Here is a pity

Fred 2022-01-22 08:03:11

I once watched it with a friend, but the other party treated the film with a very impatient and contemptuous attitude. The reason is that it is long and not focused.
In fact, I personally see it very interestingly. This film strives to restore the traces of history, using a long and ordinary life course of a family to show everyone that era that has been destroyed and altered and cannot be retrieved.

We have seen the primitive simplicity, the infiltration of civilization, the greed and shame of mankind, and the helplessness and sighs of the times.
The history of western expansion is a history of conflicts between two civilizations. We can see the mighty and fearless pioneering spirit, and see how Western society has established proud towns in a barren wilderness. On the contrary, we can also see relatively backward. How did the Indian civilization step by step to yield, and finally decayed in the tears of bullying.
What I saw was a pity for the evil deeds of mankind, although this evil deed may be based on the original intention of a good wish.

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Into the West quotes

  • Drunken Mountain Man: Fine looking squaw, ain't she? She got a good looking daughter too. I wouldn't mind making her acquaintance. Might even take me a bath. I never known an Injun gal do wash like her. Her husband must have clean britches everyday. Twice on Sunday. You don't need britches.

    Thunder Heart Woman: Move on.

    Drunken Mountain Man: Bet you ain't wearing none under that skirt. We're just gonna have to find out.

    [Jacob reaches out and grabs ThunderHeart Woman's wrist]

    Drunken Mountain Man: Easy there, partner. Mind that scattergun, friend. She knows how to use it.

    Jacob Jr.: Just get along and leave us along, mister!

    Drunken Mountain Man: Look at that Indian half-breed!

    [grabs Jacob Jr]

    Jacob Jr.: Let go of me!

    Jacob Wheeler: [Knocks the men hassling them to the ground and takes his pistol] Hand over your pistols and clear on out!

    Drunken Mountain Man: Got no call to take our pistols.

    Jacob Wheeler: Lucky I ain't in the killing spirit.

    Drunken Mountain Man: Who might you be, friend?

    Jacob Wheeler: The man that's gonna wing you just so I can carve your scalps and show 'em to you before I kill you.

    [removes the other pistol]

    Jacob Wheeler: Jacob Jr., take this son. Get on up!

    Drunken Mountain Man: All right!

    Jacob Wheeler: Next time to you talk to a man's wife, you'll show her some respect. Come on, get out of here!

    [shoves them out of the cafeteria and fires the pistol]

    Jacob Wheeler: [the crowd laughs] M

    Jacob Wheeler: [fires a shotgun] My name's Jacob Wheeler! From now on, any of you sons of bitches step out of line, you'll answer to me! Anybody wanna challenge that?

  • Voices That Carry: [comes back to the reservation after going to the Carlisle boarding school for 9 years] I'm looking for Red Lance, son of White Crow, grandson of Running Fox.

    Red Lance: [In Lakota] Who looks for Red Lance?

    Voices That Carry: [in Lakota] His brother, Voices That Carry.

    Red Lance: [repeats name] Voices That Carry.

    [in English]

    Red Lance: Little brother, look at you. Did they drink your blood and turn you into a wasichu?

    [both laugh]