DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@MegaMadewell]

A buckskin is the best horse, an a really good friend. A horse and a person with a bond is something like nothing. Not many know that bond, it's truly amazing....

[@frankbigwolf4725]

I'm a Native American. I brought my family to go watch this movie in a theatre. It diffinitely changed my life. I told everyone that Mr Kevin Costner can make the worst movies the rest of career and I would still love him for making this film. Nobody .film industry did not want to help him. Mr Costner. Hollywood laughed at him because he told them he wanted to do a western and that the Indians ( Native Americans) Be the good guy's. Eighteen months later he was in Los Angeles at the Oscars with his film " Dances with Wolves" nominated for 11 Academy Awards. Other movie producer's wanted Mr Costner to star in other films. The hunt for the Red October. And others .But Mr .Costner dedicated his time, money, and energy to make sure this film got produced.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

To this day, it's my favorite film of all Time. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@frankbigwolf4725]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat me too.

[@DustinAxelsen]

It's definitely his best movie.

[@singingwolf3929]

I may be "white", but there is a reason for my name. I am sorry for what has happened to your people.

[@frankbigwolf4725]

@@singingwolf3929 Please don't be sorry. I think world history repeating itself some one is always taking without asking.

[@RJKookie]

"I am Wind in His Hair. Do you see that I am your friend? Can you see that you will always be my friend?" So powerful - with John Barry's epic score. I cry tears every single time. This is a timeless classic.

[@minnesotajones261]

Agreed. If you watch that scene and don't tear up, you have no soul... and I'm an atheist...

[@wildmike85]

That actor name is Rodney Grant.

[@sup9542]

That's the part that makes men well up. That kind of "brothers in arms" stuff always gets me, where they're tough and not emotional but then you see they would die for each other.

[@walterdayrit675]

Yup. Same here.

[@aronscott9698]

Man tears every damn time! 🧅😪😪

[@Skye_Writer]

The extended cut *is* important because it makes SO much more sense. There are little scenes that they had to cut out in order to trim down the run time. Believe me, the extended cut exists not because Costner prefers the theatrical cut, but because they HAD to make it shorter. The idea that people would sit in a theater and watch a 3-hr in 1990 was considered foolish, no one would do that. The extended cut shows so much more of a relationship between John and Stands with a Fist, more with the wolf, more with the Lakota, and little things that change the tone of certain scenes. It does extend the movie to almost 4 hours, and then it requires an intermission to get through it, but it's SO worth it.

[@stevenlowe3026]

I don't agree. I think the extended cut spoonfeeds the audience and spoils the wonderful feeling of mystery in the theatrical cut. Why was the outpost abandoned and empty? What had happened to the soldiers who had been posted there? I'd rather not know - it makes it a much better movie.

[@JustinCredible61-g8n]

Found myself tearing up watching this movie again through your eyes. The moment that gets me going more than any other in this movie is when Wind In His Hair talks to Dances With Wolves at his wedding. Stands With A Fist's dead husband was his best friend. He says, "He was a good man. It has been hard for me to like you. I am not the thinker Kicking Bird is. I always feel anger first. There were no answers to my questions. But now I think he went away because you were coming. That is how I see it."

[@k1productions87]

I wonder,... perhaps the spirit of Stands With a Fist's dead husband somehow joined with Two Socks. The wolf who would give Dances With Wolves his Sioux name.

[@MontagZoso]

Yes, that scene is simply amazing. ❤

[@Bobahat]

The first words Wind In His Hair says to John Dunbar are "I am Wind In His Hair. Can you see that I am not afraid of you?“. The last he says to him are "I am Wind In His Hair. Can you see that I will always be your friend?“. Absolutely beautiful writing.

[@beautyforashes2230]

Absolutely. That scene made me cry.

[@AmbassadorScorpio]

Imagine the man who wrote ..did it while living at Kevin’s house

[@ravenfeader]

That is a man talking for all to see and all to hear . No matter what you do in life if you speak your words and own them you are a brave man , not afraid to speak the truth for all to see and hear . It's a very Human thing to do .

[@jacobeller]

@@AmbassadorScorpio ehhh.....actually he didn't write that part.......listen to the Commentary with Kevin Costner for the back story on how they had wrapped up filming and weren't happy with how they concluded their storyline.......it took them about 4 months to come up with what they did......that's why that part of the film even looks different........it's even different filmstock it took them so long to come up with that ending.

[@kennethterryterry7639]

Correct sir!

[@crowtcameron]

Fun fact: Kevin Costner's spreading out of his arms while doing his suicide run at the start of the film was a completely spontaneous gesture that took his stunt coordinator by surprise. 2nd Fun fact: The union soldier, who saves Kevin Costner's character by shooting another soldier in the forehead who is about to kill him, is played by Kevin's father Bill Costner. Kevin Costner asked his father to play the role in this movie and said, "You wanna be in the movie? You wanna save me? And his dad said, "Yeah!"" Final fun fact: During the scene where the buffalo is charging at Smiles a Lot, the buffalo is actually charging at a pile of its favorite treat: Oreo cookies.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I might charge for Oreos too!

[@greggross8856]

Could never get me to charge at a pile of Oreos. A pile of carne asada burritos, on the other hand...

[@frankbigwolf4725]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 💝

[@tahlulabang]

My extended family in South Dakota owned the wolves that were used in this movie and I actually got to play with them and pet them when I was little

[@johnalden5821]

OK, that is totally cool.

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Did they behave any differently than dogs?

[@tahlulabang]

@@solvingpolitics3172 I was only 9 years old when I got to meet them and I remember that we couldn't go into the kennel with them and they brought them out to us and if you started to make howling noises all the wolves would start hollowing

[@johnalden5821]

@@solvingpolitics3172 I don't know about full-bred wolves, but a family member of mine had a cross-bred dog/wolf. It did behave differently from a dog. It was super-attentive to social hierarchy and would start to lower itself and even go on its back around people, all while keying on its owner for cues. It was also super quick in its movements, and it did not seem to relax at all around strangers. The body language was different from a dog's basically. it was a bit un-nerving.

[@samsonau8205]

@@johnalden5821 as a genetics type of guy, I am curious as to what genes were bred-out or modified to make our domestic dog so tame and trusting in comparison to wild wolves. If they haven't started a project like that, they should.

[@jamesroper4952]

As a Native American, Dances With Wolves has a bittersweet ending for me. Yes it's a good story, and seeing how him and the Lakota tribe grow to like each other, then how they accept him as one of their own, is a beautiful journey. The buffalo hunt is especially exciting for me. But then the movie ends, and knowing the way things turned out for the Lakota and every tribe across the Americas. It's a bittersweet ending, because after that comes the Long Walk, the Massacre at Wounded Knee, the Trail of Tears and so much more. I actually know a few Lakota people, they come to the Navajo Reservation a lot and have their ceremonies, and dances. They are a great people, who have endured centuries of hardship, wars, tragedy, sickness, and dehumanization. Despite all that they still endure, we still endure, and we're not going away, no matter what the federal government does to us.

[@TheFioda]

Deep respect. From Brazil

[@nhakana]

Sitting Bull was one of the greatest leaders that ever lived. The Sioux will rise again!

[@Scott_Burton]

I am not of the nation of the Sioux. I am Cherokee. Our struggles in history are different, but this movie seriously pushed to drive home one important detail. Regardless of nation, tribe, clan or family. We are humans.

[@gyros69420]

Man we need to think like this more than ever today. I believe in the goodness of people. People let feudal political and nationalistic reasons rule their world view but we're more than that.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Dakota, Lakota and Nakota. Nor Sioux. That’s the term used by their enemies, then pushed by the whites…

[@gregkral4467]

Amen, neighbour.

[@gilmer3718]

I am part Choctaw. I think we are related to the Cherokee, as we were from the Mississippi and Arkansas regions. I wish I knew more about my Native American side. My sister took the DNA test to confirm it.

[@gutz1981]

"Don't you hurt my mule." And with one final line, a hated character, gets so much sympathy before his death from the audience. Always found that line so sad.

[@MrAitraining]

Yeah that was sad. I wouldn't classify timmons as hated. More of a rough ignorant slob that you can tell had a good heart all along.

[@jsharp3165]

@@MrAitraining Yeah, Spivey is - hands down - the most hated character. Lying about the journal then wiping his butt with it, then gleefully shooting Two Socks? Yeah, he's the worst.

[@plstne48]

I think it would be extreme to say he was hated. Although he was annoying, he was harmless enough to begin with.

[@ohdarn693]

@@MrAitraining "Put that in your book" was my favorite line in the movie.

[@dmac2565]

Hated? I liked Timmins from the first moment. Great character and yes.. his death was heartbreaking.

[@ericthered760]

The actor who plays the "toughest Pawnee" is Wes Studi. He is probably the greatest Native American actor of all time. He served honorably in Vietnam, and this movie was his breakthrough role. It let to numerous other films in which he had a lead role, including Last of the Mohicans, Geronimo, The New World, and the PBS series based on the novels of Tony Hillerman, in which he plays a Native American detective.

[@mnomadvfx]

Greatest or not he's certainly the most well known NA actor of all time.

[@mnomadvfx]

He's also in the monster film Deep Rising as the mercenary leader and in the film Heat as one of the Major Crimes unit cops working with Hanna.

[@tommiller1520]

There are no "native americans". These people came from Siberia.

[@hemmojito]

He's so intense. Great actor.

[@Soupie62]

@@tommiller1520 If you go back far enough, everyone came from Africa. What's your point ?

[@ronbotello6350]

Being native American I love this film.. it truly breaks my heart every time I watch it...Great reaction ladies!

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Which tribe are you from & where sir? I have an important question I would like to ask you.

[@IChooseJesus9091]

I'm Yankton Sioux (located in South Dakota) & White. This movie along with several others, will always have a special place in my heart.

[@joshuaandersen4527]

@@IChooseJesus9091 Oglala/Hunkpapa/mnicoujou of the Big Foot clan here, the moment he rode his horse and was shot at by the south and wasnt hit. That was Crazy Horses vision, Kevin Cosnor did his research and i love that moment.

[@Manu-rb6eo]

There's also a game called "this land is my land" where you play the native American guy for once 😉

[@nielsjosefsen431]

Another to watch is "Last of the dogmen" from 1995.

[@henochparks]

Recently I informed my 70 year old cousin she was 1/8th Sioux. That her great grandmother was full. Her was surprised as no one had told her that her grand mother who we knew was born in Montana and raised on the Reservation. I also informed her that my father was part Cherokee from Tennessee. My father did not know this until just before he died because my grand mother hid it as she was ashamed. On my and my cousin's mothers line we were descended from several of the passengers on the Mayflower. We are Americans.

[@geraldrhodes4114]

As the family genealogist, I understand this completely. I've looked and hope for Native American blood in my lines. Finally found it -- WAY, WAY back; for far back I probably shouldn't have even mentioned it. And, yes, I have several lines from the Mayflower. It is so cool to learn of the lives that went before out own, of whom we are a tiny part.

[@sheldondemas2111]

I am Dakota (Sioux) and this movie was very good in telling the story of what happened to our people ... The end of the way we lived, the beginning of the way the USA treated us ... yeah

[@Goes2WarAlone]

Pidamaya!

[@videostash413]

USA treated it's own people badly too, still does

[@jvburnes]

Why does it always have to be this way? The little man dying for those in power, not for freedom or honor.

[@zeus6793]

I believe this is one of the greatest films ever. Costner was made an honorary Sioux for his honest depiction of them for the first time. The buffalo hunt was done without any CGI or any altering of the speed of the film, and was, and still is, considered one of the great moments in film cinematography (among the likes of Ben Hur).

[@miketaylor7471]

This was not an honest movie. It was pure liberal fairy tale. Please grow up. This is not how Indians behaved.

[@zeus6793]

@@miketaylor7471 Oh, how did they behave genius? Like crazy savages? Please let us know the truth.

[@miketaylor7471]

@@northernpunx1978 We have archaeological evidence. We have evidence from hunter-gatherer societies all over the planet. We have eyewitness reports from both Indians and white people. There was never a time in history when peaceful "Noble savages" walked the earth. You'd know this if you'd stop and reflect for a moment. Stop thinking of it like it was a cartoon.

[@williambroer64]

@@miketaylor7471 I'm as conservative as they come. You sound ignorant. You think there were no Indians that tried to get along with the white man? Really?

[@spaghetti9845]

@@williambroer64 the huron got along just fine with the french

[@hemmojito]

Not gonna lie. This last scene with Wind In His Hair is a tear jerker. I clearly remember watching this in the theatre silently crying.

[@miketaylor7471]

I mean it's all fake. Nothing like this ever happened with Indians. This is not how Stone age hunter-gatherers behaved. But don't let that get in the way of your good cry.

[@hemmojito]

@@miketaylor7471 I guess some of us are still in the stone age ... :D

[@ashaggy3668]

@@miketaylor7471 I didn’t know the Stone Age was a few hundred years ago

[@woutervangestel231]

@@northernpunx1978 For those who don't know: Columbus discovered the Americas when he travelled West, hoping to find the East Indies. He defenitely had a brain but indeed no map. So when he arrived in the Caribeans he hoped he had reached the East Indies and therefore the natives were named Indians.

[@ScientificallyStupid]

I'm tearing up remembering it. This movie was an incredible, moving classic.

[@larrybell726]

At 19:35 The older woman riding in the background was actually the Lakota coach. She taught Lakota at the local community college. They asked her if she wanted to have a bit part in the movie. She was very happy to have the opportunity because with the money she and her husband could buy a new refrigerator.

[@rk41gator]

One of the best Westerns ever created. The view of the Dakota, using their language is masterful. Amazing picture.

[@msdarby515]

This is one of my favorite movies. I'm a native of South Dakota where it was filmed. When I'm missing home I watch this. I know a lot of people who worked on this movie. They all say it was a great experience. Kevin Costner fell in love with South Dakota and bought a ranch there and invested in some businesses. I actually got to meet him.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

"Many times I had felt alone, but until this afternoon I had never felt completely lonely." That is the line I remember the most about this movie after first time watching it. :)

[@mokane86]

" my Sioux name being called over and over, I knew for the first time who I really was."

[@Ribby00]

When Wind In His Hair cries out to Dances With Wolves at the end to proclaim his love and friendship... Chills, man.

[@renee7407]

One of my saddest moments in movies

[@gabemorris6692]

Every. Single. Time.

[@nebularain3338]

I saw this in theatres in 1990 when I was 12. It was one of the greatest cinema experiences of my life. They truly just don't make story/character based epic films like this any more.

[@cameronhenson6143]

I was eleven when I saw that movie in the theaters I couldn't read very fast so my dad had to whisper the words to me while the movie was playing It's one of the best memories I have of my late father

[@NZBigfoot]

Our entire schools 2nd form (12 year olds) got taken to the local cinema to watch it... lets just say in some scenes you could tell the teachers where a little 'opps'

[@ScientificallyStupid]

I was the same age- I was expecting to be bored, but I wasn't, at all. I'll never forget that experience.

[@jameswhite1320]

@@NZBigfoot opps? What year were you not educated correctly?

[@markjuarez1791]

"They truly just don't make story/character based epic films like this anymore." I take it that you never saw The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

[@keithwilson6060]

It brought a tear to my eye when Kicking Bird conversed in English with Dunbar. You know they’d been communing on a very deep level to impart knowledge between each other.

[@bkazmer]

I have loved this movie since it was being filmed in South Dakota. I knew many of the people in the movie and I went to university with Kevin Costner. We were in the same Physical Education Baseball class. The people in this movie had to learn Lakota, one of the Siouan languages unless they were among the few who actually did speak this. I was impressed at how many spoke it so well. All the kids in this movie were kids from the local area and also from the Pine Ridge Reservation as were many of the adults. I had so many good friends who were and are Lakota. They are as kind and peaceful as any people I have ever known. I am very pleased that you enjoyed the movie!!

[@ryeguy7941]

If I ever learn French and Spanish, Lakota would be the third language I would love to learn.

[@k1productions87]

I believe the instructor who taught them Lakota was a Sioux descendent named Doris Leader Charge. She not only teaches the Lakota language (I forget where), but did her part to make sure the language remain immortalized by her participation in this film, not only as instructor, but in the film as well with a few spoken lines of her own. Thus a native Sioux, speaking true Lakota in its original form. So many Native American Nations have unfortunately disappeared into history with little remaining but their name and basic details. But this film ensures that a piece of the Lakota Sioux will forever remain, so long as the film medium continues to exist. Having said that,... it does give me a moment of pause. Carved relief, stone sculpture, and even paint on canvas can transcend centuries, if not even millennia. But... what of film? The medium itself is only about a century and a half old,... and films as we understand them for maybe 75% of that time. Would these films still exist in another 200, 300, 500, or thousand years? Would they survive in the same way that carvings, sculpture, and paintings have? And if they do not,... then could the legacy these films have sought to preserve end up dying with them? We feel so sure of the technological advances we as a nation, and even species have made in the last century,... but what of it will still live on? In our conquest of the American landscape, from sea to shining sea,... has our expansion and subsequent eradication of the many cultures that previously lived here made their own histories doomed to be forgotten, should all the things we have created turn out to not remain, come the year 3000? I'm sorry if this is a bit melancholic. But its the kind of things that film like this makes me think of. Not only past cultures lost, but wondering if ours would even be remembered at all.

[@ryeguy7941]

@k1productions87 that's pretty deep.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Kevin Kostner (sp?) said filming this changed his life more than anything he’s ever experienced. Great movie and a great positive way to help this single dad though missing my daughters💔💓 today. Thanks for posting.

[@UTU49]

Costner.

[@MacCheekz1990]

That's why he still likes to shoot western movies/tv shows. Like Open Range, Yellowstone etc

[@singingwolf3929]

​@@MacCheekz1990 Yellowstone is great and feels like Sons Of Anarchy/Vikings but with a western vibe. Open Range almost kinda feels like a culmination of True Frit and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. This movie, while being made first, feels a lot like The Last Samurai. I still to own the 2 tape, Deluxe Edition, Director's Cut, Box Edition of this movie. I took it to school for a Class called Reading the Movies. Needless to say, there were a lot of things to be said during the discussion afterwards. Gods, that was 21 years ago now. I will say, the extended edition is virtually unnecessary. It kinda tells what happens at Fort Sedgewick, but primarily enforces the isolation and loneliness of John/Dances.

[@cleekmaker00]

19:38 By Lewis and Clark's estimates in 1804, there were upwards of 60 million buffalo on the Great Plains. By 1890, there were less than 700 specimens left.

[@rev.chuckshingledecker]

Because the US government exterminated them as part of a campaign to exterminate the native peoples.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Sad but true :(

[@michaelcullen5308]

Their numbers are growing again. Ted Turner has more than 40,000, just on his ranch.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

Yeah they nearly went extinct.

[@TabaquiJackal906]

@@ITPalGame .....wtf is your actual damage. Anyone with a modicum of education knows that the Indigenous Americans were not perfect people who never did a single ugly thing. However, they did not systematically commit genocide on every other tribe in the country, as our US govt. did. They did not attempt to 'reeducate' thousands of children, killing many in the process, scaring them for life as 'missionary schools' did. And they did not ruin and despoil the land they lived on, as we continue to do.

[@chrissiegle1065]

I'm so glad you watched the theatrical version. You are so right. Everyone watched the theatrical cut the first time, which is made it so good. Extended versions are for 2nd watches for sure. Great reaction. In your spare time you should watch the making of this.. it's incredible everything that happened..

[@cynthianavarro4316]

You're so right! The theatrical cut is the finished film done the way the director wants it to be. The director's cut is actually UN-cut and usually has unneeded scenes that bog down the movie. Since pacing is incredibly important, the theatrical cut will be tighter and more direct, whereas the director's cut can be meandering and destroy the flow of the film. I wish reactor's would realize this! Director's cuts are for after you've seen the real film.

[@jp3813]

@@cynthianavarro4316 Not always. Blade Runner being a prime example.

[@acjohn6995]

@@jp3813 Exactly. Directions Cut of BR is superior, by far. Another great film and soundtrack.

[@cynthianavarro4316]

@@jp3813 There are exceptions to every rule

[@Trainwheel_Time]

@@cynthianavarro4316 What are you talking about? If the theatrical release is what the director wants released, why is there a director's cut at all. You better realize that the theatrical cut is what a production company wants released and not a director. But hey... not everyone thinks as you do or likes to do things the way you do.... how horrible.

[@rodsnrounds]

My absolute favorite. It checks all the boxes.....Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Music Additionally, y'all make me smile.

[@mr.niceguy7940]

I am native american who has loved watching all your reactions. I am from the ojibwe tribe. Its sad so much history has been rewritten so many times. Yet of all the genocides that happen throughout history, the one against native americans is the least ever talked about and swept under the rug

[@mr.niceguy7940]

@Advocate for common sense thanks. I am not mad about the past. I just get mad when the present sweeps it under the rug or doesnt acknowledge what had happened or whats worse when we as a human race doesnt learn and oppress people in the present day

[@goldenager59]

I suspect that it is the one least brought up because it is the one we are most ashamed of. I wonder how cautiously the Germans tread around the Holocaust, or the British around the Tasmanian extirpation. Perhaps it will take one generation more, or two. But as always happens, things will come full round again one day, and the USA will have matured enough to look this terrible thing in the eyes. Then the First Nations will at last truly have a way to reclaim what is theirs. 🙂

[@mr.niceguy7940]

@@goldenager59 i dont see it changing. We are talking about 1492 until now. Over 500 years and yet its still forgotten but you look at the the holocaust less than a 100 years ago. Did they justify and make up for the atrocities no, but at least people know and wont allow it to be forgotten, i dont think the government will ever make peace of it, because i think they will consider it a needed genocide and as yoy said something they are ashamed of more than most.

[@goldenager59]

@@mr.niceguy7940 Thus far two generations of whites have come to maturity in this land expressing sincere concern for the Earth that is their mother and the plants and animals that are their siblings. That must count as a change in the right direction - even if it's not the straight-and-fast direction. 😕

[@mr.niceguy7940]

@@goldenager59 im not saying their isnt change for the betterment of nature and humanity in ways. The discussion is how the genocide of the Natives is looked upon or i should say 'is forgotten' overall in schooling. Im not saying schools dont take a day to talk it over but overall its a part of history no one wants brought up is all im saying

[@josephscally6270]

I kept telling my wife how professional your channel is and how great it is when it is the two of interacting. She wound up subscribing and she does not even watch reaction channels. Thanks for another great one.

[@pretoshohmoofcguy6523]

You two are the sweetest things. It's great when you have your sister with you. You can tell you bond well with each other and play off of each other well during the movie.

[@StickFigureStudios]

As an adolescent, I saw this film in the theater with my dad and it had a huge impact on me. A seminal experience in my journey as a movie-lover. I suspect you will love it. Oh, and the Native American actor with the friendly face: his name is Graham Greene. You will see him again in MAVERICK.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Maverick is a fun and good movie. :)

[@195511SM]

And he's in 'The Green Mile'.....but she may have already seen that one.

[@minnesotajones261]

He's hilarious in Maverick!

[@stevencass8849]

He’s also in Thunderheart, with Val Kilmer. A great and underrated movie.

[@johnmagill3072]

@@minnesotajones261 yeah he was..lol

[@kathenavarro6850]

I never thought I would enjoy watching people watch a movie. But seeing you two watch a movie I love is fun. You guys are adorable.

[@Pizza-bi1ey]

Cassie and Carly make all movies worth watching over and over again 🤣

[@russelturner5771]

Facts!

[@1MahaDas]

By the time 'Dances with Wolves' arrived as a motion picture the Western genre of films or movies about the west were in rapid decline and almost non-existent. On its own 'Dances with Wolves' resurrected the Western genre and at the same time elevated native Americans as protagonists/heroes and not as the usual antagonists/villians! In short this motion picture was a landmark in the history of cinema!

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Great Indian movie.

[@jes8072]

'He's cute!' 'Cassie this is war!' 'Oh ok.' 😆😂🤣

[@thereturningshadow]

This was one of my mom's favorite movies. So she knew it pretty well. So whenever something crazy or stupid happened around us or if a family member farted, I would say, "Put that in your book." every time and she would bust out laughing real hard. Fart jokes are always funny.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

I bet pull my finger was the first joke.

[@davidpowell8249]

Such a good film, which, despite its long running time, never feels like it is over long or drags. One of the best westerns ever made alongside Unforgiven and Open Range.

[@waylonmartin5662]

I'm almost 50 years old. This is my favorite movie. Brings me to tears every time. Very beautiful reaction. Thanks ladies.

[@danielm3192]

Same here man. Movie gets me every time. So does the music. I was a senior in high school when it was released.

[@alexletemoin]

See this movie 10 + times as a teenager. Still have the DVD

[@johnnyleesteele]

Just as incredible as the film, is how it got made. Nobody wanted to invest in a western movie since they were losing their popularity, and they laughed when they heard Kevin Costner was stuck in the wild and using a couple of fake mechanical Buffalos. They also laughed that he was having the Indians talk in their own language. He used his own money (22 million) along with close associates for the music and the cinematography. They went back to the potential investors and let them watch the finished project. The investors were shocked at how well the movie was produced. Costner had never directed a movie before. But after $424 million worldwide box office gross, 12 Oscar nominations, 7 Oscar wins including Best Picture, Best Director, sound, music, cinematography, and editing, and many other awards such as Golden Globes, we have "Dances with Wolves" The look of the film and the real buffalo as supporting cast, helped revive the western movies. And finally: Only three non-modern-day westerns have won "Best Picture" Cimarron 1931 Unforgiven 1992, and Dances with Wolves 1990.

[@Kinkoyaburi]

I would love it if Cassie watched "Unforgiven" at some point, it's a great movie

[@horrorcide13]

Stop calling Aboriginals/First Nations, Indians. We're NOT from India for gods sake! Stop being willfully ignorant.

[@MoreIrrelevantTwaddle]

Kevin Costner tells the story on Graham Norton show on how he first got the story Dances with Wolves, won't spoil it because its a great story, but I'll pass you the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/joWVhGSFoLifmpY

[@ericclarke6107]

I met the Oscar winning editor Neil Travis before he died. He wasn't the warmest man

[@josiahzabel8596]

@@horrorcide13 must be a Canadian thing... American natives call THEMSELVES "Indians"

[@josephamoraz7990]

Hell yeah finally we getting dances with wolves. Thank you for reacting to it! Really hope more films like this get watches. - tombstone - open range - hostiles - the patriot Many many others

[@minnesotajones261]

Tombstone! "I'm your Huckleberry!"

[@vodengc520]

Three Amigos... Nobody said I couldn't throw in a subgenre :P

[@williammack6083]

I would love to see an Open Range reaction.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@vodengc520 "it's a mail plane. How can you tell?" "I'm still here El Guapo!" "(Bang!) That was a good trick too!"

[@RedEdgedSavage]

Geronimo..Broken Trail..The Missing

[@uncleron9481]

You did a wonderful job of editing a 3 hour movie into less than 40 minutes. Thank you for this.

[@PopcornInBed]

Our editor Mike is a superstar!! :)

[@CoastalNomad]

@@PopcornInBed Three Cheers for Mike.......

[@cxdion]

Movie is actually four hours

[@uncleron9481]

@@cxdion Alex, No, the movie, as released in theaters, is actually 3 hours and 1 minute.

[@twoofsix3b3g]

@@PopcornInBed yes Thanks Mike .. great work! I have watched my film editor daughter working and I would describe it as... Sleep deprived 😴😴😴

[@nathanaelhall5780]

Cassie, you are the best thing on KZbin. My 8 y.o. son & I adore your reactions. I couldn't ask for a better example of a genuine heart. Thank you.

[@CaptainNemo1701]

The lady playing the Chiefs wife acted as Lakota language vocal coach for the cast. Stunning movie, I saw it three times at the cinema. The extended version is worth a sitting & shows you how much got cut out to trim it down to 3 hours. Back at that time, it was considered insane to make a 3 hour western about Native Americans in the Lakota language. No-one was doing westerns, the genre was considered dead(ish). Costner couldn't raise the money in the US so came to the UK. Anyway....several Oscars later:).

[@pnwcruiser]

Another very good western with Costner, and Robert Duvall, is "Open Range".

[@ajschroetlin2196]

It's a great story, with great actors, and the cinematography might just be as good as it gets in this genre. You can't go wrong with Robert Duvall in a western. Lonesome Dove is still one of my favorites.

[@cameronhenson6143]

I believe Kevin Costner does not get enough credit for the work he's done in western films he is truly a gifted actor

[@ericgamino478]

Silverado was another great one. Everyone's probably already seen it, though.

[@JasonCone]

That role was perfect for Costner.

[@STOCKHOLM07]

That shootout at the end is epic

[@brandonwatson3631]

I needed to cry today.. apparently.. this is one of my favorite movies, and you sharing this with us is golden!

[@raymacdonaldcreations505]

My favorite part is when the warrior tastes the sugar and the smile slowly creeps in and he throws fists full into the leader's cup. I love it.

[@TheLightSideReactions]

The most moving soundtrack of all time. I adore "John Dunbar's Theme."

[@ephir3589]

Two Socks/The Wolf Theme is also just amazing. In fact, the whole soundtrack is a masterclass as you say.

[@marcmagras]

All composed by John Barry. THIS is the film that got me into music.

[@kelseyk530]

The "Love Theme" is tied with the "John Dunbar Theme." John Barry's epic score that deservedly won an Oscar and one of my top 10 favorite original scores. Also adore his 1985 "Out of Africa" score which was nominated and won(?). You can hear clear thematic musical overlaps between the two soundtracks...they were only 5 years apart.

[@79viewer]

Oh that face at 35:56. I felt that same emotion at the end as well when he said “can you see that you will always be my friend” 🥺😢😭

[@tbmike23]

This is a great movie. Kevin's friend wrote this script when was staying with him and his young family while he was hard on his luck. All time great. I love how even though it's such a great historical piece, and cultural piece, ultimately the human story shines trough and transcends it all.

[@chrissgchriss]

Your quotes, “we know how this all ends and we took without asking.” Really puts movies like this into perspective. If only reality didn’t get in the way with our fantasies.

[@bigtechisbigbrother8690]

Every great culture in history has "taken without asking." Strength and power are all that matters in the end. It's the way of the warrior, the law of the jungle, and the native tribes were engaged in constant, brutal warfare for territory amongst themselves before the white man came and conquered them all. White people get a lot of grief for kicking so much ass over the course of history, not because they did anything that was morally different from anyone else, but because they were more successful at it. Criticisms of white history are not motivated by any legitimate sense of moral indignation, but only by the envy and resentment of history's losers. But hey, don't let reality get in the way of your self-righteous fantasies, snowflake.

[@BigChiefBrotha]

Your comment is great, don't pay attention to the reply of the racist guys. As a Lakota myself, we understand the hardships and it was already understood in the past. That if the US had come to us with true intentions, things would have been better. If you're actually curious. Look up the treaties or the court cases of the John Marshall trilogies. But hopefully our reality gets better with time. Thanks @Chriss Gaines

[@corvus1374]

The end, when Wind in His Hair is chanting about being his friend, makes me cry every time.

[@karenlackner192]

The cinematography and soundtrack to this movie is beyond magnificent!!!! Such a beautiful movie !!!

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Cassie and Carly......walking the Medicine Path while healing thousands by watching a movie. Keep up the GOOD VIBES!!

[@Piper79h]

“Stop killing everyone we love.” That cracked me up. Also the comment about the number of head injuries… you two are adorable. 😂

[@regis387]

not sure why that's funny

[@Curraghmore]

Another very good western with Kevin Costner (another one directed by him) is 'Open Range' from 2003. Also stars Robert Duvall and Annette Bening.

[@foxmcleod64]

I always have a great time watching Robert Duvall in anything he's in. he made Days of Thunder way better than it had any right to be.

[@jsharp3165]

AND it has a great love story, too. Always a selling point for Cassie and Carly.

[@witchking8497]

Open Range is quite good. You won't like the violence in it, part of what makes it good is it portrays the cost of violence.

[@daltonmoore8971]

Also Silverado.

[@witchking8497]

@@daltonmoore8971 well Silverado in 1986? more or less revived the Western in Hollywood. I am not a big fan of Costner personally but he was perfect as Jake. The cast of Silverado as a whole is pretty close to perfect.

[@commandervoca8515]

For the last scene "is that a pawnee helping them?" There were a number of tribes used as scouts to help hunt down other tribes or even their own. For my tribe for instance, they were Navajo scouts used to hunt down other navajos or look for Geromino's band of fighters.

[@larryblunt3865]

Those were Crow scouts. They worked with the U.S. Cavalry a lot, including being with Custer at Little Bighorn. The Crow were enemies of the Sioux.

[@pangkaji]

The Pawnees were unfortunate to be cast as the "bad indians" because they attacked the Lakotas. In reality the native tribes attack/raid each other on a regular basis for food, horse or captives for labor or to be traded. Every native tribe know what a Pawnee raid is like. It is like a Lakota, Apache, Kiowa or Cheyenne raid. The Pawnee scouts at the end are like other tribes too. The Crows threw their lot with the US Army not because of their great love of the USA but because the Lakota-Cheyenne alliance were decimating them. There are no "good" or "bad" Indian.

[@RedEdgedSavage]

It's Pawnee scouts..further west other scouts ..Crow ..Shoshone .Arikarra

[@derworfnet]

John Barry's Score is so damn beautiful, it is almost unreal.

[@karicastanza5216]

This movie broke my heart but also restored my humanity at the same time. I saw it 5 times at the theater.

[@christopherdale1745]

I hadn't seen this in decades. I forgot how emotionally powerful it is.

[@oldgamer1299]

Being a man, I'm not ashamed to say that two films made me cry balls of tears.. This amazing film! The other, Forest Gump, when he finds out he has a son. Hey, I'm man enough to admit it. 'I am wind in his hair!'

[@akenn77]

I laughed when you said so many people said this was their dad’s favorite movie because that’s true for me haha he loved this movie so much. Also, I got to pet Kevin Costner’s horse from this movie and he kept trying to eat the scrunchie off my wrist 😂

[@DennisDA]

The 'Indian or native Amerian at around 10:30 is the Canadian actor Graham Greene. I've seen him in several movies. - Yes they just killed the buffalo. It was an attempt at robbing the Indians of their primary food supply. So much for 'manifest destiny'.

[@demonhoopa]

I’ve watched two movies with you and you guys made me cry both times. Yet here I am again

[@saaamember97]

Yes, finally! IMO, Dances with Wolves is a modern epic film, almost on par with Ben-Hur, and The Ten Commandments. Whether it will stand the test of time, remains to be seen, however. This movie's strengths are, the cast (Had to learn an actual Native American language), the wide-angle shots showing the beauty of the rolling plains, and the poignant storyline.

[@attilapolgar8982]

+John Barry ;)

[@kharma7755]

both the human and the animal cast were amazing in this...

[@LukeLovesRose]

Titanic But it's amazing that Kevin pulled this epic off on such a low budget

[@rustincohle2135]

32 years isn't enough time?

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

It went up against Goodfellas in Oscars. I think both are legitimately are great movies. I liked Wolves better as a kid but I like Goodfellas more as an adult.

[@bigjoeofthe707]

One of the greatest of all time. 2 Socks dying gets me every time. He wasn’t hurting anyone and those assholes killed him for fun. I’m Native American too so I love this movie.

[@scottjo63]

Yep, made me leave the theater for a few long seconds it felt like, and when I opened the door, they were still shooting at 2 Socks. Why the slow wait. I left without looking back. I hate seeing an animal dying in movies but that prolonged shooting made seeing any animal in a movie a no way I'm watching anymore movies with an animal. Cases in point, The Babaduk, I Am Legend, the Evil Dead remake. Seems like there has to be a pet in horror movies. Is Kevin Costner's Open Range even gave me wearies. Yes the animal dies but no prolong shooting that messed it up with me.

[@bigjoeofthe707]

@@scottjo63 speaking of animals I’m glad the part where the Pawnee killed the 2 dogs. I get sad every time I hear those poor yelps as they’re hit with arrows. I always fast forward that part.

[@nielsjosefsen431]

Have you ever watched Last of the dogmen from 1995

[@bigjoeofthe707]

@@nielsjosefsen431 nope

[@jimbrown868]

My wife and I watched this in the theater when it first came out. There was a talkative older couple in the seats behind us. They commented to each other during the whole movie. It was kind of annoying until in the scene where Stands With Fist takes off her dress in front of John, the older woman said to her husband, "I think she likes him." To this day, if we're watching a romantic scene in any show, either my wife or I will say, "I think she likes him." Great movie. And I truly love your reaction.

[@Number0neSon]

Very cool memory.

[@geraldrhodes4114]

Too funny! Can't stop giggling.

[@jwilliams3170]

You are definitely my inspiration to convince my wife to expand her movie horizons! There are so many good stories out there and there is nothing better than getting to see somebody else experience all of those great parts of the stories for the first time.

[@rowangi]

Hello from Finland! I stumbled on your channel by accident and just completely loved your genuine feels and powerful emotions you shared with all of us! I binge-cried/laughed away all your videos in one sitting, and developed a serious internet crush on you as well🤦🏼 Not the creepy kind, but serious still😁 I’m sure you get like stupid amounts of recommendations for movies to watch, and adding up to that pile: Leon! You got to watch it, if you haven’t already!❤️ I hope nothing but love and good things in your life☺️

[@jonjohns65]

Welcome Wellu! Cassie is hosting a livestream on January 29th, It will be around 1:00 am your time, though. Would love to have you there! -Jon

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Oh, boy... 1:48 and I'm already trying to tear up over a man on a cliffside, shouting his friendship to the world.

[@pureserenity524]

16:40 My cousin's great great grandmother was scalped as a baby and left for dead by Pawnee. Her father was killed by them, and when her family found her, and were cleaning her for burial, they realized she was still alive.

[@karenmaclennan2444]

Amazing story ! Thanks for sharing

[@corriemcnab730]

Wow..... Would be fascinating to hear more of your story, because this is family history...

[@ZorroisSpanishforFox]

I loved the reactions of both you and Carly, I remember when this movie first came out, it's a great movie and it shows the truly human side of Native Americans that is rarely seen in theaters. They are not the "bloodthirsty savages" they've always been depicted as. I haven't watched one of your uploads in awhile, you and Carly are the best, keep reacting

[@markmccallum2631]

These girls are are so genuine and entertaining to watch! This is one of my all time favorite movies, and they responded to it the same way I did! Thanks!

[@pleutron]

Love Kevin Costner. He's one of my favorite actors ever. Great movie here. It's not always popular opinion... but I also love his movies Waterworld & The Postman

[@Kap00rwith2os]

The wolf howling st the end of the reaction was a nice touch 😉 I saw this movie when I was a teen with my parents. I didn't cry then but as an adult I always cry at the scene where Wind in His Hair is proclaiming his friendship (in contrast to their first meeting when he was proclaiming that they were enemies) 😢. It's also a good memory of my time with my parents, so the movie holds a special place in my heart 😍

[@jonjohns65]

Mike the editor has been leaving little easter eggs at the end of the videos recently, I approve. 👍

[@balansboy]

Seriously one of my top three all-time movies. I've seen it at least a couple dozen times and love it every time

[@mountainbikemayhem1833]

Same here…top 3, the other 2 change a bit depending on my mood.

[@ClintonCota]

This film has always spoken to me. It has an almost spiritual quality at times as we watch his personal growth and transition.

[@ivywhitmore9248]

Fun fact, some of the locations of this film was on my Great Aunts property. And she actually got to meet Kevin Costner. I absolutely adore this film, and knowing that my distant relative agreed for the movie to be filmed on her land. Also, The Civil War is (one) of the greatest yet bloodiest War of America to date.

[@geoffking9042]

When Wind in His Hair is yelling “…can’t you see that you are my friend?” Is a flashback to when they first met trying to steal Cisco. He yelled”…can’t you see I am not afraid of you?”

[@SilentHunter245]

If you haven't seen Ladyhawke, you should check it out. It's a love story and has a happy ending so you should like it.

[@dragonrune6800]

One of my favorites!

[@kathyastrom1315]

This the first thing I remember seeing Wes Studi in. He plays the Pawnee leader who was killed by the circle of Lakota and Dunbar. He is one of my favorite character actors, and I love it when he’s in something I’m watching!

[@ranger-1214]

As a fellow Oklahoman, I always like to see Wes Studi's appearances and follow his work. He is a Cherokee who spoke only that language until he started attending school. He's also played another tough character as Magua in Last of the Mohicans, and Geronimo in the movie by that name, and dozens of other movie appearances. He has given of his time to helping train other Native American actors as well as working to preserve the Cherokee language. Wes Studi is in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers - a true professional!

[@ryanjohnson3749]

@@ranger-1214 along with being a Vietnam vet as well

[@_Shadoh_]

Amazing that you didn't cry, I just can't watch this movie without bawling my eyes out. I love it very much, but the ending is so sad and heart-breaking. When they kill the horse and wolf, and then the goodbyes at the end, always gets me. But an absolute classic, thanks for reacting to it :)

[@wilmascholte7607]

I think Two Socks' death is to symbolize all the death to wildlife that followed white people. Buffalo nearly extinct, wolves had to be reintroduced to Yellowstone and lord knows where else. It's not just the people who suffered from needless killing and atrocities, but harmless animals as well. I'm not going to say the whole ecosystem collapsed, but it definitely must've taken a blow.

[@Uriel77200]

One of my favorites. Thanks for your reaction ladies. Videos with Carly are always my favorite!

[@Tristan_Anderwelt]

Awesome choice. I love this movie since I watched it years ago. The translation of the German title is "The one, who dances with the wolf" btw :) 17:00 Pawnee killed her family and she is with the Sioux. These are different tribes.

[@mikeh720]

Not sure how you two do it, but I completely feel your emotions and feelings for the characters in the film. Without question, the most wonderful pair of humans on YT.

[@shallowgal462]

Beautiful cinematography and music, great story, marvelous performances, Oscars won & deserved! Did you recognize Dunbar's best friend (Graham Greene) as the first man executed in The Green Mile? Or his wife (Mary McDonnell) as the First Lady in Independence Day? The Pawnee warrior (Wes Studi) is also prominent in The Last of the Mohicans.

[@marks3750]

I love how this movie shows the vast emptiness of the early west. Not just with the cinematography, but also the music.

[@rev.chuckshingledecker]

It wasn’t empty. It was filled with millions of native peoples. But I think I know what you mean - the vastness is captured so well.

[@franchk8372]

Heartbreaking this movie, yet so beautiful. I've watched it a number of times over many years now. I started to cry towards the end, knowing what was to come, even though there are only snippets of the film here. Costner's best, from which we can all learn so much. Peace :)

[@gaittr]

Great job as always. Thank you and your sister. This cannot be said about many people, but the world is actually better off for the two of you. Genuineness and Joy are in very small supply as of late. Thank you for providing them in great quantity for us.

[@asch451]

Great Reaction! Thanks so much! I never get tired of watching this wonderful movie.

[@charmawow]

Haven’t watched this film since it was first released on vhs back in the day! Another western directed by Costner, I’d heartily recommend, is ‘Open Range’.

[@robertcampbell8070]

I'll definitely second Open Range. Not going to lie, I actually prefer it to Dances With Wolves.

[@charmawow]

@@robertcampbell8070 I much prefer Open Range….it’s actually become one of my all time favourite westerns. I like Costner as an actor but I freakin love Robert Duvall :-).

[@unropednope4644]

The problem is that open range is mindnumbling boring until the last 45 minutes or so.

[@Tim21189]

Great choice for a movie. I remember seeing this when it came out. Such a powerful film. First Western I remember seeing where the Native Americans are the protagonists.

[@nielsjosefsen431]

YOU NEED to watch Last of the dogmen from 1995

[@johnnylnowlin]

You have the best movie reviews of all..... guaranteed. Thanks!

[@rollomaughfling380]

You guys are absolutely adorable together. Do as many of these as possible!

[@landotter]

I remember that I also had mixed emotions when I first saw this. I was very young. Also, half Native American. My mother is full Native American. I've seen it a few times since and it really is a beautiful story. Congratulations on another great reaction video! You and your sister are adorable together and both made this an enduring and entertaining experience.

[@purgedome2386]

Beautiful film. So glad you watched it with Carly. Love all the banter you gals do.. the honest questions and predictions and not being judgmental and opening yourself to the movie(or history).. It's a tough film to watch but with such beautiful human moment. The proud Wind In His Hair expressing his friendship at the end always gets to me.. and then that beautiful score.. by Jon Barry. This film is on par with Shawshank Redemption in my books. It's in my top 5 movies that share the #1.. Hehe.. Wonder what you gals gonna watch next.. :D

[@whypluss]

I'm so glad you watched this film! One of my favorite films (as well as my dad's). Got teary-eyed just watching your reaction.

[@johngunderson6168]

My all time favorite movie. Went to it twice in theaters. When the buffaloes first came on screen in theaters and the surround sound was like actually being there. Felt like the theater was shaking.

[@SciTrekMan]

I’m so mad at myself. I’ve seen this movie at least half a dozen times, but I never saw it in the theatre. How I wish I had.😢😢😢😢

[@timfox5698]

Check out "The Sting" - with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It's an amazing film - filled with great humor, a wonderfully twisted tale which will captivate and entertain - the music won an Academy Award for Marvin Hamlish for his arrangement of Scott Joplin's ragtime music from the early 1900s. It is a classic which you'll enjoy from beginning to end!