Dance With Wolves

The famous movie Dances With Wolves has always been part of my childhood. Although I never sat down and watched in the movie in one sitting as younger child, and  rarely understood what was happening in the film, it is a found memory of my weekends and of the person my mother is, for she loves the film. Now watching again as a young adult and in a different setting then I am used too, I have begun to see the true beauty of not only the cinematography, but the story as well of this film.
In the film I have begun to notice how the camera shots and such cinematography elements, such as music, tiny details in set and costume, and areal shots, have really made this story come to life. I like how our teacher told us when watching this film to think for certain elements that help the story along. Since I have been told to look for these elements, I have gained a lot  respect for the  movie now more then ever because of a the small beauty's that shine through  and then to truly make the movie rememberable. Even though the cinematography in great in the film I feel that there are parts where the story it self lacks and I wish the film stretched m
ore into the life of the Sioux people. I understand how the film tried to show the communication between the white man and the Native Americans of past, and to show that communication and understanding can be gained if given the effort, but on a very personal level I wish that in the movie they showed more of John Dunbar learning of the Sioux's culture. All in all though, I have really come to love this film's beauty and its message.