The ‘dying Indian’ motif, where Hollywood movies continually show Native peopleĭying or present their culture as dying. Reviewer Jason Asenap also criticises the movie, arguing that it perpetuates River has received criticism after actor Kelsey Chow falsely claimedĬherokee ancestry, and thus continued this erasure of native people in film. (2015) and Johnny Depp (Tonto) in The Lone Ranger (2013). Indigenous characters which continues today: Rooney Mara (Tiger Lily) in Pan There has been a long history of white actors playing While Renner may have brought in additional press and beneficial coverage, I think it would have been better to have Lambert’s character portrayed by a native actor. In the original script, Lambert was a quarter Arapaho, but this was dropped when Renner was cast, instead leaving his ex-wife and children his only connection to the reservation. Banner needed to be white to show the tension between the FBI and the Tribal Police, as well as the general tension between white people and those on reservations. It definitely suffers from tropes of white saviourism: while the tribal police support the investigation, it is led by Lambert and Banner.
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The movie ends on the quote featured at the top of this article – missing indigenous women are not recorded unlike every other demographic. There are few scenes more heart-breaking. The acting is good, and the final scene of Renner and Gil Birmingham (playing Natalie’s father) is the film’s standout performance, where they mourn the brutally unfair loss of their daughters. The cinematography of the bleak Wyoming winter is atmospheric and Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ soundtrack is ominous yet understated, never taking the spotlight away from the hard-hitting minimalism Director Taylor Sheridan employs. Racial tensions are a constant theme throughout the movie, especiallyīetween Banner and the Tribal Police, but their misunderstanding turns into Rookie FBI investigator Janeīanner (Elizabeth Olsen) is assigned to the case and works with Lambert to find Wildlife service agent Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner). Set in the Wind River reservation in Wyoming, 18-year-oldĪrapaho Natalie Hanson (Kelsey Chow) is found raped and dead in the snow by Still ignorant of the #MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) campaign, We should be talking about Wind River (2017)’. I wrote an article about it at the time and titled it ‘ Why Injustices of the Indigenous and Native people in America, especially However, it is rare for the focus to be on the current This is nothing new cinema has been used many a time to amplify Movie, but importantly Wind River is a statement: the world is wrong and It and I wasn’t prepared for the movie when I sat down for it: its harrowingĭepiction of could-be-true events was poignant and devastating. Despite the film’s well-known cast and director, I hadn’t heard of I watched Wind River for the first time a few of No one knows how many are missing – Wind River (2017) This is an engrossing story well worth your time and money, and kudos to everyone involved for having faith that a discerning audience will find and appreciate it.While missing person statistics are compiled for every other demographic, none exists for Native American women. Renner, Olsen and Greene are excellent and believable, but in no small way this is an ensemble piece whose potency and effectiveness derive from the palpable passion and belief of everyone in front of and behind the camera. The photography is perfectly rendered, celebrating the icy Wyoming scenery in a muted style consistent with the mood of the story. We learn how the Native American culture is victimized in a way that takes us inside their world and their souls, but the journey is skillfully handled and never heavy handed. Every character, even the most heinous, is portrayed as a fully developed human being rather than as stereotype. The violence, which is absolutely necessary, is kept at a bare minimum as a narrative device, explaining and clarifying rather than assaulting the senses. Everyone and everything is there for a reason, and best of all, the audience is given credit for being able to keep up and connect the dots. The film scrupulously avoids clichés and is tightly edited with nary a wasted moment, yet never feels rushed or artificial in performance or plot. Fish and Wildlife Service tracker and an FBI agent, respectively, attempting to solve the murder of a young woman whose body is discovered by Renner under mysterious circumstances as he patrols the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. "Wind River" is a gripping murder mystery-thriller written and directed by Taylor Sheridan (Best Original Screenplay Oscar nominee for "Hell or High Water") starring Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen and Graham Greene, featuring an unusually strong supporting cast that includes many fine Native American actors.
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