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After watching "Dances with Wolves", do you still think the Indians are rude and overbearing?

The director reversed the condescending attitude of white people towards Indians in past western films, and conducted a profound reflection on the life experiences of indigenous Indians during the "Westward Expansion Movement". In the film, the Indians are no longer dispensable and ugly supporting characters. On the contrary, the film uses a lot of space to show the life and battles of the Indian tribes. On the one hand, this allows us to understand the primitive and simple living habits of the people of this nation, and on the other hand, it helps us understand the fierceness, ferocity, generosity and friendliness that coexist in them.

Unlike previous Western films that focused on labeling the brutality and savagery of Indians, this film sees the white man's ruthless seizure and killing of the natural ecology of the West from the perspective of the Indians, especially the scene where groups of bison are slaughtered. . The movie deliberately gives many shots of the Sioux people. Their original excitement at learning about the bison turned into silence. Their expressions were hurt and unbelievable. The Sioux hunted bison to stock up on necessities for survival throughout the winter, while white men killed bison just for their fur and tongues, leaving their bodies to rot and stink on the prairie. The Sioux people love the land where they have lived for many years. They admire nature and respect the ecological balance between heaven and earth, just like Kicking Bird later told Dunbar about the sacredness of the forests that nurtured them. But the white people once again left evidence of greed and ignorance in this forest.