This great Indian movie is about the story of Lieutenant John J. Dunbar, who became a civil war hero and requested himself to go stay at the Fort Sedgewick where Indians were. He was first alone since there was nobody else in the area but later he made friends with the very friendly, harmonic and knowledgeable Sioux Indians. The hardest part was the communication as John (or all the whites) did not speak Sioux and the Sioux did not speak any English as they do today. But somehow they could communicate and understand each other practically through gestures and became good friends. Oh wait! There was a white woman named Christine, in Indian as Stands with a Fist, whose whole family was killed by the Pawnee Indians and was raised by the Sioux, who could still speak communicative and understandable English. She played a major role in helping both parties translating their languages and later married John, whom were called Dances with Wolves as the Sioux saw him dancing around the bonfire with a wolf (named Two Socks) beside him. John helped the Sioux killing the savage, uncivilized Pawnee who were coming to invade them by providing the army firearms. He then was called a traitor by the U.S. Army and while being sent to Fort Hays, he was rescued by the Sioux. All Americans were killed. (Hooray!) [Thirteen years later, their homes destroyed, their buffalo gone, the last band of free Sioux submitted to white authority at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. The great horse culture of the plains was gone and the American frontier was soon to pass in to history.] This movie is really interesting and impressive and I recommend everyone to watch it. It’s even more interesting about how they are named. (Take for examples, Kicking Bird, Wind in His Hair, Smiles a Lot, Ten Bears, Two Socks, and Black Shawl) It has all of what the A. Cecil said about the Indians in class. I guarantee that you’ll be deeply touched by “Dances with Wolves” for sure. Thank you.
