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LA RECENSIONE
n.b. This time, contrary to my habits, I will deal with the plot (without spoilers, of course), always trying to be brief as is my custom, ok hold on tight.
Yellow Dog had a dream
Yellow Dog had a daughter, Living Woman
Yellow Dog had a son, Black Hawk
Yellow Dog had a daughter-in-law, Moose Woman
Yellow Dog had a grandson, Little Bear
Yellow Dog had an incurable illness and was dying from it
Yellow Dog and his family were prisoners of the United States Army
Yellow Dog wanted to die in Montana, his land and requested to return there with his family
It was the year 1892
The 23rd President of the United States of America Benjamin Harrison (grandson of William Henry Harrison who was the 9th President of the United States of America), signed the document that allowed Yellow Dog and his family to return to the land where he was born and lived, in Montana
The mission is assigned to Captain of the Army Joseph J. Blocker, “Joe” to friends and fellow soldiers, ironically an archenemy of the natives or as they are more commonly called “redskins”, he hates them without ifs and buts and would not accept the order for anything in the world, also because he is resigning from the army to return to civilian life, but his superior finds an excellent argument to force him to take care of Yellow Dog and his family.
During the mission all sorts of things happen: “redskins” killing “palefaces”, “palefaces” killing “redskins”, “redskins” killing “redskins”, “palefaces” killing “palefaces”…
The past will appear in the form of a former comrade of Captain Joe now his prisoner…
The past is that thing that Captain Joe asks Yellow Dog not to look at in order to continue living or dying in peace…
To the “believing” Captain Joe towards the end of the film a very courageous woman saved by the same Captain Joe first from the fury of the “redskins” and then from that of the “palefaces” will declare: “We will never get used to the harsh ways of the Lord…”
In the film, good and evil mix, the “bad guys” get confused with the “good guys” and the “good guys” get confused with the “bad guys” and despite everything unexpected gifts are exchanged…
What else is there to say, better than what our “joe strummer” already wrote in his most erudite review on April 1, 2018, in prime time?
Nothing!
And nothing will I write…
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Summary by Bot
The review elaborates on the plot of Scott Cooper's film Hostiles, focusing on a mission to return the dying Native American chief Yellow Dog and his family to Montana. It highlights the complex interactions between Native Americans and U.S. soldiers in 1892. The story deals with blurred lines between good and evil, and the harsh realities of the American frontier. The reviewer appreciates the nuanced narrative and the unexpected moments within the journey.
Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper is an American film director and screenwriter known for Crazy Heart (2009), Out of the Furnace (Il fuoco della vendetta, 2013), Black Mass (2015) and Hostiles (2017).05 Reviews
