The unavoidable synopsis -- two young American Indians leave the reservation to resolve their problems and to find themselves -- belies the poetry of this well-acted, well-directed and largehearted movie.
Rotten Tomatoes (www.rottentomatoes.com)
It was shocking to realize that as late as 1998, this was still one of the few movies made by insiders, written, directed, and acted by Native Americans. The father-son narrative is conventional but it has humor and is well acted.
Emanuel Levy
According to this part of the film Tom must change some aspects of his appearance to be a real Indian.
Indians are not supposed to ___________
You must look _________ and look like a ___________
You should look like you’ve just been _________________________
You have to know how to____________________. An Indian man is nothing________________.
These are the videos we watched in class last week.
REEL INJUN Cree
filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the
Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives
through a century of cinema.
The Oscars Sacheen Littlefeather refusing to accept the Best Actor Oscar® on behalf
of Marlon Brando for his performance in "The Godfather" - the 45th
Annual Academy Awards® in 1973. Liv Ullmann and Roger Moore presented
the award.
B burglar C committed Ddealer E evidence F fraud G guilty H hacker I innocent J jury
K kidnapped L let M mugger O offence P pickpockets Q question R robberies S stalker
T theft V verdict W witnesses