Dances With Wolves Part Two

       The change from Lieutenant Dunbar to Dances With Wolves is something very special and something to draw your attention and make you feel for Dances With Wolves. The movie starts out with the scene of Lieutenant Dunbar and the Chris pose which means to be sacrificed or make a sacrifice. Right off the bat you can tell Lieutenant Dunbar is unhappy and needing a change. This change ended up become a member of the Sioux nation. Along the journey and the transformation Dunbar realizes and learns how beautiful the Sioux and there culture was. The U.S Army was always painting an image in Dunbar's head that all Indians were enemies and worthless in a sense. Once Dunbar got out on the plains and the deserted base he was able to form a relationship with the Sioux. This relationship grew each and every day through trade and simple acts of kindness which drew the Sioux Nation's attention. They realized that Dunbar was no ordinary soldier. This led to a strong relationship where Dunbar gained the Sioux's trust and vice versa. One really important scene is when Dunbar dances around the fire as if the Sioux Nation would during a ceremony. What once used to seem savage and bizarre to Dunbar was now natural and part of him. This is when he really fulfilled his transformation. The Sioux became a part of Dunbar and when the U.S came to abandoned base Dunbar chose the Sioux over the Army because he saw and realized what the Army was doing was wrong and wanted to live out the Sioux lifestyle. The end of the movie is really important to because the scene with Wind In His Hair telling Dances With Wolves he will always be his brother shows the bond and affect Dunbar had on the Sioux Nation. He was now a Sioux with a Sioux wife and no longer a U.S soldier.

Dances With Wolves and his wife Stands With A Fist. Dances With Wolves dressing as a Sioux

Iconic picture of Dances With Wolves and Two Socks 

      

       Another really important part of the film is the deeper meanings intertwined with it and the outcomes it brought as well. Some tribes were upset with this film specifically the Pawnee who were portrayed as the bad guys for Hollywood's needs. One of the biggest parts of the movie is the use of pathos. A major important scene is when Two Socks is shot by the U.S Soldiers for no reason at all. It shows the disregard for life and the useless and senseless pain and killing due to a lack of awareness and ignorance. The U.S Soldiers were brutal at times especially with the Indians and thats something that will haunt our nation Military for ever. As stated earlier another example of pathos is when Dunbar dances around the fire as if a Sioux tribe would which shows he's changed comlpetely. No longer sees the Sioux ways as savage but beautiful. All together though the film was able to show a glimpse of the beauty of Indian culture and allowed people to see that the Indians were only violent in order to protect there land or there tribe. The communication block made the connection between the indians and the U.S Army impossible in a sense and that led to increased fighting. The film brought back Indian culture and gave them some credit in history and doesn't allow ignorant people to bash Indian lifestyles anymore. 

Pathos was a big part of this film

The growing relationship between Dunbar and Two Socks