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At the time of filming, there hadn't been a buffalo hunt in decades, so Costner and the Natives had to figure out how it would go. Almost all the actors didn't know how to ride a horse, and they had to learn to ride bareback with no stirrups. The buffalo who charged Smiles A Lot was trained to go for Oreo cookies. They had some near Smiles' feet, so when Costner yelled "cut", the buffalo stopped and started eating them.
The Lakota language was taught to everyone by Doris Leader Charge (the elderly woman who gave Costner some meat on the trail to find buffalo).
Doris was the actress who played the wife to Ten Bears to be more specific.
Not true about the Indian buffalo hunters, they were trick riders and did Indian horse bare back racing.
The animals were actually bison, not buffalo, although that’s what they called them. Buffalo are in Africa and Bison are native to North America.
Thanks for that, I have watched this movie several dozen times, its just one of those that regardless of what point the movie is at I am stuck to the end! Didn't know about the buffalo that was trained with Oreos, that is just hilarious.
The buffalo hint is still one of the best action sequences ever caught on film. Stunning and I was lucky enough to see it on the big screen
Watching the relationship evolve between Rodney Grant (Wind In His Hair) and Kevin Costner’s Dunbar was my favorite part of the movie, but also the most painful . To see him go from “Can you see that I am not afraid of you?!” to “Can you see that you will always be my friend,?” - and Dunbar knowing he will never see him again…I almost lost it. Even now, all these years later, it still hurts to see it.
I sob every time I see that scene.
@@rockyroad7345 Me too.
As a native this movie means a lot! Thank you for watching it!
Did you need the subtitles or are you literally a native speaker? You folks are very rare over here but I've met a couple. Couldn't say which tribe though, i was very young.
Watched this movie when it first came out. The film really tugged at my heart strings and also gave me an immense sense of heavy sadness. To see a society so in harmony with nature and community and for no good reason have to lose that way of life. Both sides lost tremendously, the native Americans their way of life, and the white's because we could have learned so much from the Natives. Mr. Greene, and Rodney Grant are wonderful actors and they both bring great credit to the Native peoples telling their story. Have you seen Geronimo an American Legend? another good film with Les Stundt as Geronimo.
Im also in that boat,.. But this movie was the first time I heard Lakota spoken... Which was the beginning of my life long journey to return to the "hills"... (Grew up a city kid with a family that was obsessed with conforming to the white world)
@@j9lorna I can’t answer for them but as a Lakota man the tribe this move is based off of most of the young people in my tribe can’t or understand Lakota the some elders can speak Lakota fluently but some Lakota words were turned into slang words we use
the United States has to answer for the crimes committed against the original people of this land. And the continued treatment the indigenous live in throughout the America's. This movie is so powerful. I remember meeting smiles alot at a pow wow after this came out in Ann Arbor. May more truth be told of what actually happened.
Great movie.
Graham Greene as Kicking Bird was perfectly cast.
Totally agree. Rodney Grant and Wes Studi were also perfect for playing tough guy Indian roles. Absolutely believable as Indian bad asses.
Greene just recently appeared in Reservation Dogs
Graham Greene is awesome!
@@Stubbies2003 I'm still crushing on Rodney Grant.
Graham Greene also Canadian 🇨🇦🫠
The character of John Dunbar was a Lieutenant in The American Army who fought against the South in the Civil War. This took place in the early 1860’s. After his act of heroism at the beginning of the movie, he’s transferred to his post of choice. He’s always wanted to go out to see the American Frontier, so he goes out to the Dakota Territory , which is in modern day South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. His commanding officer has gone insane, and killed himself, so there’s no record of Dunbar being stationed at the Fort he goes to.
Probably easier to divide the naming by how they called themselves at the time. Since both were American. That would be the Union and the Confederacy.
That’s true. He was a Union Army soldier. They were asking what army he was in and what time period. That’s why I said American army.
@@Stubbies2003 Confederates did not consider themselves American once their states seceded, they considered it their own separate country. So American vs Confederate or American vs South would also be accurate terms for what they called themselves
All correct, there were many descriptions used. North vs. South, Federal vs. Confederate, Union vs. Rebel, USA vs. CSA (Confederate States of America), blue vs. gray, America vs. Secessionists. All were accurate, and were used in various contexts.
Confederate Army & The Army of the Republic.
I believe there are not so many movies depicting American Native culture with the right amount of respect and realism. This is one of them. At times it's not even easy to watch, following probably hundreds of lines of (subtitled) dialogue in Lakota. But I wouldn't wanna see it any different anymore. A masterpiece! Costner might not always have made good choices during his career. This one is remarkable.
Windtalkers
I always liked it as well for its realism. Kind of like, Last of the Mohicans. Both represented both Native Americans and the white people as both good and bad, people who make good decisions and bad decisions. They had to battle other tribes just to keep necessary resources. I hate when they try to depict a group of people as all bad or all good. It’s just not reality.
Listen for Costner to say the word (Celebrity)when they're hunting buffalo, the word did not exist until the 1920,s
If this movie were accurate the Lakota would have killed this dude, they were one of the most aggressive tribes on the plains. Also, white women being married into tribes is more romantic than truth. If whites were captured most were made to work like slave labor, sold to other tribes, and typically abused but the majority would have just been killed outright. With that all said, Crazy Horse was the man!
The Outlaw Josey Wales is one. Chief Dan George who payed Lone Waite stole every scene he was in. And the meeting with Ten Bears is one of the best scenes in any movie I’ve ever seen.
This movie is cinematic beauty. No one other than Costner could have played this part.
The entire Cast is perfection! It’s a slow movie but, needed to be.
the soundtrack was simply epic as well. it's one of the greatest films of all time IMO
Patience is a virtue that no longer exists in popular culture. Everything today is a blipvert.
Its beautiful and heartbreaking and wonderfully put together guys. I have it on DVD and watch it at least once a year for pure comfort. An easy 9/10. Big love from the UK people. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (1974) as the next review please?
@@maxbrazil3712not true. There are some directors whose films are often a slow burn. Although people love to hate on him, Zack Snyder is great at fleshing out characters with meaningful dialogue.
@@maxbrazil3712 I agree. I didn't find this movie slow at all. I found it engaging and a sweeping epic. The first time I saw it was in the theaters when it first came out. I've seen it many times since.
Hollywood thought Costner was crazy to do a 3 hour western about Native American culture and spoken in Lakota...and a first time Director in Costner himself. At the time, the western was considered to be a somewhat 'dead' genre many having thought the disaster of Heavens Gate (1980) finally put audiences off. DWW certainly turned them on again, it was just beautiful to watch on the big screen and won several Oscars. BTW, the lady who played the Chief's wife was the dialogue coach for the cast.
👉Last of the Mohicans should be next! The movie employed more than 900 Native Americans from all over the United States, mostly from the Cherokee tribes. Russell Means (Chingachgook) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux from Pine Ridge Reservation, SD. He was an activist for the rights of Native Americans. He has a book that is very inspirational and insightful.. Where White Men Fear to Tread.👍
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Absolutely!!
I concur.
Yes. Then Lakota Woman, the book the movie is based on is written by my Aunt Mary Moore
One of my favorites!
This
I took a road trip with my best friend and her family up to south Dakota. It was beautiful. We stayed with her grand aunt who was the grandmother to the kid in the movie that returned the journal to John in the end. She told us many stories of the casting crew. Later I attended a pow wow and later a ceremony for the tribes. It was was my proudest moment. I am a member of the Tohono O'odham tribe of southern Arizona and felt privileged to learn so much about another tribe. Thank you for the reaction it is to this day one of my favorite movies.
Smiles a lot.... Nathan Chasing Horse.... It is too bad and i wanna say a shame about how his choices turned out for him ... sad to see how things ended up.....
Being native american (Blackfoot) it's always a treat to watch reactions to native american movies. "Bury my heart at wounded knee" would be a great one to react to.
Excellent film!
'Cuckoo for the coco puffs' and 'pass the puff puff in the pampas grass'? 💀💀 I always listen out for BJ's slick one liners.
@@billbliss1518 One of my favorites
Great song by Buffy Sainte-Marie
@@musicairplanes4884 Just like the movie, it's full of truths. great song. a lot has happened at wounded knee. let me just say- Free Leonard Peltier!! had to say it 😔
If u don't like this movie, then you're dead inside! Doesn't matter how many times I've seen this and I've seen it A LOT but the final scene where Wind in his Hair yells out " don't you see that you are my friend", to mirror their first encounter, "don't you see that I am not afraid of you", always brings a tear to my eye.
One of the most beautifully filmed and scored movies ever. The Buffalo hunting scene might be the best and most complex non cgi action sequence ever filmed.
Definitely in my top 5 movies of all time! Exceptionally done and more culturally correct than any other movie I've seen. It always hurts my heart to watch, but regardless, I will never grow tired of watching it one more time. Thank y'all for watching. ♥
My favorite movie. This is a true masterpiece of film making.
yep, this one is waaaaay up towards the top of my list as well. fantastic film
I have the extended version which I well worth getting and I watch it couple times a year lol. Usually once in summer and once in winter when it's too cold to do anything else.
The soundtrack/score to this is just as excellent
It was one of my first two Compact Discs. I still got it. ❤
I remember my parents playing the soundtrack all the time when I was a kid!
Playing with my emotions a little bit!
Agreed
I have the soundtrack on CD!! I'm that old. Anyways Dances With Wolves fought for the North, ya know the good side❤
Yeah, I own the motion picture score CD.
He fought for the north , the Union Army. He went west after the war around 1865. There was a few years difference in the story line but it was before the western expansion. The Railroad hadn't happened yet, that was the beginning of the end of the American Natives in the west. Truly a sad story for them. I'm Cherokee decent and I know how badly all American Tribes were treated. 😢
The native Americans were defeated as soon as the Europeans showed up with things the natives wanted but couldn't make for themselves.
The movie opened during the Civil Wat, not after. As he’s arriving at the western fort, you hear Costner as narrator say “The slaughter in the East still continues…” As for the western expansion, that began long before the Civil War.
The American Natives treated eachother awfully and you were conquered by a superior 'tribe'. Such is the history of mankind.
From what I recall of this movie the year was 1863 when it started and early 1864 when the events in this film concluded. Disease and the encroachment of people of European descent in ever increasing numbers combined with their increasing manufacturing power esp. after 1865 sealed the fate for the true native people of the North American west. The Cherokee people by the 1860s' had already endured the lies and the brutal treatment at the hands of the invading europeans and their descendants. So sad how the history of North America happens to be.
Fun fact* when he was feeding the wolf there was a wire between them and the wolf was trained not to take the food until the wire dropped. Love this movie ❤
Graham Greene is one of my favorite actors.
I adored him in Northern Exposure, which is my #1 show of all time.
Same!! He was great in Maverick too! But I LOVED Northern Exposure, wish I could rewatch but I haven’t found it anywhere 🤘😎🥰
He was also great in "The Green Mile", if only for a short while.
Loved Northern Exposure! Several episodes made me feel so serene afterwards. Like a good meditation.
One of the best American films of all time! This was the first movie Kevin Costner ever directed. "The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards...and won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director for Costner, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Mixing. The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama. It is one of only three Westerns to win the Oscar for Best Picture, the other two being Cimarron (1931) and Unforgiven (1992)," starring & directed by Clinton E. Eastwood, Jr. [quote from Wikipedia]
This is such a great movie!! Now you guys need to watch "Last of the Mohicans" with Daniel Day Lewis.
I second that, heartily!
Yes!!
This film took place starting the mid-late 1860's. The American Civil War ended in 1865 and Dunbar moved west soon after. The Major at Fort Hays that killed himself was suffering from mental illness. There are many who speculate he had syphilis which was very common in the 1800's and one of the symptoms of syphilis is insanity. The major was under the delusion he was some sort of medieval lord and that Dunbar was a medieval knight "on a quest". He thought Timmons, the provisioner and wagon driver, was a "medieval peasant". So the only two people who knew Dunbar had requested to be posted at the furthest possible outpost, Fort Sedgwick, (The Major and Timmons) both died. By the time the Army showed up, they had no trace or proof that Dunbar had orders to be at the post. The white soldiers attitude towards Native Americans and wild life was pretty accurate. The "common soldier" at that time was not very bright. Even many, if not most, of the highly educated upper ranks of the Army at that time considered Indians to be savages and that the west was simply free to take. The one scene that gave me chills was when Ten Bears brought out the iron helmet from one of the Spanish Conquistadors. I'm not sure if this is historically accurate... I'm not sure if the Spanish had traveled far enough into the northern great plains to encounter the Sioux, but it was still a great scene. It was a dramatic reminder of how long Europeans had been on the North American contentment before the time depicted in this movie. Also, my great, great, grandfather was a Union Soldier in the Kansas militia. He fought in some of the Kansas skirmishes, in southern Missouri, and northern Arkansas in the Civil War and help bring an end to Slaver. I am very proud I have a direct ancestor who participated in that war on the right side of history! :)
@@Purple_Buffalo Yes Purple_Buffalo... how observant of you.. that's why I said that the helmet came from one of the Spanish Conquistadors... Don't you read? The morion helmet originated in Castile. It was used in the Spanish Empire for over 200 years. Hernando De Soto reached as far a modern day Fort Smith Arkansas in 1542 but turned back and eventually died. In 1561 Coronado lead an expedition from modern day New Mexico that got as far as southern Kansas. Several other attempts were made by the Spanish in the following decades never getting as far north as Wichita Kansas. The Spaniards DID fight the Comanche, but there are no records of them encountering the Sioux. The fact of an iron morion helmet from the period of Spanish conquest of the Americas was in the possession of the Sioux of the Dekota's for over 300 years is a bit of a stretch. In fact, the scene is fictional. It never happened. The symbolism though is real, which is what Costner was trying to get across in his film. "Americans" were only the most recent peoples that had invaded native lands. The Spaniards had been doing it for centuries before America was even a country. Comanche Warriors in modern day Texas did wear captured helmets in the 17th and 18th centuries. But southern Texas is a long way from Dakota territory. The scene was invented by Kevin Costner to make a point. Historically it never happened.
Here... read this by an actual historian who describes how wrong the movie Dances with Wolves got actual historical events so wrong and even mixed up the various tribes separated by over 500 miles..
..."A different kind of deployment of Lakota history marked the 1990 motion picture Dances with Wolves, which portrayed the Lakotas in the twilight of their buffalo-centered plains existence, about to be mowed down by the U.S. Army. Capitalizing on the Lakotas’ outsized place in popular consciousness, the director-producer-star Kevin Costner and the screenwriter Michael Blake had little use for the actual Native American history. They simply replaced the Comanches, the protagonists of Blake’s 1988 novel on which the film was based, with the Lakotas without changing the key historical events. The result was a jarring mishmash whereby the formidable Lakotas were victimized by bloodthirsty Pawnees, who in reality had been at the receiving end in their long-lasting feuds and wars, and where a Lakota elder holds the helmet of a Spanish conquistador while reminiscing about his nation’s ancient clashes with Spanish colonists-which would have been fine had the protagonists been the Comanches in the southern Plains. In a 1991 interview, Blake explained the change through numbers: “the Comanche pool would have been too small to utilize in terms of leading roles and extras. A bigger reason for the change is that the largest buffalo herd on earth is kept near South Dakota, where the film was ultimately shot, on territory the Sioux had formerly inhabited.” It is not hard to imagine a different kind of logic at play: the Lakotas, the vanquishers of Custer, could fill more seats..."
Your welcome. The scene showingTen Bears with a morion helmet NEVER happened...
@@jaknazryth2488 The Souix weren't always in the Dakotas. As the US expanded, tribes also moved and pushed other tribes west.
That last scene with Wind In His Hair screaming "DO YOU SEE I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND?"... slays me every time. Beautiful moment.
Same! 😢
First time I saw this was 33 years ago and still that scene brings tears.
💕🐺 So delighted y’all are checking this movie out, it’s one of those films Everyone should see at least once, and everyone gets something different with each re-view… it’s so respectful of the Native American plight…this is when we started telling the truth about what actually happened in film instead of the cliché “cowboy Indian” movies that glaze over the atrocities… and Kevin Costner deserves every award he got for it! And that’s a lot y’all they cleaned up at the Oscars that year I’m not kidding I’m sure the Fam told you how many already lol ✌💚🌻
Was this the first?
I always taught that Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee was one of the first!
@@karstenstormiversen4837 did not mean to imply that this was the first and only, I'm sure there are others especially the one you mentioned that I have not seen, I just meant that in the mainstream big Blockbuster, big actors all that stuff we started to finally tell the truth especially regarding what we did to slaughter the Buffalo who are actually bison to destroy their way of life. Maybe I wasn't exposed to enough other films, truly sorry if I offended anyone
@@gennyreese420 I was not offended at all!
I recomend to both read the book and wach the film!
It is heartbreaking to wach but a very important film on how the natives was treated!
Saw this movie as a kid in the theater with my mom before she passed last year so it has a special place in my heart. By the end she was balling.
Kevin Costner's best movie by far in my book!
I love how they show the Native American side of the story and how things aren't so black and white like with older movies and tv shows. Such a great metaphor for life.
Another great movie about Native Americans is the "under-the-radar" "Hostiles", starring Christian Bale and Wes Studi, who played the warrior that the villagers surrounded & killed in the river. He also plays the villain in "Last of the Mohicans" which someone has already recommended for your viewing pleasure. It's got one of the best soundtracks ever composed for a movie!
the peace pipe was a rudimentary form of weed. everyone was calm when smoking it, so that discussions could be had.
the entire buffalo hunting scene was done in ONE SHOT, because of how hard it was to wrangle a herd that size. in a "making" video, they said it was an actual herd of 5000 animals, and they hired professional bowmen and riders for the scenes. it's one of the most epic scenes in film.
and it was great to see in a big theater, the whole theater was shaking with the sound of the buffalo herd running. It's the best part of the movie for me because it's kinda of like going back in time and filming/seeing the thousands of real life buffalo hunts and getting a feel of what it must of been like to go on/be in a real buffalo hunt aka a lot harder than just driving down to your local grocery store to buy some meat/steaks.
Actually, you have the pipe dream entirely wrong.
See, the words you speak, while smoking, go straight to the gods.
So, if you lie while sharing a pipe, the gods will hear it.
At least, that's how it was explained to me by my neighbor.
She's a 72 year old MicMac.
I trust what she says.
@@Mr.Schitzengigglezis it possible that both are true? 🤔
@@meminustherandomgooglenumbers we were sharing a pipe at the time.
So, I tend to believe her.
@@Mr.Schitzengigglez ok but can’t the other thing also be simultaneously true? Or am I just not smoking enough…
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It’s about time someone reacted to this movie. One of my favorites. Such a great movie. And the Civil War was from 1861 to 1865.
Some great actors in here: Graham Greene (Holy Man), Wes Studi (Pawnee leader). In the 90s there was a trend for native-American movies. This one started it. A really great one is "Thunderheart", with Graham Greene.
Masterpiece. Not many movies show the real lifestyle at the time, without the glamour. It was ruthless for everyone involved.
I love this movie and for some reason I just love it when Kicking Bird keeps calling Costner "Dumb Bear" lol.
Much respect to y’all for doing this movie .. Not much reactors do Native American movies ..
I'm so happy this movie is getting some traction in the reaction community.
he was there to learn what he could, before all the old ways were gone, he knew that white man was taking over the lands, and everything was going to change. he didn't want to fight the Indians, unless they didn't want to talk. from a natives point of view, Costner and Eastwood i really respect when they make a film on the history between natives, and white people. another great reaction! 👍
One of the best films ever made.
This film will be considered cinematic gold in the years and generations to come.
Great, great film!!! A cinematic masterpiece, such an excellent cast, costner, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Wes Studi, Mary McDonnell, this film opened the eyes of the viewer to the culture and traditions of native Americans, I read the book, before I saw the film, was an excellent read as well, highly recommend it, thank you for the reaction of this wonderful story, I am glad you both enjoyed it.
That part at the end, when Wind in His hair is yelling to Dunbar on the mountain "can you see that you will always be my friend?" That part kills me every freakin' time. It's so touching and beautiful and shows how tight they became since their first meeting when he confronted him and said 'Do you see that I am not afraid of you?" Makes this old punk cry every time.
Such a beautiful film. The first time I saw it I wept when the warrior shouts to John as he's leaving, he was so mistrusting in the beginning but fully accepted him and to salute him like that at the end and declare him his friend just had me in bits.
Very, very good movie.
Absolutely Fabulous soundtrack.
Civil War 1860s No x-rays or penicillin. All the Drs could do at the time was amputation.
Stands With Fist had lost her husband. She cut her arms to symbolize her grief. Kicking Bird was her foster father. Part of the family who adopted and raised her.
The Pawnee killed the teamster, Stands With Fists family, and attacked the Tribe. They were more aggressive.
The mean one was Wes Studi. He played the bad guy in Last of the Mohicans, too.
Slaughtering the Buffalo was an attempt at genocide. They sold the valuable skins and wasted the rest. Later they came and collected the bones to sell for fertilizer.
The Native People honored the buffalo and wasted no part even using sinews for thead and boiling hooves for glue.
They also used stomach and bladder to carry water as in the scene by the creek when he asks Stands with a Fist about being married.
My favorite of Wes Studi is Geronimo, 1993. He is also in the Avatar movies.
So many amazing soundtracks together in this movie I love relistening to. Every time I hear the Two-socks theme it moves me to tears.
One of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. I named my own horse Cisco, after John Dunbar's(Kevin Costner) trusted companion. Looking forward to your reaction. There are some heartbreaking and enraging scenes that still affect me the same way today as they did when I first saw this masterpiece.
This has to be one of the absolutely best, most epic movies ever made. . Up there with Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, Saving Private Ryan and Tombstone, . In my top 5 of movies made in my Generation. . 80 to 2001. . . Unfortunately I don't think we will ever see any new movies like these ever again.
Kevin Coster is in the process of making another epic western. We'll see how that goes. "Horizon: An American Saga". The franchise is said to consist of three films. 🙂
Your top 5 is in my top 10 for sure. Shawshank will always be my number one. Morgan Freeman couldn’t have been more perfect.
Legend of the falls is another great epic movie!
I used to watch this with my grandpa on holidays, it’s a fantastic film. Enjoy!
This movie is amazing. I still can't listen to Two Socks theme without crying. Are you watching the full directors cut?
I first watched this with my dad when I was 9, and I cried so much when Two Socks was shot that dad had to turn it off.
i’m laughing because same
These types of epic stories need to be continued to be told to all of us to remind us of what we lost in history has led us to where we are now. It is very painful to be reminded of all of the suffering and death. But if we don't learn from it, we cannot be better people. Always enjoy your reactions AJ and BJ. There is something very authentic about you both which makes each movie journey enjoyable to watch with you! 😄
44:13 Asia, this was the most beautiful and emotional part of the movie...a warrior who could cry because he was losing a friend. He cared not about his life because his friend, John Dunbar, was leaving him. He went to the highest mountain to cry out his cares. He is the warrior Wind in His Hair. And yes, he should be doing just what he did. 😢🤧😣
Such a sad movie, I cry a lot over this one. It's hard for me to watch in some parts.
After watching this, you guys handled a lot better than I did, I was a wreck after this. Even in this reaction, with all the missing scenes and dialog, I was a mess. This movie hits me in the heart.
One of my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!! Thank you guys!!! ❤😊it’s EPIC!!!! A movie you’ll never forget. Everyone should see it. 😊
Loved y’all’s reaction! The part that always gets me is at the end when Wind inHis Hair is calling out to Dances With Wolves. Great movie.
This is a very special movie to me. The last film I watched w my father before he passed.
I’ll have a hard time watching it but I know you both will make it memorable for me.
When I saw this in the theater I cried very hard afterward with the weight of Native American history impacting me.
this is more than just a movie its a work of art
When I was going through my notifications and saw that you did Dances with Wolves, I took my dinner off the stove so I could watch with you. Amazing movie and reaction. I could write a long paragraph about this film but so many others have touched on it from many perspectives. Off to finish cooking, thank you.
I always thought I loved your reactions to comedies the best (Christmas Vacation in particular). But, you truly grasped the essence of Dances With Wolves. I really enjoy your channel. 🐺🕺🧡
I was around 8 when my mom took me to the theatre to watch this. I got very upset when they tried to kill the wolf. She had to take me out.
As a grown man that really upset me too, but said so much.
To bring Dances with Wolves to much less than an hour is quite a feat.
I'm a history teacher just for future reference, the Civil War was from 1861-65 and his blue uniform indicates he is a Northern lieutenant. Always enjoy you guys' reactions!
Just a masterpiece on film. A beautiful story of humanity, I think this is Costner's magnum opus that will stand the test of time. This shows the best & worst of what man is capable of. The ending always gets me when When in His Hair is yelling "Can you see that I will always be your friend "?....[edit: do recall if you have seen "Last of the Mohicans" but if not, a must watch similar to this]
The Sioux named him "Dances With Wolves" because of the scene when he was riding out and telling Two Socks to go away ... and then he chased Two Socks and Two Socks chased him and it was like a Dance between (Kevin) and the Wolf going back and forth.
This movie is probably the last Long Movie that had an intended Intermission during the 90's.
There's a Director's Cut of this movie that's almost 4 hours long that has scenes of why the military post was so dilapidated and abandoned, scenes with Stands With A Fist before she cut her wrists, and many more scenes that make the story more FULL.
By the way, there's a stray & feral cat that hangs around my place that I call Two Socks due to his feeling comfortable and safe to hang around and knows will get food ... as long as I keep a few feet away and not make any sudden moves.
Hope you're both doing well 😊
_Titanic_ had an intermission when it was first released
@@cindyknudson2715 Having not.seen it in the theater, I didn't know this.
Thanks for letting me know and I hope you're doing well.
Don’t stare wide-eyed at the cat. In cat-world, a direct stare equals HUNTING! Keep your eyes narrow, look slightly away and do long, slow eye blinks. Eye status is very important communication for cats.
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Powerful movie. You both did a great reaction. You might like "Last of the Mohicans" with Daniel Day Lewis. Have a great weekend!
IMO, one of the best films of all-time. Very happy you both got to finally see it.
My favorite movie of all time! The music is also magnificent.
This is my favorite movie, I'm so glad you guys are watching it. I have a special place in my heart for Native Americans and this movie shows alot about their way of life and their struggles. It's brilliant. Kevin Costner may be the most well known person in the movie , but all the men and women in this film were just wonderful. At the end of the movie , when Wind in His Hair yells out, DO YOU SEE I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND, I cry like a baby. It gets me everytime I watch it. It is a long movie , but I encourage everybody that has not seen it to please do so.
Legendary movie. Great reaction as always. If you haven’t seen The Last of the Mohicans, you should really react to it. It’s another wonderful movie. Very emotional.
What I enjoy most about this movie is the time around the campfire after the buffalo hunt. Most people think Indians are just stoic tree hugging people, this movie shows that we love to tell stories and laugh and have a good time.
Love this movie!
Another really good movie (IMHO), is "Last of the Mohicans". It's set in earlier times, and stars Daniel Day Lewis, Madeline Stowe, and co-stars Wes Studi (the Pawnee leader in "Dances....").
the dress that Christine wears when she first speaks English to Dunbar is decorated with elk teeth. There are of this kind of tooth per male elk, so whatever man was her husband before Dunbar, was a very good hunter. The dress speaks to his prowess.
"the man i encountered was a magnificent-looking fellow"
i love his respect and admiration lol - even tho he just got his horse stolen he respects the drip 🤣
Horse hadn’t been stolen yet, but it’s a fact that colonists marveled at the physical fitness of the natives, which both sides attributed mainly to natives ability and willingness to take the necessary time off when injured or sick.
I remember walking out of the movie theatre completely floored by this film. So good. Watching the evolution of Costner's character. Questioning the value of everything important to him before. Learning to respect a new culture. Learning about the flaws of your/his own. So many good moments and truths in this film.
It was the heart! Tradition here in NM as far as old school rules is to take a bite of the raw heart after your first kill as a hunter, It’s a honor that can’t be explained without living it
Kevin Costner went on to film a documentary called "500 nations" Which was about all the different Tribal nations that already existed before colonization. Kevin narrates the documentary, it's a masterpiece all on itself. If you ever have time to spare and wanna know a little bit more about the inhabitants of North America before colonization, that's a great one to check out.
Thanks, Asia! Thanks, BJ! 🐺 I so love the portrayal of indigenous tribes in this one. 🪶 #ReelinWithAsiaAndBj #DancesWithWolves
This movie was filmed just outside of my hometown of Pierre, SD. Yes, the prairie still looks like that. I knew some of the kids playing the tribal children.
Now this is what I'm talking about I'll spend my time watching this movie with you even though I've seen it a dozen times and I know people rag on it because it's not the greatest to everybody but I enjoy it. I thought the cinematography was great and I'm very happy that you guys are enjoying it Thanks for sharing.
Great reaction! Always enjoy watching you two. This movie is a classic, so well made and acted. As a Cree, I still practice our traditions, and dancing is a huge part of the ceremonies. And, BJ, we do pass the ceremonial pipe. Puff puff pass!!
I had the honor of participating in a sweat many years ago with a Lakota pipe carrier. It was a HOT one - the rocks were orange when they were put inside - and I thought I might die of the heat. Near the end the leader passed around his pipe. I'd never smoked in my life but did this time. I was surprised at how it felt both refreshing and sacred. After it was over, I laid on the earth outside feeling like I had to hold onto the grass or I'd fly away. Then I made the mistake of not eating with everyone and ended up not truly coming back into my body for three days. I'm grateful to you and the other Native Americans who keep up their traditions. And that I got a taste of it which helped me along the healing path I was following.
One of my absolute faves.. but I only ever watch the directors cut, goes for almost 4 hrs .. hope you love it too 😊 love from Australia 🇦🇺
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I am a Native American from AZ. I just wanted to say thank you for reacting to this movie. But I think that you should rewatch this movie and check out the "Extended Version." In the extended version, a lot more is explained. Like the officer that shot himself towards the beginning. Or the explanation of the abandoned caves on the side of the hill at his fort. And a lot more. So I recommend that you rewatch the extended version of this movie.
One of the best movies of all time. This one is timeless, the cinematography, landscapes, acting, action sequences, story line, costumes, and during Civil War made this an epic classic movie. Love it. Nice reaction Asia and BJ. I do concur with the comments in that Last Of The Mohicans should be next, it dealt with French-Indian War era.
The opening scene was the Civil War 1861 - 1865. According to the movie, 13 years later, the last band of free Sioux surrendered, That surrender at Fort Robinson was in 1877. So I'm guessing the scene where he and Stands with Fist leave, is 1864.
Meet Joe Black. Please put that on your list.
Asia, the movie openned during a Civil War battle. John Dunbar was fighting for the Union Army. And BJ, the Civil War took place between 1861 and 1865.
Little Big Man (1970) with Dustin Hoffman is also a very good movie. Based on the book by Thomas Berger (1964). The film is based on the narration of the old man, 121-year-old Jack Crabb, who went through the stormy history of the Wild West, was at several key historical events, including the Battle of the Little Big Horn, where the famous General Custer fell, and met important figures of the Wild West (e.g. .Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill, etc.). He found himself in the middle of a war between white immigrants and Indians, constantly going from one side to the other, one moment Indian, the next white.
Glad to be off work and watching a movie with friends. Thank you!!!
This and LAST OF THE MOHICANS was my favorite movies first most of my life. I still have to watch them every couple years cuz I obsessed
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. You will love it
It was a common practice among Plains Indians to slash the wrists or across the abdomen as a sign of grief. These were usually superficial, just breaking the skin. Her husband had recently died, so Stands With A Fist had cut her wrists, grieving her husband.
Loved this movie! I had it on VHS and got it from McDonalds!😂
Yup. They gave away VHS copies of _Dances With Wolves_ and _Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels_ in that promotion. 👍🏻
We nabbed them both. 🙂
BJ made me laugh when he said the line from the Biggie song One More Chance, "Navajos creep me in they teepee."
I am watching this reaction right now, and I love watching ya'll reactions!
Why is there always someone cutting onions, when they shoot Two Socks and when the wolf is crying out at the end? 😪😑❤🩹
This is my number one favorite movie ever. I even attended a local premiere event where members of the cast spoke before the movie back in 1990. Loved it!.
I am also a big Costner fan. Check him out in the movie No Way Out. Thanks for reacting to this great Award winning movie. 👏
He was a Union soldier fighting for the North. The Civil War ended in1865.
The Sioux Surrendered to end the Great Sioux War in 1877.
Amazing film. The character development is top notch.
As a Diné it warmed my heart to hear you spit that Biggie line.
So excited for this one!! It’s one of my favorite movies!!!!
Dunbar was in the Union army during the Civil War, 1861-1865.
That WAS a really great film. Loved it back in the day and loved watching along to see how you guys reacted to it now. I enjoy your music reactions as well. You seem so real and down to earth, and so nice and funny. It is easy to feel like you two are not just RUclips Fam but real family. Love you guys. Big shoutout from this longhaired country boy in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Be watching for the next. Peace , love, and much happiness. Goodnight.
I always figured the reason no one knows he's out there is because the major shot himself in the head before he could tell anyone. And Timmons never came back to say he was out at the fort. Loved the reaction.
OMFG I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗