Dances with Wolves, which captivated viewers all over the world with its stunning cinematography, moving story, and respectful portrayal of Lakota Sioux culture. Both reviewers and fans have said that the movie is very true to life, especially the way it uses the Lakota language. Even though Dances with Wolves is considered a classic, it does have some flaws.
The film has a lot of problems with how the Lakota language is pronounced and put together. Even though the filmmakers worked with Native American experts and had native speakers teach the actors, a lot of the Lakota lines are pronounced wrong or don’t follow proper grammar. People haven’t really noticed this mistake because it’s so small.
Language experts say the mistakes happened because of a lack of time and the difficulty of teaching players who don’t speak Lakota. Doris Leader Charge, a Lakota speaker hired by the filmmakers to help train the players, had to make sure the actors spoke perfectly while working under a tight schedule.
In addition, the movie has a mistake in its history. The movie takes place in the 1860s and shows the Lakota people riding tamed horses with great skill. The American Quarter Horse breed that was used in the movie, on the other hand, did not exist at that time. This out-of-date fact has been slightly missed, but it is still a noticeable mistake.
Some people have also said that the movie’s depictions of some religious ceremonies don’t really follow Lakota customs, but instead use practices from different Plains tribes. People outside the tribe and experts have been pointing this out for years, but most people didn’t notice it.
These mistakes don’t take away from the movie’s overall effect, but they do show that mistakes can happen even when the producers mean well. The fact that these mistakes were made shows how important it is to work closely with language and culture experts to keep stories true.
People who watch Dances with Wolves again might notice these mistakes for the first time, or they might not notice them at all. Even so, the movie’s magic is in its ability to take us to a different world, flaws and all.
