One of my all-time favorite movies that always brings out so many emotions.

Watching this film as european and being fascinated with the native American culture and how in touch and in harmony with nature they were and how humanity lost that contact is so sad. We are all human beings and no matter where you come from, the value of family, friendship, hunour, kindness, respect, good people share, are the same across the planet, we should learn from each other, not fight each other. This film is so precious.

I didn’t have enough tissues with this movie Cisco and two socks then with wind in his hair I was absolutely sobbing. Definitely worth the seven Oscars this movie got.

That Buffalo Hunting scene might be the greatest outdoor action sequence in film history. Just amazing

This is easily one of the greatest epic films ever made. I strongly suggest you get yourself the extended version. It adds another hour of amazing footage in a movie you don't want to end. The music, backdrops, casting and script are amazing.

What a joy watching my favorite movie with you two reacting. I'm an Apache from New Mexico, who also lived 11 years in Oklahoma. I saw this movie in Germany, when it first came out. I saw it in the theater at Ramstein Air Base in Germany during Desert Storm. I saw it twice in the American theater. Then a German friend of mine took me to see it in a German theater in Kaiserslautern. It German it is called Der Mit Dem Wolf Tantz. I loved it EVERY time. Watching it with you guys was another pleasure. You were talking about the buffalo in Oklahoma. I was a survival instructor for the Air Force, stationed as Altus AFB. I would take my crew members to Ft. Sill for training. Of course, Ft. Sill is in Lawton. The training area we used bordered Medicine Park, right outside of Cache, Okla. Medicine Park has a large herd of buffalo. When I returned to the states after being in Germany, a German friend I had made there came to America and hooked up with me. I took him to a 13 nation pow wow in Apache, Okla. Then I took him to medicine park to see the buffalo. He, my son and I saw buffalo up on the side of a hill. We drove around behind the hill and walked up to the top, with the hopes of seeing them from the top of the hill. When we reached the top of hill, we saw the heads of the buffalo as they were walking toward us. We jumped up on a huge rock and just watched as this huge herd of buffalo passed on all sides of us. It was amazing and beautiful!! I love those memories.

Ive seen it six times, and i cry every time. It's a roller-coaster. Costner's direction and the locations and photography are exceptional.

So now you know why your dad loves this movie! And yes, the little girl was played by Kevin's daughter Annie. It was filmed predominantly in the Badlands, South Dakota. Kevin also directed it. It won the academy award for best picture and best director that year.

One of my favorite movies, both for the story and the beautiful scenery! It's made me want to move from my home in Maryland to South Dakota. Graham Greene (Kicking Bird) is one of my favorite movie characters of all time. How can anyone not love that guy?

Even more beautiful than the film, was watching how moved you two were by watching it. It is a profound and thoughtful film...very historically accurate. So glad y'all liked it! Thank you for sharing😍😍😍

36:45 "Many times I'd felt alone, but until this afternoon I'd never felt completely lonely." That is one of my favourite lines of all the movies. :)

This movie deserved every award it got.I love watching these with you two xx

thank you for this reaction. I'm a full blooded zuni (ho Shiwi) native american for pueblo of zuni (zuni, New Mexico) and its always honor to get reactions about our people and the history. We as the first nation which right now, U.S.A. has over 500 Native American Tribes that exist from the east coast to the west coast, are always dealing with Native Americans classified as extinct and only exist in the past history of early Northern America. imagine that there were more tribes before first contact of Europeans and have got wiped out more then Half but we still exist in our lands that we have been for centuries. movies like this just scratch the surface of the history of our people. one movie that I also love is Thunderheart actor Val Kilmer did a great justice and Graham Greene who is Kicking Bird in this movie

Isnt " smiles alot" the best name ever ? Says so much

I used to ride mules every year as a teen, and use them in the mountains of Colorado during my elk hunts. They're more sturdy and hardier than a horse, and they can go places where horses can't.

Winner of 7 Oscars including Best Picture!

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I saw it in the theater a few times and just loved it so much. Christine's family was portrayed by Kevin's then wife and their 3 kids, with his oldest playing Christine. The buffalo scene was amazing and incredible to watch, especially knowing how hard it was to get it done. Riding within the stampede were actual buffalo handlers and Kevin made the decision that he wasn't going to miss being part of it. In fact, during it, he fell off his horse and they brought in his 2nd horse immediately, so he jumped on and continued riding. You can sorta tell when it's a different horse he's riding...slightly different body type. Of course, when the star and director of the movie falls off his horse during a buffalo stampede, lots of people were freaking out...except him. Also, the buffalo that was going to attack Smiles A Lot, was Neil Young's "pet" buffalo. The way they got him to run towards someone was for them to hold up some Oreo's...his favorite treat...LOL!

One of my top 10 fave films. 🥰 The buffalo hunt scenes have always given me good chills. It's always felt like watching living history, and not just looking at Charles M. Russell's painting.

My dad insisted we go see this in the theater (I was 14) cuz he was big on westerns, but they just weren't in vogue for a long time. Normally he didn't want to go see anything in the theater because he was a big grump about modern production values, but he really wanted to see it because he'd heard about the filmmaking. He used to be a grip, which means he was in the film industry for years. He had heard a lot about the production and was really excited about it...and it was the first time I'd ever watched a movie with him where he didn't spend any time talking about, like, "oh, did you see that boom mic?" or "look, you can see that lighting rig over there". He didn't make any technical comments or complaints, which seriously says a lot about the film and the care they took. Also there was a lot of authenticity; it was one of the first films to ever show Native Americans in a positive light, and as such the members of the Lakota tribe went outside and had sort of an impromptu dance party after screenings because they were so excited at seeing a film that treated them with respect. It was a big deal, because back then if you went to see a film like this in an area like rural Dakotas, you might end up with a lot of tensions between the whites and the Native folks, but apparently in this one that didn't happen, and that's pretty awesome. Also it was amazing on the big screen, and really kind of a benchmark movie when it comes to the altered perceptions since then. The extended version hits even harder, if you ever want to watch that. It's well worth the added time.

One of my favorite movies. While I was in the Army, I became great friends with a full blooded Navajo who came from the reservation in New Mexico. You realize we all have much in common and that we're not races but people trying to live our lives. Great reaction as usual, you 2 are great!

This was my Mom's favorite movie. She went to see it in the theaters THREE times and watch it countless times over the years on dvd and such.... this movie always makes me tear up, every single time.

Dances with wolves is an all time favorite of mine as well. This movie is a masterpiece for many reasons. Too many to list them all but I’ll rattle off a few. The plot, the beautiful scenery, the cinematography, the dialog and use of the Sioux language to name a few. Very emotional and brought out real feelings like, happiness, sadness, anger, pride, love, shame, and gratefulness etc.. Also, every time I rewatch it, it brings me back to those same feelings and memories of when I saw it for the first time. Kind of like great a song that makes you feel a certain way and brings back memories of a time frame or event in your life . Like the junior high party where you had a crush on a girl and you ended up hanging out for the first time at that party and a particular song was playing in your brains’s version of the memory. The first time I saw Dances With Wolves. I begrudgingly agreed to go to the movie theatre and see the movie because my wife wanted to see it. I had heard it was a three hour movie and I thought I would be bored. Three hours flew by like the snap of your fingers and I remember how disappointed I was that it was over. Everything about this movie is fantastic. On a side note, anybody else feel like feel like Avatar is the CGI, sci-fi version of Dances with Wolves. Kinda feels like they ripped off the plot at the very least.

One of my favorite parts of the movie is at the very end when they show us that getting shot did not kill 2 socks.

This movie is amazing and it has one of the most beautiful musical scores ever written! In high school, I was in the band and we played this for a band concert. I have loved it ever since I first heard it.

So glad you reacted to this film! I saw it the week it opened in Washington, DC at the Uptown Theater which had a huge screen made up of 6 panels. It was amazing to see and so moving. Kevin spent much of his own money to get the movie made. Hollywood executives said no one would go see a 3 hour movie, let alone a western. They were wrong of course. One thing I love about Kevin is he always insists on age appropriate co-stars (love interest). The casting person/studio kept bringing in young girls for this film and he told them he wanted a 'woman' to play this role. He insisted until they brought in Mary McDonnell, who is perfect in the role. My favorite, and the saddest, part to me is when he answers the chiefs question of how many white people will come..."Many, like the stars". Another good western with Kevin Costner is Open Range. Kevin funded a documentary about Native Americans too.

I am part Cherokee American Indian and 76 years old. At the age of 16 I met a Lumbee Indian who was 16 also. He is also 76 now. We became blood Brothers and we still are blood Brothers to this day. Cut the palms of our hand and held our hands together so our bloods could mix with each other's. To this day he is my only true friend. If you have a Native American Indian for a friend then you are very fortunate. Most loyal friend I have ever had.

I love knowing young Americans understanding this fantastic story!! God bless you young Americans!!!!

Mules can walk all day pulling heavy loads, horses get blown quickly . Also the general at the outpost had gone insane through the stress of being on the frontier.... with him gone nobody knew that the outpost was now manned

Such a brilliant movie. I would argue that it’s a western in that the story of the west wasn’t just about gun slingers and cowboys. This story broadens the scope of the western historical narrative. A real masterpiece of a movie.

This is my favourite film of all time , I absolutely love this film. You guys should watch the director's cut, it's an extra 45 minutes long but it makes the film so much better

The 'wave' is a symbol of having an empty hand - without weapon.

This is, in my own opinion, the greatest western film ever made. I have had the expanded edition, with an additional hour of footage, on laserdisc since it was released. This film is spectacular. I was a projectionist for Cinemark theaters when this film was released. I'll never forget it because the film came in ten reels, and barely fit on our projector platters.

Hi Jay and Amber. This is one of my all time favs. The ending with "The Fierce One" makes me cry every single time. I never get tired of watching it. So glad you liked it.

Thank you guys for being so open with your emotions. For way too long society has pressured us to hide and deny our emotions and it's really better to acknowledge and try to understand them. 👍

I have watched this movie nearly 10 times over the years...Watching you both react to this meaningful portrayal of Native American saga...I loved, loved, loved your reactions and even more your verbal interpretations of the movie at the end...Well Done to you both.

I really loved " Last of the Dogman" too. A tracker/ bounty hunter was looking for convicts when they are suddenly killed and only an arrow is found. He gets a professor who speaks the language to come with him as they look for the answers. It is just as beautiful. Tom Bereger

My understanding is that the scene with the insane officer giving John his orders, then committing suicide immediately after explains part of the plot. John is left at his post on his own because the only people who know he's there are the insane officer, who makes no record of the assignment before he kills himself, and the wagon driver, who is killed soon after as well.

This was filmed in the Badlands of South Dakota. There are still wide open expanses just as beautiful. If you want to see a lot of bison up close & personal, go to Custer State Park in the Black Hills. Drive the wildlife loop and bison will walk right past your car. Every year at the end of September they do a Buffalo Roundup of the Custer herd (the purest herd in the US) to cull it & vaccinate the ones that remain. The"culled" bison are then auctioned off to private herds. I went just this year - it was incredible!

One of my favorites. Saw this in the movies when I was 10.

I remember watching this in the theater with my Dad. It was the first time I had ever seen him tear up at a movie.

One of, if not THE, most beautiful films ever shot. Just breathtaking and the story is so important and sticks with you.

This movie has such a magnificent soundtrack. The perfect illustration as to how the soundtrack can be a character of the film. It is one you need to have. Play it when you are sad, play it when you are out in nature. Truly makes this movie more

Thank you 4 an hour reaction. The few reactions I've been able to find aren't even a half an hour for around a 3 hour movie. By the way the movie was filmed in South Dakota & Wyoming.

I have seen this movie so many times, and I still (and will probably always) sob over Cisco and Two Socks. 😫 I'm so glad you guys watched this beautiful movie and enjoyed it, ty for the great reaction as always.

Thank you for your wonderful reaction to Kevin Costner’s masterpiece. This film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and Best Director for Costner. In my top ten favorite movies of all time. Heart-breaking, yes, but absolutely beautiful.

A professor once told me that matricide was common on the frontier. Imagine being in a single room cabin with only your spouse for long winters miles from your neighbors with limited light after the sun goes down. At a few months people would get a little stir crazy. Living on the frontier could be a lonely experience.

The four wheeler trails we use in the foothills of the Ozark mountains, were once the wagon trails used by our pioneering great great grandfather's. Have found brass wagon parts over the years. I am still impressed when I go over rough ground. Thinking at one time folks did the same with a wagon and mules, on wooden wheels.

I'm so happy you guys reacted to this, especially since it was a favorite of Amber's Dad. This is really a great movie and I agree, everyone should watch it at least once. Kevin Costner also stars in The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston, and he stars in Hidden Figures, a true story of the important contributions of black women in the space program to get the first American into space. Both of those are great movies. For a Christmas movie, our family on Thanksgiving night always watches The Homecoming: A Christmas Story. It's from 1971 and was the pilot movie for The Waltons tv series. If you like archery, The Hunger Games. There are 4 movies to tell the full story so you have to watch all 4.

❤’d your reaction to this great film. Kevin Costner not only did a great job acting in it but also directing it. The movie was shot mostly in South Dakota with a few scenes shot in Wyoming. It’s considered a western because it took place in the American Frontier. Can you please react to “Legends of the Fall” and “Apocalypto”

Amber, every time you mention that you can’t listen to someone eat, I’m right there with you. Sometimes I hear myself chew and I can’t stand it!

You get what you need out of that! Best thing said!! When he takes care of Spivey

Hey fellow Okies - glad you took this on for a reaction. I'm glad you are getting into the westerns and other genres. Costner was adamant that the Native Americans speak the proper language, so they spent hours learning the words and proper inflection. You may be interested to know the leader of the Pawnee who killed the Teamster and attacked the tribe is Wes Studi. He is a Cherokee born in eastern Oklahoma and didn't learn English until starting elementary school. He is also a producer and has won many awards. If you review the 1992 movie "The Last of the Mohicans" he's a bad guy in it as well. You should add that movie to your list; it's based upon the 1826 book by James Fenimore Cooper and set before the U.S. was an independent country.

This movie was a great representation of native culture and one of the most authentic. They really did their homework for this movie and I’m glad y’all reacted to it!

Wind In His Hair yelling at the end never fails to make me cry!

I really enjoyed this movie when I watched it. 3 decades later I now live in South Dakota and am sad for the once proud and warrior Lakota Nation. There are so many drug addicts, alcoholics, homeless Lakota now.

Such an underrated movie by many people. So many great character arcs. And you couldn't have said it any better. We are taught to fear.

Even in Canada the natives were treated horrible. I love this movie and always makes me cry. I'm from northern Ontario and some of my best friends are Ojibwa their culture is beautiful. The art work is second to none. Wish that more people were as them.

I love this movie, and yes Kevin Costner's daughter Annie Costner, playing Stands With A Fist as a child, is seen running away from the Pawnee party that killed her family in the dream sequence, it broke my heart when Two Sox got shot

If y'all are interested in watching animated movies I recommend "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" it's a western but told from the perspective of the horse!

This is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again regardless of the fact that it’s a three hour movie. The music and cinematography alone are incredibly done. Now you know why it won the Academy award for Best Motion Picture. “Hostiles” is an equally incredible movie that captivates you with the spirit of the Native American Indian and what took place after the civil war. You will be moved with a heavy heart when you watch it. I believe this is, perhaps, Christian Bale’s best performance. Finally, you have to make time for “The Revenant” with Leonardo DiCaprio. This movie takes place at or around the same time. You will be amazed at this movie’s cinematography.

This was a very important film to me growing up. I grew up Metis (a mixture of indigenous and other heritage). In my case I was Cree and Scottish-Ukrainian. When I saw this when I was 13 there was no "representation" of the real way of life of Native peoples. The films portrayal of a man caught between two worlds I found to be extremely relatable. As a kid growing up of mixed heritage those themes really spoke to me. My mother also went to school with one of the actresses in the film. Her name is Tantoo Cardinal. Finally the closing scene with Wind in His Hair yelling "sunkmanitu Tanka Ob Waci"...you will always be my friend. It get's me every time. This is a very important film to me and glad you took the time to watch it.

OMGOMGOMG!!! I asked you to request this one in the comments one time, and I’m SOO SOOOO excited to have you watch this.

This is my second favorite movie of all time. Y’all should be aware that the standard released version you saw was three hours but there is an uncut four hour version out there too that explains some of the thing that were confusing earlier in the movie. As for me I couldn’t get enough of this amazing picture!