Kevin Costner’s Lieutenant John Dunbar/”Dances with Wolves” is possibly one of the most down to earth and likeable characters ever to appear in film. His character always had the best of intentions and, regardless of the circumstance, fought for what was right. He was part of an ensemble that consisted of some very likeable characters, including Graham Greene’s Kicking Bird and Rodney A. Grant’s Wind in His Hair. Each of the actors I’ve mentioned did phenomenally in convincing the audience that they were, in fact, these characters. It was interesting to me how each group of people was depicted throughout the film. Both white men and Native Americans were depicted as savages throughout the film. This stood out due to the fact that they depicted both this way; rather than taking a side, Kevin Costner and Michael Blake chose to depict the two groups as equally aggressive toward other people and animals. The majority of the people in this film were depicted this way and only a small number of people were shown to have humanity. I felt that this was almost definitely used to show that no matter how wayward humans become there is always a way to journey back to the path. The film was incredibly long, possibly too long. I can’t honestly say that with all that the film consisted of that it needed to be almost four hours long. However, the film only dragged briefly in the beginning and actually moved quite smoothly and cohesively from beginning to end. A lot happened over the course of the film, but, again, I felt that Costner and Blake did an exceptional job of smoothly transitioning from scene to scene and from beginning to end. As the film began to wrap up and Dunbar is reunited with Union soldiers I was upset by the events that took place and that led to the final battle between the Union soldiers and the Comanche tribe. However, that final fight successfully avenged the deaths of certain characters. The final thirty minutes or so were very emotional. Between deaths, betrayals and the separation of friends and families, the end of the film was rough. After all was said and done, I have to say that I truly enjoyed the story, the acting and the morals depicted throughout the film and even though four hours is a long time to sit still and focus on one storyline I do suggest that everyone watch this fim at least once in their lifetime. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099348/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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