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    Based on Michael Punke’s 2002 semi-biographical novel entitled the same, The Revenant showcased the gritty and savage survival story of the 19th century fur-trapper, Hugh Glass, whose account of Ree Indian ambush, succeeding bear attack and subsequent survival became a revered legend in the United States of America. The motion picture not only succeeded in its attempt for a remarkable visual narrative, it also provided a substantial twist that remedied the missing emotional motivation in the historical

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    The movie Dances with wolves filmed in 1990 Directed by Kevin Costner, Starring himself as Lieutenant Dunbar. This movie also stars Graham Greene as kicking bird, Mary McDonnell as Stands With A Fist and Rodney A.Grant as Wind In His Hair. The Basic plot of this movie is Dunbar a Civil War soldier develops a relationship with Lakota Indians, then leaves his life behind to join up with them. Dunbar is accepted and befriends by the tribe. Where he falls in love and gets married. Dunbar must then

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    Natives’ as heathens, and think that they just needed to change and “become civilized.” The movie Dances With Wolves forever changed the way the American public viewed Native Americans because it showed that not all Indians were thieves or killers, in addition also showed that Indians were not a “poor” people, and it also showed that the Natives were both civilized and respectful.     The movie Dances With Wolves help open the eyes of the public, and helps them see that not all Natives are killers or thieves

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    Throughout the years, Native Americans were viewed as hostile immoral savages. A lot of the stereotypes put on these people were false and ignorant. For instance, the Lakota (Sioux) tribe in the Dances with Wolves movie accepted the white man, Dunbar, as their own. In the movie, both Dunbar and the natives were suspicious of each other's intentions. Dunbar was alone on a mission for the military, while the native American tribe was over the hill. The Lakota didn't want anything to do with Dunbar

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    It’s not uncommon for hollywood to use the white savior narrative in their movies. Movies such as The Blind Side, Dances with Wolves, and The Last Samurai all carry this narrative which often misrepresent people of color (Quote). According to the urban dictionary, the definition of a white savior: “refers to western people going in to “fix” the problems of struggling nations or people of color without understanding their history, needs, or the region’s current state of affairs” (urban dictionary)

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    stresses the despicable habits of the westerners such as the tendency of the prejudices towards others. As shown by the arrival of the John Wayne character to his brother’s house and how he looked at Martin who is half-blood Indian. Similarly, Dances with Wolves represented an explicit apology to the indigenous people. However, although it was made by a white person point of view, it emphasizes Indians’ points of view. This is implicitly represented as the hero who is a white soldier from the American

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    The Indian and the White Communites in Dances with Wolves and Machimanito The film Dances with Wolves shares a lot of its content with the story Machimanito. In Dances with Wolves, two nations come to interact with each other. While the white man is dominating the land, the Indians are trying to protect both their land and themselves. In Machimanito, the story describes the epidemic and its effects on the Indians, while describing the ongoing conflict between Indians and the white man. There

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    shaped by popular culture. The complex relationship between the Native Americans has been told time and time again in film just in different ways. Although the delivery is different the message typically stays the same. How the West was Won, Dances with Wolves, and Avatar can be looked at the same. The focus of this assignment is to examine how their storylines of love and racial conflict does change the media attitude towards the groups from 1960-2010. In order to fully analyze the media’s portrayal

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    Undoing Stereotypes in the Movie, Dances With Wolves Hollywood has helped create and perpetuate many different stereotypical images of the different races in the world. Those stereotypes still continue to affect the way we think about each other today and many of those stereotypes have been proven to be historically inaccurate. The movie Dances With Wolves, directed by actor Kevin Costner, does an excellent job in attempting to promote a greater acceptance, understanding, and sympathy towards

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    those who produce it, especially portrayals of Native Americans, in films and books such as Little Big Man and Dances with Wolves. They portray Native Americans in a more positive light and sometimes not so much, but through these medias we see another side to Native Americans, one that we didn’t see until recently about how they are people too. The Little Big Man novel and Dances with Wolves film deals with a protagonist of a white man character learning the ways of indigenous people whether it be

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