This was filmed when Kevin Costner was at the height of his popularity. It is the story of how John Dunbar takes a sole position on the Western Frontier and gradually befriends the Sioux tribe. I'm sure in reality he would have been scalped early on, but that wouldn't have made much of a story would it.
The finest feature of the film is the cinematography. I'm not sure whether it won an Oscar for this, but if it didn't it's a travesty. The great thing about the film is that all the characters are treated sympathetically with the exception of the soldiers. The contempt and arrogance of the soldiers is as relevant and topical today as it was in the time it depicts.
The finest feature of the film is the cinematography. I'm not sure whether it won an Oscar for this, but if it didn't it's a travesty. The great thing about the film is that all the characters are treated sympathetically with the exception of the soldiers. The contempt and arrogance of the soldiers is as relevant and topical today as it was in the time it depicts.