Dances With Wolves (1990) MOVIE REACTION!!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!!

[@buffstraw2969]

When Dunbar first discovers Stands-With-A-Fist, she is mourning her dead husband. She is cutting her arms to draw blood, not as a suicide attempt, but to demonstrate the deep pain of her grief. A Native custom or ritual (from what I've read). The Spanish Conquistador helmet was a preserved relic of the much earlier conquest of the Aztec Empire, around 1520. Some Native tribes have a tradition of saving certain objects as sacred or historical artifacts. Love you guys reactions, keep going!

[@cog4life]

You guys’ ability to recognize all the emotional aspects, humankindness, injustices; the love and compassion for the animals, and appreciation for the landscape, the cultural diversity; well, it makes you two intelligent young men top tier for me. Loving your channel. 😊

[@dwhitman3092]

👍

[@Shawn-id7gc]

The Pawnee killed Stands with Fist family, not her Lakota family who adopted her.

[@phillychick4196]

If they didn’t talk so much they’d know that. Too much abstract chatter

[@rebo2610]

They should pause the video to talk, then they wouldn't miss anything.

[@DefStr8up]

Like way too many reactions, the creators attempt to make a comedy skit out of it instead of an actual movie reaction

[@drewpaupanekis4710]

@@DefStr8upthey weren’t making a comedy out of it, they clearly had a big misunderstanding. I’m native, even I know they weren’t trying to make fun of me.

[@marcusfridh8489]

​@@drewpaupanekis4710allthou credits should be shown where credits do, they did say Lakota and not Sioux

[@josepho7083]

My grandfather made bows and buffalo hides for this movie. He was a South Dakota mountain man. Show and tell in Kindergarten was Indian drums, bow ans arrows, and tomahawks. It was AWESOME!

[@thejamppa]

That's awesome. Your grandfather must have had immense amount of knowledge. I so wish I would have known him. I have immense longing to learn things like that.

[@truckinfool3550]

The 90s were epic for films. Dances With Wolves, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Forrest Gump, Good Will Hunting, Titanic, Reservoir Dogs…

[@kjmorley]

Vs. Avengers 1, Avengers 2, Avengers 3… 🤣

[@DM-kv9kj]

Home Alone, Total Recall, Jurassic Park, Falling Down, Pulp Fiction, The Mask, Goldeneye, Apollo 13...!

[@cesarmedina7080]

9l

[@shallowgal462]

@@kjmorley There weren't any of those films in the '90s.

[@kjmorley]

@@shallowgal462 Yes, I know. Just comparing the quality of then versus now.

[@corvus1374]

Wind in His Hair's shout at the end is so beautiful.

[@katesimmons9297]

makes my cry every time

[@simoliz03]

Always right in the feels!

[@mnomadvfx]

Stands With A Fast's family was killed by Pawnee, but she was found and raised by Sioux. Pawnee are the same group that attacks the village during the film as they are enemies of the Sioux.

[@dennmcambley3813]

kids these days.

[@rebo2610]

The Pawnee are also who killed the wagon driver, Farts A Lot.

[@TLL1969]

And they ended up getting their revenge by naming a future town full of dumbasses after them...a la Parks and Rec. :)

[@unkomon]

I am Pawnee and was always a bit upset having my people protrayed as the villians in this film. But, it happened, we did the "enemy of my enemy is my friend thing" and helped to scout out the Souix (sue no so) as potrayed in the final scenes. To this day, Pawnee and Souix still do not get along. Other tribes will call Pawnee "horse thieves" as a slur sometimes, allthough we kind of wear it as a badge of honor. Stealing horses is not easy.

[@ky-sepi-ota-layharjo9369]

I get that one. I’ve heard people call certain tribes “dog eaters” and as a Seminole/Muskogee I’ve been called “swamp creek”. If it’s funny I’ll laugh but like you said it is what it is.

[@allauricia1985]

Stealing horses is not easy Can you dig it Man I just love that you posted unkomon

[@jeanb.5405]

All tribes had enemies, all the tribes of man no matter what their races were had enemies that they fought and were ruthless against with fierce vengeance. That is why it is not right for any one race to judge another for how they stole their land or their goods or how they warred on one another. The more fierce an enemy the more they are slandered I think.

[@mannyrodriguez3933]

I don’t think they portrayed anyone as bad guys other than the soldiers towards the end of the movie. I always saw the Pawnee in this film as just another adversary that the Sioux dealt with in the movie. Not sure about the real life events but I’m sure some tribes were at war with other tribes. Not at all unusual to portray one side as the problem if it fits the story beats. Can’t exactly every perspective in a movie. Not possible.

[@joshridderhoff2050]

Clarification (T/W) on 'Stands With a Fist's husband's death: he was killed while fighting another band of Indians prior to Dunbar encountering her near the village. If you watch the extended director's cut, there's a scene that shows this. She was cutting herself as part of a mourning ritual when Dunbar found her, hence the blood. The director's cut adds about an hour (up to a runtime of just a few minutes over 4 hours), but adds quite a bit of context as to what happens to the fort prior to Dunbar arriving, Major Fambrough's mental health and the other officers' concerns about him, etc. It's definitely worth a watch.

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

Yes but how do I go about finding the directors cut of dances with wolves

[@joshridderhoff2050]

@@monicaanastasiadis6468 You might have to find it on Blu-ray/DVD… that’s how I got mine many years ago (there was a special collector’s edition that came out in 2003-2004-ish that had it).

[@msdarby515]

I should have read some of the comments before I posted about Stands With A Fist's mourning scene. I don't think I've ever come across anyone else knowing the background. I wish Costner could have found a way to explain it. It really bothers me that most everyone thinks she was attempting suicide. By and large, however, there's not a lot to find wrong with this film. You can get picky with a couple things, like the idea that Dunbar introduced them to rifles, but overall it's a great story.

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

@@joshridderhoff2050 thank you 🌹

[@ginawhisnant9966]

The book explains Stands With A Fist mourning. I had forgotten about the director's cut - it may as well.

[@cobbycaputo3332]

You were asking about historical accuracy in the film. Not much of the story is based on real events. One aspect is somewhat true though, that Stands With a Fist was a young white girl raised in a tribe. In the 1830's an early frontier outpost in Texas, Fort Parker, was raided by Commanche. They took a 9 year old girl, Cynthia Ann Parker, who was was raised by the Commanche who captured her. She later married a Commanche war leader, Peta Nocona, and had three children with him. Their oldest son, Quanah, was the last Commanche war leader to surrender to U.S. forces in 1875.

[@maggieshevelew7579]

Great reaction guys! But, I was stunned to hear that Zay had never even heard of this amazing movie. It’s a true masterpiece. Why are so many older films becoming forgotten? I guess I was really lucky that my parents made sure I was introduced to the great movies of the past. I really hope these reaction channels can begin bringing back an audience to these classic works of art.

[@msdarby515]

I'm a GenXer and was talking about the virtues of this movie to a GenZ gal. She said, "I'll check it out. I like movies from the late 1900s." 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@msdarby515]

Stands With a Fist was participating in a mourning ritual. Her husband had died in a recent war party. She went off by herself and was singing Honor songs and ritually cutting her arms as a sign of the depth of her grief.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

That looks like the steel helmet of a Spanish Conquistador. Who wore steel helmets in the Revolutionary War? The British? The French? The Colonists? No X 3. The old man said that the man who wore this came in the time of his grandfather's grandfather. That would predate the Revolutionary War. I found this in Wiki: Juan de Oñate y Salazar (Spanish: [ˈxwan de oˈɲate] (listen); 1550-1626) was a Spanish conquistador from New Spain, explorer, and colonial governor of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México in the viceroyalty of New Spain. He led early Spanish expeditions to the Great Plains and Lower Colorado River Valley, encountering numerous indigenous tribes in their homelands there.

[@THEvagabond29]

Yes im a history buff personally, but its great he made a connection.

[@d.-_-.b]

Watching the scene where he first sees and is aiming to shoot Two Socks my smart-mouthed brother loudly proclaimed "Well now you can't shoot him because the music changed!" Never has our whole family laughed so much at an inappropriate moment.

[@MrAitraining]

This was a spectacular experience in the theater when this came out. The Buffalo hunting scene may be the best outdoor action sequence ever in a movie. No CGI and the music wow.

[@dextermilo4668]

Like I said before ya'll are obviously young, but I'm stoked by your guys' open mindedness to learn. Ya'll got good chemistry like two middle infielders who've played together since little league. Keep grinding, keep making the world better!

[@ky-sepi-ota-layharjo9369]

I was in middle school when this movie was filmed. I was so damn jealous listening to my friends talk about their uncles and older brothers being extras in this movie and then again for “last of the Mohicans”. But it’s still cool to see that this movie seems relevant so many years later. Thanks for having an open mind for a story like Dances with wolves I’ll be looking for more reactions.

[@jc296x]

I almost didn't watch this reaction because I saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh no...the wolf scene is gonna be a tough one" (I actually blocked Two Sox on the screen and was only entertained by Cam's trauma LOL) But wow I forgot how great this film was. I remember all the emotions from watching this when it came out. I think out of all the movies I've seen, and it's been a lot, I'm pretty sure the angriest I've ever been during a story was while watching this one. It hits you hard.

[@chris5947]

No matter how many times I watch this movie, that scene is always so gut-wrenching.

[@mikemartin8088]

Your comment, "If you talk back anymore you're going to need a second ambulance." made me laugh so hard I spit my beer in the trash can! Great reaction guys! John Barry's music also won an oscar! The tribe that killed her white family were Pawnee. Kicking Bird found her and he is Lakota. Sunkmanitu Tanka Owaci

[@fRo0tLo0p]

This is my favorite movie of all time. I am so glad you boys enjoyed it. You were talking about their Lakota names. There is an old Indian tale of when a young boy went up to Chief Ten Bears and asked how everyone got their names. "When Running Deer was born, his mother looked up and saw a deer running by their teepee," said the Chief. "And on the day that Gray Sky was born, her mother looked up and saw that It was going to rain soon," he continued. "And finally, when Singing Bird was born, his mother saw a bird sitting on a tree branch singing," he said "Does this make sense to you now, Two Dogs Fucking?"

[@ky-sepi-ota-layharjo9369]

My grampa told me the same joke when I was a teenager 🤣😂😅. My name (Ky-Sepi-Ota-Lay) translates to the “strong/fierce cold wind”. Grampa used to tell the story about how it was a cold windy day when I was born.

[@MontagZoso]

That joke was in the movie Silkwood which came out in 1981 or 82.

[@mikecarson9528]

I was in high school when this movie came out. It is beautiful in so many ways , and tragic AF. Thanks for reacting to it. I got emotional watching it with you.

[@msdarby515]

This movie is set and filmed in South Dakota, my home state. Costner fell so in love with SoDak that he bought a ranch and invested in a couple of casinos in Deadwood (of Wild Bill Hickok fame). One was named the Midnight Star after the saloon in his movie, Silverado (also a great watch). I met him at The Midnight Star and he was a gracious and friendly person. 😊

[@marcusfridh8489]

He also actually became an honorary Lakota.

[@dunbardunelm3924]

This is the perfect ‘lazy Sunday on the couch’ movie for me 🥹🥰💖

[@franchk8372]

This is possibly the most beautiful and poignant movie. The tribe that killed 'Stand with Fist's' family was a different tribe, the Pawnee who were the enemy of the Sioux. One can not help but be deeply moved by this movie. Sublime. 🕊☮🐎

[@veggiesarefruits]

That insane dude writing at the desk is some of the funniest sh*t my sister and I ever saw as a kid. We quoted that scene CONSTANTLY. "The king is dead. Long live the king." Like, what? 🤣🤣🤣

[@stewpadasso297]

That scene and the campfire fart are the best. 😂 Dude was nasty. Always eating his pickled eggs and farting. The dude who writes his orders and pees his pants is funny too.

[@thunderstruck5484]

I believe Costner broke several ribs during the Buffalo hunt when he fell off his horse wanting to do his own stunts, if I remember correctly, thanks guys

[@seaneendelong8065]

That is sweetgrass, natural prairie grass, and it lives up to it's name- particularly pleasant to chew on when sugar was an expensive treat and the odds of honey being found out there low

[@CoastalNomad]

Awesome Movie........ Kevin Costner Starred, Directed, and Produced this movie...... It cleaned up at the Oscars in 1991...... I think it won 6 or 7 Oscars....... Fort Sedgewick is located in Western Kansas..... This Movie was filmed in the BadLands area in South Dakota, 15:00 They were offering him the Heart..... To take a bite and honor the animal you killed...... 30:00 She was raised by the Souix..... If ya think back to the hair styles and clothes, the ones that killed her Family were Pawnee..... Same tribe that raided the camp with the hunting party was away.... 35:00 The Pawnee Leader killed in the stream, was Actor Wes Studi, Great Actor...... He a Mohawk in "Last of the Mochicians" and played lead role in "Geronimo".......

[@joshridderhoff2050]

Wes Studi also played Wovoka, the Paiute leader of the Ghost Dance movement, in the HBO movie 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'. Absolutely stunning, heartbreaking movie. Anyone who hasn't seen it should give it a watch.

[@msdarby515]

That wasn't the heart. They were offering him the liver.

[@ac7ivesleeper610]

You guys have a sponsor! I'm so proud of you. I think that's great. Congratulations!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson made some epic movies in their younger days , way better than most of the newer films today in my opinion, thanks guys for reviewing this classic!

[@DeLee596]

I always loved "Open Range" with Costner & Rbt Duvall.

[@TerriLynn714]

Best reaction yet. You guy's really showed so much respect. It's good to see your generation enjoying it

[@jtcash2005]

A truly beautiful movie that shares some of the same themes is "Last of the Mohicans' with Daniel Day Lewis. "Dances His Eyebrows" and "Thing for Eyes" should enjoy it greatly.

[@msdarby515]

And a bit of trivia... Last of the Mohicans starred Russell Means, as Chingachgook, a Lakota man who was from Porcupine, SoDak, same town as my husband. Russell and my dad knew each other well. My dad was County Sheriff and had Russell in his jail several times. Years later they actually did business together. I asked my dad about it once, because you'd kinda think they were so opposite.. and they were, but they also had a healthy respect for each other.

[@jtcash2005]

@@msdarby515 Great story. Yes, I have seen a video about making that movie with Means as Chingachgook and Wes Studi as Magua. Studi plays a Pawnee warrior in "Dances with Wolves" and has interview in the video

[@marcusfridh8489]

​@@jtcash2005and the Navii chief in Avatar

[@myfriendisaac]

Oh, y’all picked a BANGER 🎬🍿🐺😭 1 of the best drama’s of the 90’s!

[@pjftoo7588]

Great choice of film to react to. It always strikes me, when I rewatch it, all those quiet, subtle, little character moments that few directors would have the patience and confidence to stay with at 3+ hours. Especially a first time director facing massive studio pressure to trim it. The film was written by Michael Blake based on his novel. It is fictional. Another great earlier Kevin Costner film that is totally unique is Field Of Dreams (1989). Phil Alden Robinson. Also his later directed western Open Range (2003) BTW If we are voting on Zay's indian name, my vote is for, Farts With A Vengeance.😉

[@crod279]

You mentioned an aspect that I never thought of. How if only people could take the time to understand one another; this can all be avoided. Great insight. This is to me one of the few standards in movie making. I saw this movie when I was 14 on a vacation in North Carolina. I don’t know, seeing this in the mountains just imbedded it in my heart and mind.

[@jeffmcdonald5901]

I find it amazing to think that this film was made only 9 years before the Green Mile. Graham Greene looks way more than 9 years younger in this film than there. It looks like he aged at least 20 years between the 2 films.

[@evelynne2846]

One of my favorite movies. Kostner was also Oscar nominated for Best Actor and Director. He won for Director. I remember reading that they used some buffalo but not this many. They did CGI a lot more buffalo into the scenes. Always enjoy your reactions.

[@robertdobson6490]

The helmet was not from the revolutionary war - it was from the time of the Spanish conquistadors of the 15th and 16th century

[@chrisjohnson3121]

This is my favorite film of all time. The story, the acting, the emotion, and the humanity in it are all amazing. I also love the beautiful score, and the many glorious landscape shots. There's actually a 4-hour "director's cut" available on DVD; I love that version, but I can understand why many people say that the theatrical cut is a stronger, more effective film. The additional scenes in the director's cut provide more information, but it's not really *essential* information, so it does make the film drag a bit. I think the major reason I enjoy the director's cut is simply because it gives me as a viewer more time to engage with the film's world and the characters who inhabit it.

[@jenniferfigueroa2739]

One of my favorite movies of all time. ❤

[@user-pe9gz8si8k]

raw liver is eaten at the hunters first kill to honor the animal’s spirit. It is one of the traditions my people share with the native americans

[@CCDzine]

"The King" went crazy from syphilis, which gets treated easily today..

[@aliciasaracino1233]

Guys, Last of the Mohicans is a must see. Historically accurate, intense with a killer music soundtrack.

[@MG-jv7pe]

Last of the Mohicans should be on your list to watch, too!

[@thejamppa]

Definately... Scenes, Music...Daniel Day Lewis and West Studi nailing in it...

[@marcusfridh8489]

Magua

[@cog4life]

This is EPIC….one of the best movies ever made. Everyone should see this movie. Acting is phenomenal. Cinematography is amaaaazing!!

[@Peg__]

"Making of" Dances with Wolves is worth a watch. Amazing amount of history is told.

[@195511SM]

'Little Big Man'........is EXACTLY the film you're looking for. It came out in 1968. LOTs of humor in it & lots of stars. Dustin Hoffman , Faye Dunaway, & Chief Dan George. And it touches on some major moments in history. Came out in 1968 I believe.

[@readyourhead]

Fantastic Movie, I agree with you.

[@jflaugher]

Scalping enemies was a custom of some Native American nations for hundreds of years. In ancient burial sites, archaeologists have found skulls that showed definite signs that the scalp was removed. Sometimes even taking the scalps of women and children was considered honorable because it signified that the scalp-taking warrior had dared to enter the very heart of the enemy's territory. The practice of scalping was most common among the eastern Woodland peoples and the peoples of the Plains. The farther west you moved, the rarer the practice became. Zay, you need to brush up on your history. Native Americans knew about and even possessed firearms for several hundred years before this movie takes place. You have to remember that the period of the American Civil War came very late on the timeline of interactions between Native Americans and Euro-American settlers. And the first Thanksgiving happened in Plymouth Massachusetts in the year 1623; the American Civil War happened between 1861-1865 and the movie takes place on the Great Plains. And the helmet Ten Bears said came in the time of his grandfather's grandfather was not a Revolutionary War helmet. The Revolutionary War was 1776 - the Civil War was 1861, less than a hundred years - that would have been his father's time. The helmet was worn by the Spanish conquistadors. You are not good at history at all. And Cam, the Sioux (pronounced "Sue" not "So") were not Stand With a Fist's captors. They saved her. The Pawnee killed her family, and she ran away onto the Plains - where she would have died if Kicking Bird hadn't found her.

[@barefootanimist]

There was a movement in the mid-20th century, called the "hobby Indian" movement, where many American boys and men adopted the cultures of Native Americans, out of respect and admiration for them. The Plains groups and those if the Eastern Woodlands were most popular for the guys who imitated them, and it's even spread to the Czech Republic, and Germany, where it still thrives. The sign-language used was a way for different groups to communicate, in spite of language barriers. The indigenous cast was virtually a who's-who of Canadian First Nations actors. I read the book before I saw the film for the first time, and played a medley of the score in junior high-school. I shed tears when I first saw the film, because it was filmed in Alberta, Canada, and the landscape, story and music were amazing. I've only seen it a couple of times since, but it still amazes me, along with "The Revenant," also filmed in Alberta.

[@danielm3192]

Thanks guys. One of my favorite movies and soundtracks. This one never gets old, and honestly it gets me emotional every time, the music too.

[@pacio49]

The story of the Stranger in a Strange Land is a common movie trope. During the 1970's there was increased social awareness of First Nations Pride and history, and there was a TV miniseries called "A Man Called Horse" which is where Dances With Wolves drew inspiration. Dances With Wolves was the first to have an all-star cast and a huge 'modern' budget.

[@mjw2440]

I'm sure others have said the same, but I highly recommend investing an afternoon or evening to watch the full 4-hour version. Even at 3 hours, the theatrical cut leaves out so much of the story. You won't regret it.

[@stevemchale9775]

He's not a prick. He's clearly crazy.

[@saaamember97]

The weird-acting General at the fort, where Dunbar departed for Fort Sedgewick, was probably suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A lot of men, who served on the open frontier fighting the Native Americans, suffered from it. The helmet that Ten Bears was showing John Dunbar was a Spanish Conquistador helmet (16th century 1501-1600).

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

He was probably suffering from shock & PTSD from fighting in Civil War battles & was moved out west, to a place that they felt would be more quiet for him.

[@bruceborneman]

The correct pronunciation of Sioux sounds like Sue. The only reason i know is i was born in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Love your reactions!🙂

[@mannyrodriguez3933]

The man with the squiggly hand in the beginning of the film who sets John on his way to ft Sedgwick is mentally disturbed, more than likely from the amount of isolation they had while out on the frontier. Not many people could handle that kind of lifestyle.

[@shanem4703]

The four hour cut of this movie fills in some blanks and is an absolute masterpiece of modern storytelling. Even if it is four hours long. 😆 It honestly doesn't seem like it. I watched this movie when it was released, and dozens of times over the decades. It never loses its appeal to me.

[@msdarby515]

In school my Native Studies teacher, Larry Belitz, taught us that buffalo liver was actually dangerous for white people to eat, but the Lakota were conditioned to the high doses of vitamin A that came from the liver, so it was less risky for them. I can't find any documentation online that backs this theory up. But Larry is half Lakota and grew up On Standing Rock and knows his Lakota stuff. He actually made a lot of the Lakota artifacts for the movie. He made all of the eagle feathers, the breast plate that Wind In His Hair trades for Dunbar's jacket, the bison hides the women are seen curing, as well as many other items.

[@Wesleech]

Cisco (Justin) was bought from a fan of a the movie. lived a long life on a free range.

[@truckinfool3550]

Ten Bears was holding a Spanish Conquistador helmet…

[@marcusfridh8489]

A Morion

[@seaneendelong8065]

An interesting and often overlooked in history classes fact is- There were many MANY inter tribal conflicts from the East Coast to the West including Canada, capturing members of other nations for slaves or trade to yet other nations was common, children captured were treated harshly by most nations but could prove themselves and earn respect and membership like Stands With A Fist's name demonstrates, various nations would scheme together to try and destroy a jointly hated third nation for revenge or land or other; and whites coming did not change this. The Sioux aka Lakota in the Dakotas and Plains had displaced a prior nation, who had displaced a prior nation, etc to at least 5 past peoples of different nations of which there was some confirmable record. This pattern was true for hundreds to thousands of years across various parts of the Americas. The first Eastern coast whites ran into the Mohawk and Iroquois confederacies and they were at war with each other- and willingly (along with other nations as time and white settlements spread) collaborated with various white groups against the other nation as well as other groups of whites, like British vs Americans, etc, which is touched on in early American history classes. It does not make it clear how common it was, or that it extended throughout the continent and over all time periods; the other nation guiding the US Army troops to the winter camp were enemies of the Souix and did so deliberately.

[@annapurna4054]

Really enjoyed your reaction to and appreciation for this phenomenal film. I first saw it at a press screening when I was a young reporter reviewing films. When I got to the theater and saw it was three hours long, I groaned internally. But when they broke for intermission about halfway through and the house lights went up, I was like..."Noooo! Don't stop now!" I could hardly wait for intermission to end. That epic, three-hour saga just flew by for me, and I was totally blown away. Needless to say, it got a very good review from me. LOL I do hope at some point that you'll check out the extended cut of the film. While the theatrical version stands on its own merits, the longer version adds a lot of important context to things you were left to wonder about in the three-hour version.

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

7:50 - Probably mentioned already, but he's not a prick (sort of), he is shell-shocked. Lost his mind. 39:30 - Conquistador helmet

[@Guitcad1]

I wish they had included a scene of the Lakota, with a younger Kicking Bird, finding "Christine" after the Pawnee killed her family so that the audience would clearly understand that these were 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 of people. (In the accompanying novel, that fact is made much more clear.)

[@nebulousreactions]

The horses in this movie were provided by my chilhood friend's uncle. She had a signed polaroid of Kevin Costner from when they met him. Great video, guys!

[@davidpisachubbe7869]

You guys give the best comments. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie with you guys!! Keep doing what you are doing.

[@lisahoward4650]

When he found her bleeding by the tree she had cut herself as a way of showing mourning and loss, which was a common tradition along with cutting hair in mourning.

[@keetahbrough]

i identify with Stands With a Fist. It's taken me a long time to understand why.. because I"m Cree. I don't have her story, but I do have mine. Her family was violently destroyed, and she was left for dead. Sioux tribe found her, and adopted her. She had to learn how to navigate the people and the culture, she was on her own, but grew to a sense of belonging and identity. Then she had to make the emotional journey back to her original roots.. because that's who she really is. For me, I was taken from the family that wanted me, and placed into foster care, to a family that tried to destroy me. The system had given me a certain role to fill.. I wasn't supposed to live. I was adopted into a reasonably kind home, of rich white people. I had to learn how to navigate the people and culture that I disagreed with so much, I began to feel like a hostage. I was on my own, alienated to both cultures, belonged to no one but myself. I"m on a healing journey back to my roots.. the roots of who I am. So.. i think that's why I've always identified with Stand With a Fist. Not because I've ever wanted to be her.. but because my life has been not unlike hers. And this movie, I saw in theatres, when it first came out, and was the first movie I saw of my people that was portrayed kindly, if not entirely accurately. It's still very white washed, the native tribes in the movie.. but there's a good message to the movie, and I love it.

[@IChooseJesus9091]

Keetah Brought + Me & my Twin Brother were Adopted at 4 years old into separate white families who were evil & cruel. We were in the system since we were a year old. So we had no memory or knowledge of our biological family. As adults we found each other, along with our oldest brother. 3 years later he was shot & killed. We finally found our biological Mother in 2020, during the pandemic, a year before she passed. We found out she had 10 kids total. Our oldest brother. Another set of fraternal twins. Us. our younger sister by a year. And then a few years later she had another set of fraternal twins. But the girl died at Birth or was stillborn. So our younger brother Micheal grew up without his Twin. Then about 8 years later Momma had a girl, & 2 years after that another girl. But the first 6 of her children were taken from her & Adopted out. Which traumatized her. And the last 3 she raised. Anyway - once we found her, we found out our grandfather was Yankton Sioux, with a long lineage, & our Grandmother was Rosebud Sioux, with a long lineage. So our Momma had a choice between Yankton or Rosebud. She chose Yankton, her Father's tribe. We too had a choice between Yankton or Rosebud. Yankton was much closer to Sioux Falls where we reside, so we chose Yankton. (Ihanktowan). Took about six months to finally be enrolled, after 50 years of searching for our roots/family/heritage. But we finally found our family & our Tribe. Took 2 years more to find out who our Biological father was. He died in 2009. But we found all our siblings on our Dad's side. Only one sister on Dad's side seems to accept us, & want anything to do with us. But that's their loss. I'm sure it would hurt a lot more, if we'd been rejected by Momma, or the Tribe, or her side of the family. But luckily, we finally found a sense of origin, & identity & double the sense of belonging, that we never had, through Momma's side of the family, & the Tribe. It's been a long time coming. Half a century. I'm glad you are journeying back to your roots....

[@GrouchyMarx]

0:54 There is another western story similar to this one made many years before called "Little Big Man" (1970) that has a similar plot but is also a light comedy and is worth watching. Little Big Man was perhaps an inspiration for Dances With Wolves. A lot of good actors and story so check it out when you get a chance. 29:00 Recall what Lt. Dunbar said to that officer who shot himself and _why_ Dunbar wanted to go to that remote post. That exchange really got to me when Dunbar told him he wanted to see the frontier... "before it was gone". ✌😎

[@ky-sepi-ota-layharjo9369]

Hell yeah “little big man” aw man that was my favorite when I was a kid. “You gotta get snake eyed” “I’ve never been invisible before” and “I think she copilots with horses” 😂🤣

[@GrouchyMarx]

@@ky-sepi-ota-layharjo9369 You got it! LOL!!! These guys would like that one too. 😁👍

[@GrouchyMarx]

@@ky-sepi-ota-layharjo9369 "I've got four horses... and a wife!!" Dustin: "I've got a horse. And four wives." 😂

[@barefootanimist]

Also, "A Man Called Horse," starring Richard Harris, the first Dumbledore.

[@GrouchyMarx]

@@barefootanimist Definitely yes on that one too!

[@bullpup33]

John Barry composed some amazing soundtracks during his career, but this one was special. The music is really iconic. You just listen to a few notes and you instantly recognize. ❤

[@balansboy]

Great reaction boys. Top 5 all time movie for me. I'm old enough to see this in the theater and I saw it 6 times in the theaters and countless times since on TV. The soundtrack is amazing as well. I can close my eyes and listen to the music and can see the scenes in my head. Thanks

[@newmoon766]

The central character experiences two rebirths in the film. One at the beginning when he effectively commits suicide of his previous soldier self, and the second at the end, when all vestiges of that life are eliminated. His loyal horse, his identity as a war hero, and even his journal. You might enjoy Ken Burns's documentary about the civil war. You might also be interested in the book, "Stolen Continents" for a deep dive into the history of European conquest and colonization of both North and South American civilizations.

[@HugoRolo]

Watching this movie at the cinema as a teen in the 90s was an amazing experience...some movies are meant to be seen at the theater...too bad most movies today suck..

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Cam! Thanks, Zay! 🐺 I love this one... and was fortunate to see it on the big-screen. #CamAndZay #KevinCostner #DancesWithWolves

[@tomray8765]

"Kicking Bird" was the "Explosive expert" on the "Red Green Show". Very Funny, His clothing was always smoking and there were fingers missing off his gloves.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

I miss Kevin Costner, I always liked him as an actor.

[@joshridderhoff2050]

Keep an eye out for 'Horizon' that he's been filming out in Utah: supposed to be a 5-part epic. Also, if you've never seen it, check out 'Open Range': one of my favorite Costner movies, also with Robert Duvall & Diego Luna.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

@@joshridderhoff2050 Yup, I saw Open Range in the theater. Will check out Horizon, thanks.

[@operationreciprocity8446]

The helmet is from a Spanish conquistador from when I believe it was Cortez was searching for the 7 cities of gold rumored to be somewhere in western America, years before Plymouth Rock. Ten Bears fear was others will follow taking away their land and their customs. He had a lot to fear because it happened.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

OMG what a video to wake up to. I wake up and see this, one of my absolute favourite movies as a kid. Reacted to by one of my favourite YT Channel. Happy days 😀

[@ITPalGame]

The actress also starred in the Battlestar Galactica remake.

[@nativetexan9776]

The Lakota were not a warring tribe but fought bravely when attacked and were not afraid to get revenge when it was called for. The Crow and the Pawnee were their two worst nightmares.

[@James_Loveless]

A few other great films Memphis Belle 1990 Seabiscuit 2003 World's Fastest Indian 2005 Ford vs Ferrari 2019 Each of the above films are Based on a True Story

[@stewpadasso297]

Yes!!! Memphis Belle is my favorite. Highly underrated film.

[@ogitherat1]

The best cinematography ever! That buffalo hunt was epic!

[@samswords9993]

various notes: When I was 12 I spent six weeks with a tribe in the Amazon. The way you saw him learning Lakota at the beginning is how I tried to learn the language of the people I was with. drawing things, and acting things out. I love it. He's dancing, but his steps are wrong. It's just self expression. The white bead looking things on Stands with a Fist's reddish dress are elk teeth. Since males only have two teeth like that, her former husband must have been a very good hunter. From a different time I spent time with I got the name "Also Asleep." If you look up Nathan Chasing Horse now, you will see bad news. In the last couple weeks he was arrested for sexual assault, and numerous other crimes, using his status as "medicine man" to run a cult. The movie is based on a novel. In the novel the natives are Comanche, not Lakota. There are many more movies now our that address Native American issues from a native perspective. See Skins, Smoke Signals, Pow Wow Highway, Reservation Dogs, etc.

[@rodneysisco6364]

That helmet was a Spanish Conquistadore helmet ,so it was from the 1500's

[@marcusfridh8489]

A Morion

[@X35C]

Guys be sure to check out the extended cut version. It shows how the fort became desolate. It also changes a bit of the story.

[@IsraelShekelberg]

Spanish helmet -- older. They didn't typically use helmets in the Revolution.

[@conchfritters01]

Honor to Floyd Red Crow Westerman. He’s the chief towards the end. Great singer and actor - recommend My God They Killed Him, a great Kris Kristofferson cover he did.

[@phantombrakeman4983]

Just so you know, the name "Sioux" is pronounced" Sue". Same as the Soo (or Sue) ship locks in Canada

[@MisoSilly]

This movie is excellent. I just bought the book and I hope it's even better! Anyone else read it yet?

[@pangkaji]

The fictional character Stand with a Fist is a composite character of two historical settlers. Cynthia Ann Parker (9?) and her aunt Rachael Parker Plummer (18). Both were captured by the Comanche. Cynthia ended up marrying a Comanche chief. Her son Quanah Parker became the last Comanche chief that led his people to the Comanche-Kiowa reservation in Oklahoma. Rachael Plummer was given to a Comanche family as a "slave". The family mistreated her but she stood up for herself. She ended up being traded back to the white settlers. She wrote her memoir about her captivity but died soon after (2 years?) after her release. There is a good book about this called: Empire of the Summer Moon by SC Gwyneth.

[@zedwpd]

The Major that shot himself was crazy with syphilis.

[@annw.7624]

Can we mention the score by John Williams, my favorite soundtrack ever!! Jon Williams is the greatest music score creator.

[@bacchusbegins]

Actually the composer is John Barry. A great musician & composer, did lots of the Sean Connery Bond movies.

[@BradSimsCPT]

It's John Barry. But still a fantastic score

[@ginawhisnant9966]

John Dunbar went west to get away from the war and see the west before it disappeared. The soldiers had abandoned the outpost and they passed each other as he and Timmons went out west. The man at the fort who gave him orders was having a breakdown, and with him and Timmons dead no one knew he was out there. The book explains they follow the white buffalo hunters and kill them. That's why he slept away that night. While filming the buffalo hunters were the rock stars - everyone admired them. In the book Two Socks had been captured as a pup and had a leather collar he had outgrown and couldn't swallow large things. The bacon and other meat pieces were small enough. Dunbar cuts off the collar. The boy saved (Smiles a Lot) from the charging buffalo was Wind In His Hair's son. The actor has had recent legal issues.

[@clairebear964]

The timeline of this movie goes through all seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter. Might give you a bit more perspective of the length of time that passes. One of my favourite movies. Drama, history, action, romance and a bit of comedy. Beautiful scenes captured by Dean Semler and score by John Barry.

[@TheEfvan]

The helmet the old man showed is a 16th century Spanish helmet. The Spanish left horses, which the plains Indians used.

[@wykedwryter]

I didn't see anyone mention it, but, the metal hat the chief held up and showed to Dances with wolves was a spanish hat, the spanish came to America before the white Europeans. Historically, there was no way to know how many people were coming to American duing this time, there was a civil war going on. The name of the tribe is pronounced sue - not sough.

[@Skinsmasher66]

The fort, where Dunbar lands, was occupied until right before he, and Timmons, showed up with the supplies.

[@liveinlovealways]

Love y'all boys! Great reaction, i thoroughly enjoyed hearing your thoughts & i agreed w a lot of what u said in your conclusions! Amazing movie, very moving & emotional

[@zedwpd]

Every piece of meat in this movie is not a tongue. Don't either of you two eat jerky?

[@TheEfvan]

Stands With a Fist was also the President's wife in Independence Day, great actress.