DANCES WITH
WOLVES
Most of you people have seen this wonderful movie.
Enjoy the pics and music when.....
you go back in time....
This is a little book with pics in it from the movie.
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"I've always wanted to see the frontier,"
says U.S. army lieutenant and Civil War
veteran John Dunbar, "before it's gone." DANCES WITH
WOLVES is a beautiful, moving film about the closing of the
American frontier and all that disappeared with it.
Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is granted his wish when he is sent to
tiny, ramshackle Ft. Sedgwick. Alone in the middle of the
prairie, his first visitor is a curious wolf he names Two Socks,
who is both a bridge to the untamed nature that Dunbar seeks to
explore and a metaphor for Dunbar himself -- he's not a
conquering white man, just an inquisitive one. So it's fitting
that the Sioux tribe he befriends bestows him with the name
Dances With Wolves after watching him run and play with Two
Socks.
Dunbar's initial encounters with the Sioux show him that they're
very like him -- the warrior Wind In His Hair (Rodney A. Grant)
is all bravado at first, yelling at Dunbar that he's not afraid
of him; the holy man Kicking Bird (Graham Greene) is thoughtful,
genuinely interested in communicating with this strange stranger.
Indeed, DANCES WITH WOLVES is notable for its unstereotypical,
realistic depiction of Indians as human beings, people who are
sometimes gentle, sometimes savage, and always worthy of respect,
just like the rest of us. Dunbar finds another bridge to the new
world he is looking for in Stands With A Fist (Mary McDonnell), a
white woman adopted as a girl by the Sioux after her family was
massacred by Pawnee. His leaving behind of his old life is marked
twice in a single moment: His realization that he loves Stands
With A Fist occurs simultaneously with Two Socks daring to eat
from his hand for the first time.
Dunbar embodies all the best qualities that exemplify America:
self-reliance, intelligence, a thirst for exploration, respect
for nature, and innate friendliness. When Dunbar rides out alone,
in full dress uniform and bearing the Stars and Stripes, to
formally introduce himself to his Sioux neighbors, it's an
astounding demonstration of the best kind of American audacity.
But contrast that with the arrival of more U.S. soldiers at Fort
Sedgwick, long abandoned by Dunbar, bringing with them the worst
of America: small-minded cruelty. When these troops set out after
the "traitorous" Dunbar and his adoptive Sioux friends,
the flag they bear represents only violence and revenge.
DANCES WITH WOLVES is one of the most visually and emotionally
stunning movies I've ever seen, a glimmer of another world where
less might have been lost if more people had been as open and
friendly as John Dunbar. From John Barry's stirring score -- I
swear I can hear the prairie grass blowing in the wind in the
music -- to director/producer Costner's daring presentation of a
huge chunk of the movie in the beautiful Sioux Lakota language
(with subtitles), this is a majestic requiem for a world that is
gone.
--MaryAnn Johanson
Proud people of
the SIOUX
Then
and Now
LIKE ALL NATIVE AMERICANS SHOULD BE
Lieutenant John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) at his post
To my opinion here starts the best part of the movie.
It's just great to see how they first meet and react.
AND HOW THEIR FRIENDSHIP GROWS.
Kicking Bird (Graham Greene)
He was the first indian John Dunbar met when
he came to Fort Sedgewick.
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Wind In His Hair (Rodney A. Grant)
At first Wind In His Hair wasn't very fond of John Dunbar.
Later when they both learned to know each other
they became great friends.
Rodney A. Grant
A Great man and actor
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Wind In His Hair and Kicking Bird
First moment they really try to communicate. Here you see Kicking Bird
understand what John Dunbar is trying to say.
A big head with horns can only mean one thing.......!
BUFFALO!!!!!
TATANKA
ENJOYING THE VIEW
Almost ready for the hunt. These days you don't see these beautiful
animals in freedom. The only time an indian killed a buffalo was when he
needed food for his family. He never killed more then he needed
because he respects all living things.
The Wedding
See how wonderful "Stands With A Fist "is dressed.
She (Mary McDonnell) played a very convinced role
as John Dunbar's wife.
A very touchy moment in the movie.
FAREWELL MY FRIEND
Saying goodbye to a friend is never easy
especially when you both came that far and
had no choice but leaving.
Leaving the people they love.
The movie has a sad ending. But in a way it's a good ending
because NOW many people started thinking about how the
American Indian has been treated for such a long time.
WE ARE ALL RELATED
THE CAST
(CLICK on pics to find out the history of the actors)
Lt.
John J. Dunbar 
Kevin
Costner
Stands
With A Fist 
Mary
McDonnell
Wind In His Hair 
Rodney A. Grant
Kicking Bird 
Graham
Greene (II)
Smiles A Lot 
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse
Black Shawl 
Tantoo
Cardinal
Ten Bears 
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Stone Calf 
Jimmy Herman
Pretty Shield 
Doris Leader
Charge
Teamster Timmons 
Robert Pastorelli
Wes Studi 
Toughest Pawnee
2 Socks 
Teddy and
Buck
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