In this movie the natives were the most honorable and noble of all the characters. Will Sampson obviously understood that and played his part perfectly.
The book was written by Asa Carter who was part Indian himself. Carter also wrote George Wallace's "segregation forever" speech. Strange World indeed. Its great how Eastwood uses bad grammar to address Ten Bears and gets a grammatically correct reply. Just the opposite of what you see in most westerns.
Will Sampson, (Ten Bears) was so cool, Just like Clint. I saw Will once at the Beverly Hills Hotel back in the early 80's. Friggin guy was tall and broad! I was sadden when I learned that he had passed on to the next world. I believe he is burried on a reservation in New Mexico.
This scene was badass! Josey rides up willing to face his death outnumbered 100 to 1 and Ten Bears sees the power in this gesture and so grants him life and peace. Ten Bears does this despite all the broken promises by the bluecoats because he sees that Josey is a real man like himself. Awesome scene and it makes me wonder if anything like this ever happened "for real" back in time.
@mrceebees14 That's cool,I was just more lamenting all the "iron knee". Today so many others act as if AIDS is some unusual new development. There is just so much unnecessary suffering in the world. It just made me want to mention what was on my heart. I'm not whining,i just am really disappointed about what's happening here in my home state- Louisiana. Disappointed... but not really surprised. Katrina- Part 2. The Navajo Dine' were my family during the Long Walk. Thank you again, My Brothers.
Puts me a mind a the night Ten bears had a show-down with a bouncer in town. Ten bears got a kick in the hole going out the door and went home to his piece to blow that bouncer straight to hell.
It was said he told a bar man one time once when he was refused a drink "I'd Think Nothin A Takin Your Life, It might not be tonight, it could be some night when your goin home, I'd think nothin a takin a mans life"
"I reckon not" (spits)
tnt88910 1 day ago
one of my fave parts, of one of my fave movies ever, hell yeah
tnt88910 1 day ago
Many moon come choctaw.
twi1992 2 months ago
In this movie the natives were the most honorable and noble of all the characters. Will Sampson obviously understood that and played his part perfectly.
sandaleer 7 months ago
The book was written by Asa Carter who was part Indian himself. Carter also wrote George Wallace's "segregation forever" speech. Strange World indeed. Its great how Eastwood uses bad grammar to address Ten Bears and gets a grammatically correct reply. Just the opposite of what you see in most westerns.
TheDrippy3 1 year ago
Will Sampson, (Ten Bears) was so cool, Just like Clint. I saw Will once at the Beverly Hills Hotel back in the early 80's. Friggin guy was tall and broad! I was sadden when I learned that he had passed on to the next world. I believe he is burried on a reservation in New Mexico.
tcooperent 1 year ago
@tcooperent Will is berried in Oklahoma, a native son!
old56timer 4 months ago in playlist old56timer's favorites
This scene was badass! Josey rides up willing to face his death outnumbered 100 to 1 and Ten Bears sees the power in this gesture and so grants him life and peace. Ten Bears does this despite all the broken promises by the bluecoats because he sees that Josey is a real man like himself. Awesome scene and it makes me wonder if anything like this ever happened "for real" back in time.
brandonGCHACHU 1 year ago
@brandonGCHACHU
Yes.
There was at least one man I know of who lived in a hogan away from "civilization" near Gallup,NM long ago.
He befriended those already there,lived in solitary peace and would bring their goods to the town to trade for more fair value than they would get.
In return,they trusted and protected him and no white people would bother him since he lived so close to the "dangerous savages" unquote.
The remnants of his hogan still stand today near my friends' place.
jetpoweredgriffin 1 year ago
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That aint Ten Bears, that is Yoko Ono.
5:03
This was obviously an era before AIDS to do something like that.
mrceebees14 1 year ago
@mrceebees14
Considering all the basically untreatable disease floating around back then,it was just as dangerous then if not more...
especially for Ten Bears.
Decimation by disease was horrific for the tribes all over the world during colonialism.
The came welfare...
the slow death of despair.
jetpoweredgriffin 1 year ago
@jetpoweredgriffin This is true.
My comment was most tongue n' cheek though.
mrceebees14 1 year ago
jetpoweredgriffin 1 year ago
Not a fan of these types of movies, but for some reason I have NEVER forgotten this scene and remembered it the other day.
Thank God for Youtube!! And thank you for the upload!!!
mrceebees14 1 year ago
They just said more than any politician alive has ever said.
jetpoweredgriffin 1 year ago
Puts me a mind a the night Ten bears had a show-down with a bouncer in town. Ten bears got a kick in the hole going out the door and went home to his piece to blow that bouncer straight to hell.
There's iron in that Ten Bears buck.
TheBannerBoy 3 years ago
It was said he told a bar man one time once when he was refused a drink "I'd Think Nothin A Takin Your Life, It might not be tonight, it could be some night when your goin home, I'd think nothin a takin a mans life"
AnCUCHULAINN 3 years ago
There was Iron in Ten Bears resolve Long before Metallurgy was invented
DavyFitzgerald 3 years ago 2