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    10 October 2012 ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ film review ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ is a 1990 western film directed‚ produced by‚ and starring Kevin Costner who plays the character of John J. Dunbar‚ a Civil War First Lieutenant on the Union side. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake . With this movie‚ Costner made his debut as a film director. ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ scored a total of seven Oscars for best directing‚ best script‚ cutting‚ music and sound effects

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    "Dances With Wolves‚"� started off in St. David’s Field‚ Tennessee‚ in 1863. During the Civil War‚ Lieutenant John J. Dunbar tried to commit suicide by riding right into the path of the Confederate States of America‚ but instead of being killed‚ he inspired the rest of the Union to fight‚ and they won the battle. After the battle‚ Dunbar was given the choice to any assignment he wanted‚ and chose to go out West. When he went to his post‚ he found it empty‚ but had plenty of provisions for everyone

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    fact that the film production company secured filming access to a herd of buffalo in South Dakota‚ a change of tribes occurred. The most significant historical error involves the winter campaign launched by the United States Army in search of Dances With Wolves and Ten Bears’ band. The year is supposed to be 1864. No United States Army winter campaigns were launched against any Native Americans until November of 1868. The massacre that took place that month was led by Lt. Col. George A. Custer’s 7th

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    Dances With Wolves Chapter Summary‚ Chapter 1 The first chapter introduces the protagonist of the story‚ Lieutenant Dunbar‚ a soldier who is posted to the frontier. The time is during the American Civil War. Dunbar is at Fort Hays‚ but talks to Major Fambrough about being posted on the prairie. Major Fambrough‚ who appears as a little insane‚ agrees and sends him to Fort Sedgewick. He goes there with a peasant called Timmons. In the meantime‚ the same fort is being abandoned by Captain Cargill‚

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    Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake is a novel that covers the topics of cross-culture‚ equality and respect. It also shows me the history of modern America. Reading this novel is a great adventure to me. Through years of getting ready‚ Michael Blake spent nine months on writing the book and got it done in 1981. The story happens in 1863‚ when US civil war was in ongoing. Knowing the potential amputation of his wounded leg‚ Union Army Officer Lieutenant John J. Dunbar turns suicidal and rides

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    Michelle Grande September 14‚ 2014 Film III Block 7 Dances with Wolves Making friends with wolves and Indians? Two things an American soldier would have never dreamed of. “Dances with Wolves” is the name rightly given to Lieutenant John Dunbar by the Sioux Indian tribe he befriends. The director‚ Kevin Costner stars in this award winning film masterpiece. The plot of this movie involves unrealistic aspects that are convoluted yet resolved. The dialogue was simplistic and believable due to

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    Dances with Wolves In the movie‚ “Dances with Wolves”‚ there are several ways that language was a barrier and a bridge. There were cultural differences and occupational roles that posed as barriers in communication. Empathy and basic body language helped build a bridge for John and the Sioux to communicate. Throughout his life‚ John Dunbar was told that Indians were savages and “nothing more than beggars and thieves” (Dances With Wolves‚ Costner‚ 1990) The Sioux Indian’s also stereotyped

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    quickly becomes infatuated with their way of life and begins to adopt their culture. Analysis I will freely admit that I am not a great admirer of Kevin Costner’s work‚ either as a director or as an actor‚ and I did not expect much from his Dances with Wolves. In spite of this‚ I found the film to be sufficiently well made and intriguing for it to retain my interest throughout much of its duration. Towards its conclusion‚ the movie does become far too heavy-handed‚ but this weakness is not so severe

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    Dances With Wolves The film “Dances With Wolves” initiates with Lt. John Dunbar in fear of having his leg amputated by the doctors‚ he would rather die than to live without his leg. In his attempt to die‚ he decides to become a distraction to the enemy by riding in front of them and be the main target. While they were trying to shoot him‚ the rest of the union he belongs to overcome the enemy. Consequently Dunbar is named a hero and is offered a station wherever he liked. He chooses the frontier

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    Dances With Wolves “The white men who wore this came around the time of my grandfather’s grandfather. Eventually we drove them out. Then the Mexicans came. But they do not come here any more. In my own time‚ the Texans‚ they have been like all the others. They take without asking‚ but I think you are right. I think they will keep coming. When I think of that‚ I look at this helmet. I don’t know if we are ready for these people. Our country is all that we have‚ and we will fight to keep

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