I found this film to be very moving because I loved the way Rudy was being a true vigilante in trying to rid alcohol from his rez! :D Even after the freak accident where Mogie got caught on the roof of that building where Rudy set fire to it, he still continued doing the right thing by trying to banish alcohol from Pine Ridge! :) I really admired him for that. However it was really sad to see Mogie be the complete opposite of the family. Unfortunately while Rudy was a successful cop, Mogie was always a trouble magnet for whatever reason. He was just never as successful and trustworthy as his brother.
But I think the real point to this film is how alcohol is still a major problem with many different First Nations across Turtle Island today. Thankfully there are many Native folks out there who refuse to take in such a trashy form of liquids unless of course taken in moderation. However I really don't think Mogie wanted to be just another "statistic" in his own rez. He really was a good person to be with and everything but for some reason or another he was unable to handle his drinking (some Natives can handle it more than others) But he never could. I don't know for sure if he was the only one in his family who drank. But fortunately for Rudy, it never crossed his mind.
On a personal note, I will always curse the whites for introducing that crap to the Natives from the time they first set foot on their land like that. I think whites did MORE bad than good for them and I also think they should pay dearly for bringing all those bad things. The unfortunate reality is that they never will because they'll always blame it on Native people themselves for choosing to take in the bad stuff. Well, excuse me here but if the whites would have never introduced the stuff to begin with then all the FN's would have never had a problem with it.....period!!
Well........ ANYWAY......... this is why I gave this film a 7 out of 10.
But I think the real point to this film is how alcohol is still a major problem with many different First Nations across Turtle Island today. Thankfully there are many Native folks out there who refuse to take in such a trashy form of liquids unless of course taken in moderation. However I really don't think Mogie wanted to be just another "statistic" in his own rez. He really was a good person to be with and everything but for some reason or another he was unable to handle his drinking (some Natives can handle it more than others) But he never could. I don't know for sure if he was the only one in his family who drank. But fortunately for Rudy, it never crossed his mind.
On a personal note, I will always curse the whites for introducing that crap to the Natives from the time they first set foot on their land like that. I think whites did MORE bad than good for them and I also think they should pay dearly for bringing all those bad things. The unfortunate reality is that they never will because they'll always blame it on Native people themselves for choosing to take in the bad stuff. Well, excuse me here but if the whites would have never introduced the stuff to begin with then all the FN's would have never had a problem with it.....period!!
Well........ ANYWAY......... this is why I gave this film a 7 out of 10.