Very raw script in terms of language showing depths of violence and bigotry among all players even rogue native American Indian peoples... Granted European & South American invaders give Our Native American Indian Tribal peoples an argument for simply defending their territories. Shame they had no functional central government before Europeans especially from England's Royal Monarchy Imperialism influences missed the opportunity for a more harmonious merger in our history. All Nation's beginnings have raw greed and fear feeding disastrous moments.
This film captures that the mental health problems of just a few always resulting in big wars.
The script and actors pulling off such a high quality effort ON FILM is something that could NOT be done today.
It's a bit plodding and complex, but truly ruthless human behavior that definitely would be how things were for many in rural settings.
Criminals if all skin tones were the biggest problem...no laws to adhere to, mass slaughter of herds for furs because textile fabrics from cotton picking hadn't been established yet nationally. Yes, Union Soldiers probably helped emancipate slaves wearing slave labor uniforms. Appropriately so, given the result, more reasons emancipation was mandatory. Only possible by a noble Central Government.
This film puts some things in historically accurate context in cultural meanness; how true lowlifes mixed with settlers - both Euro & Indian - played out in cruel ways when good tribes/settlers met up with criminal rogues away from the help of any type of government defense.
It definitely wasn't exactly as free as anyone wants to pretend.
This film captures that the mental health problems of just a few always resulting in big wars.
The script and actors pulling off such a high quality effort ON FILM is something that could NOT be done today.
It's a bit plodding and complex, but truly ruthless human behavior that definitely would be how things were for many in rural settings.
Criminals if all skin tones were the biggest problem...no laws to adhere to, mass slaughter of herds for furs because textile fabrics from cotton picking hadn't been established yet nationally. Yes, Union Soldiers probably helped emancipate slaves wearing slave labor uniforms. Appropriately so, given the result, more reasons emancipation was mandatory. Only possible by a noble Central Government.
This film puts some things in historically accurate context in cultural meanness; how true lowlifes mixed with settlers - both Euro & Indian - played out in cruel ways when good tribes/settlers met up with criminal rogues away from the help of any type of government defense.
It definitely wasn't exactly as free as anyone wants to pretend.