Movie Review Thunderheart And Dancing With The Wolves

NameInstructorCourse Date Movie Review Thunderheart and Dancing With the WolvesBoth ‘Thunderheart’ and ‘Dances With Wolves’ movies focus on the relationship between the Natives and the non-native Americans. In both films, the Natives do not trust the non-natives for their safety. Thunderheart is a fictional story that attempts to portray the Indians as accurately as possible, without stereotyping. Ray, a mixed-blood FBI agent, is sent to South Dakota to investigate various murders, but in the process, he learns a lot about the Indians. The Indians call him the Thunderheart. In the “Dances With Wolves’, Costner leaves his life to live among the Indians. At first, the community is suspicious of Costner, but after a period of interaction, the tribe trusts him and gives him the name ‘Dances With Wolves’. However, Thunderheart is set in the contemporary time while dance with the Wolves is set in the past, making Thunderheart more realistic. Costner has more respect for the natives compared to Ray. He appreciates the Indian's simple way of life and leaves his home to live among the Indians. Throughout the beginning of the story, he tries to impress the elders to convince them that he could be trusted. In the