电影《与狼共舞》 英文影评

Dances with Wolves

Abstract: Dances with Wolves is the first western film which won the

Academy Awards. In this movie, initially First Lieutenant John J. Dunbar and

Sioux tribe are hostility to each other; gradually Dunbar decides to seek out

the Sioux camp in an attempt to establish a dialogue. Finally they accepted

each other even Dunbar married a Sioux girl and love her for a whole life. It’s

indeed a amazing story. Dunbar also befriends a wolf he named "Two Socks"

and Dunbar also got a poetic Sioux name Dances with Wolves. This movie

told us that although we have different languages but we can communicate

with our sincere hearts. People and animals, people and nature are as well. The

bridge between hearts can’t be broken by different nations, different races and

different countries..

Key Words；Dances with Wolves; human nature; peace; communication

Developed by director/star Kevin Costner over five years, the film had high

production values[1] and won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and

the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. It is credited as a

leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in

Hollywood. In 2007, Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the

United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being

"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[3]

In 1863, First Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is injured in the

American Civil War. He requests a transfer to the western frontier.When he

arrives, despite being alone and the threat of nearby Native American tribes,

he is just companied by a horse that carried him in battle and a wolf he dubs

"Two Socks". During that period, he makes friends with Sioux tribe which is

so called barbarous race with their true hearts. When he returned to the White

army, they mistake him for a hostile warrior and open fire, killing his horse

and capturing him. Since then, Dunbar is ashamed as a white person , and

completely becomes a part of Sioux. He insists call himself: dances with the

wolves. Dunbar decides to leave the Sioux with his wife since his status as a

perceived traitor puts the tribe in danger. This film artistically shows us the

perfect combination between human and nature with his poetic picture and

performance.

Although it is defined as a western film, it is not a traditional one. The first

part of it gives us a evidence that it is not very difficult to be harmony among

people even between human and animals ,human and nature if they have the

truly sincere hearts. Dances with wolves just told us this kind of legend.

When Dunbar just arrives at the frontier, he felt the endless loneliness.

At that time, a lonely wolf visits him everyday, even sometimes it follows

him run around this desolated world. Dunbar very likes it instead of hurting

it .He called the wolf "Two Socks" due to the white hair on its front feet..

"Two Socks is so vigilant even Dunbar feed it. But finally Two Socks can

directly take the food from Dunbar’s hand since their earnest hearts defeat the

wolf’s nature. From my point of view, it just is the combination with human

and animals with their rare and heart-touched sense of trust. Based on this

kind of trust , Dunbar and two socks can” dance” together in this vast frontier

which is the Dunbar’s Sioux name comes from. Till the end of this movie ,two

socks is looking at when Dunbar was arrested as a traitor, no matter the bullets

from the white army’s guns keeping hurting it. It is still stay there and never

run away. In my opinion , there are 2 emotions full of this film , one is the

deeply friendship between Dunbar and two socks. It is so respectful. The other

one is so called civilian’s barbarous behaviors. They heartlessly shot this

loyalty wolf wih fun. It is do hateful.

When the horse was shot by the cruel white army, Dunbar rapidly

moved to its side to touch it as it is his comrade although he fall down

from it. He comforts it and told it it’s ok. That also is a deeply

relationship between with human and animals. It is full of love and warm.

It makes people reflect that why there are so many wars and killings

among human but human can harmony with animals.

Human’s relationship in this movie just likes a mirro to make us

know how should we get along with each other. Many warm secens like

every family give sDunbar and his wife gifts no matter how poor they are.

which tols us that love ican beyond everything.Though Souix may

ignorant and uncivilized but they kind and honest is far beyond