On about my half-dozenth viewing of Dances With Wolves, I just noticed something.

[Iggo]

Stands With A Fist's hair is a mess. All the Indians' hair is beautifully perfect, and DWW's got that Bon Jovi thing going. But Stands With A Fist's hair is totally freakshow. There's even a scene with Kicking Bird's wife combing it out, and still nothing good happens.

Is this a widely known thing, and I just missed it all these years?

[pipi_k]

1. I have the same problem

My hair is very babyfine and it always looks messy no matter what I do to it.

When I was a teenager it was very long, and even though I carried a comb around with me everywhere and combed it constantly, ignorant kids would still tell my my hair needed combing. The only way it's not messy is when it's maybe 3 inches long.

I still feel more fortunate than one of my sisters whose hair is not only babyfine like mine, but very frizzy as well. Her head always looks like a used Brillo pad.

Anyway, I've seen that movie many times myself. I think I have a crush on "Wind In His Hair"...

[HopeHoops]

2. I think that's intentional. She's emotionally fucked up and it's a symbolic thing.

[Iggo]

4. See, I miss stuff like that.

It also just hit me last night that the two main white characters are suicidal. (Three, if you count Colonel Piss-a-Pants.)

[HopeHoops]

8. Yeah, that colonel was kind of freaky.

[Neoma]

3. Watch Reel Injun.

Great documentary on how Hollywood portrays Native Americans. Which is: not very well.

[solara]

5. Stands with Fist is in mourning for her husband

Her tribe lets her work it out however she can..when we first see her she is not doing so well.







(edited to fix name)

[LynneSin]

6. You mean the movie 'Sleeps like I'm on Ambien'

I have yet to stay awake for an entire viewing of that movie.

[Iggo]

7. The 54" HD TV and 5 o'clock start time were factors.

[ashling]

9. sixth of one

half-dozenth of the other