New DVD at the UNT Dallas Library: Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

“A "truly spectacular" (The New York Times) film that combines action, romance and breathtaking adventure, Dances With Wolves is "a cinematic masterpiece" (American Movie Classics) that is nothing short of "a triumph" (Roger Ebert)!
Sent to protect a US outpost on the desolate frontier, Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) finds himself alone in the vast wilderness. Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux Indians, Dunbar slowly comes to revere those he once feared.
But when the encroaching US Army threatens to overrun the Sioux, he is forced to make a choice. One that will forever change his destiny and that of a proud and defiant nation.” See more at http://www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/480/Dances-with-Wolves/. 

This DVD is available at the UNT Dallas Library for checkout for two hours only.  It may be requested online.  To do this, go to the library website http://www.untdallas.edu/library, select Catalog, enter the title and click “Request this item for pickup.”  

This movie has a perspective on Native Americans and their relationship with European Americans set back when the West was the frontier.  Sociology majors might find the cultural perspectives on Native Americans interesting, especially as the past is glorified in this film.  Students in history classes might be interested to see how the past is portrayed in popular culture.  An interesting paper might be comparing the portrayal of Sioux Indians in the film with their actual beliefs. 

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