I watched the almost 4 hour movie “KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON”. Totally well made
movie from the book of the same name. Martin Scorsese really went the extra mile in getting a realistic portrayal of the systematic murders of oil rich Osage men and women.
I knew before I went that this was going to be disturbing to me as a Native Man. I appreciated that many Osage were in the movie and it helped immensely.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone as husband and wife carried much of the movie.
DiCaprio as Ernest was brilliant in bringing out the weak conflicted man that loves his wife but yet is poisoning her (Molly) to get her money.
De Niro was the devil himself as William Hail.
The way he convinced people to kill Indians for their money and channel it to him was truly believable. Was so sad is that all this is a true story that actually happened to real people in the 1920s.
The book by David Grann is better if you want to get closer to real truth about our history.
David Grann’s interview on PBS about his book is even more revealing.
This is an important film that I encourage everyone to see. Christians need to see this
Movie to help understand more about Native People. If you are a Native Person this will be hard to watch, but the story needs to be told.
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