One of my favorite scenes, along with the last scene when the Huron discuss conversion at the expense of their identity and the scene before the chief stops his kinsman from killing the priest, explaining to him that the tribe's reliance on French products will ruin the tribe. I read the book too. Best film about assimilation that doesn't play the noble savage game. If you wanna see garbage then watch The Mission with Robert De Niro or that other tripe-fest Dances with Wolves.
@REDsm17 I know they were Algonquin, and if I'm right, Cree is in the Algonquin family. This was all in Quebec, and the Algonquin natives of Quebec... they may have been Cree, the Cree did live in eastern Quebec. The movie and book, I think, only identify them as "Algonquin".
Sounds about right, because you can understand them, and the little Mi'kmaq that I know doesn't match anything I heard in the movie. Cree an Ojibwe are sorta close, but the languages have some big spans.
@REDsm17 I know they were Algonquin, and if I'm right, Cree is in the Algonquin family. This was all in Quebec, and the Algonquin natives of Quebec... they may have been Cree, the Cree did live in eastern Quebec. The movie and book, I think, only identify them as "Algonquin".
Sounds about right, because you can understand them, and the little Mi'kmaq that I know doesn't match anything I heard in the movie. Cree an Ojibwe are sorta close, but the languages have some big spans.
@Cavouku The Cree's is not in the Algonquin tribe. The Cree speak a language wich belong to the Algonquian grouping. You see? Every Algonquin are Algonquian. But not every Algonquian are Algonquin.the same goes for the Cherokee. They are Iroquoian.But not Iroquois. See?
@Spyflugan91 Ah, right, right. I should have differentiated between the language and the tribe, instead of just saying "family" (and spelling it incorrectly for the situation). But neat fact about the Cherokee, I didn't know about that connection.
Without the subtitles, you completely miss the significance of this little story. After seeing the demonstration of the power of literacy, one of the Indians exclaims something along the lines of "He is a demon" or "This is the work of the devil" or "This is the work of an evil Manitou". My mother is native American, and her mother used almost identical words to reprove her children for exceptionally bad behavior. Mother always tried very hard never to be called "needoo".
A wonderful movie about love and forgiveness. I also teared up when the child was slaughtered as his father was forced to watch. Sorry, meowcat121, but it was his son. The look in the boy's eyes says it all... I agree the movie is very graphic but there is a point to the graphic brutality and sexual content in the film and the struggle the priest faces with his own longings...
Love how they think black robe is a demon after this scene lol
420Rokn 6 months ago
One of my favorite scenes, along with the last scene when the Huron discuss conversion at the expense of their identity and the scene before the chief stops his kinsman from killing the priest, explaining to him that the tribe's reliance on French products will ruin the tribe. I read the book too. Best film about assimilation that doesn't play the noble savage game. If you wanna see garbage then watch The Mission with Robert De Niro or that other tripe-fest Dances with Wolves.
hiqhduke 9 months ago
@hiqhduke Or better yet, AVATAR! (:
TheBermudaMan 8 months ago
@TheBermudaMan You mean Dances with smurfs?
Bozemoto 7 months ago
@Bozemoto That's another good title for it.
TheBermudaMan 7 months ago
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I saw this movie and it was deep. the white mans religion aint worth shit
nappyg1 10 months ago
@REDsm17 I know they were Algonquin, and if I'm right, Cree is in the Algonquin family. This was all in Quebec, and the Algonquin natives of Quebec... they may have been Cree, the Cree did live in eastern Quebec. The movie and book, I think, only identify them as "Algonquin".
Sounds about right, because you can understand them, and the little Mi'kmaq that I know doesn't match anything I heard in the movie. Cree an Ojibwe are sorta close, but the languages have some big spans.
Cavouku 1 year ago
@REDsm17 I know they were Algonquin, and if I'm right, Cree is in the Algonquin family. This was all in Quebec, and the Algonquin natives of Quebec... they may have been Cree, the Cree did live in eastern Quebec. The movie and book, I think, only identify them as "Algonquin".
Sounds about right, because you can understand them, and the little Mi'kmaq that I know doesn't match anything I heard in the movie. Cree an Ojibwe are sorta close, but the languages have some big spans.
Cavouku 1 year ago
@Cavouku The Cree's is not in the Algonquin tribe. The Cree speak a language wich belong to the Algonquian grouping. You see? Every Algonquin are Algonquian. But not every Algonquian are Algonquin.the same goes for the Cherokee. They are Iroquoian.But not Iroquois. See?
Spyflugan91 10 months ago
@Spyflugan91 Ah, right, right. I should have differentiated between the language and the tribe, instead of just saying "family" (and spelling it incorrectly for the situation). But neat fact about the Cherokee, I didn't know about that connection.
Cavouku 10 months ago
Without the subtitles, you completely miss the significance of this little story. After seeing the demonstration of the power of literacy, one of the Indians exclaims something along the lines of "He is a demon" or "This is the work of the devil" or "This is the work of an evil Manitou". My mother is native American, and her mother used almost identical words to reprove her children for exceptionally bad behavior. Mother always tried very hard never to be called "needoo".
artfd 1 year ago
Thanks for posting !!
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Cheers.
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del-boy.
Dddddorian 1 year ago
I watched this in socials nine
CAPITALFAN08 2 years ago
A wonderful movie about love and forgiveness. I also teared up when the child was slaughtered as his father was forced to watch. Sorry, meowcat121, but it was his son. The look in the boy's eyes says it all... I agree the movie is very graphic but there is a point to the graphic brutality and sexual content in the film and the struggle the priest faces with his own longings...
irishimp2 2 years ago
i did as well, in my native american history course. very graphic lol. i love it. the little girl getting her throat cut made me tear up a bit...
meowcat121 2 years ago
@meowcat121 the little girl was boy. I think, the natives would have took care of him, not kill. Bye.
AndreaCzech 1 year ago
i watched this movie in history class last week
asht4eva 2 years ago