By ignoring native women except when time to depict brutality, it may drive the plot, but I think it undermines the message. There are no native female characters in this film. Just white people talking about them.And drive the entire narrative of the movie, but let's look past that.
Side-note: I do wonder how long it will take for the SJW's to call Taylor Sheridan misogynistic (and/or repeating himself). From Emily Blunt in Sicario to Olsen in this you got two police women being completely out of a clue and carried/maninpulated by the men, and just like in Hell Or High Water the main character's ex-wife is a stubborn stuck-up bytch who won't give her man a break.
Wind River (Trailer)(Directorial debut from Taylor Sheridan, Writer of Sicario & Hell or High Water)
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@ that contrived Hollywood-esque nonsense. And they did have a character to exemplify that. It was Nathalie, the victim who ran 10 miles through the cold. That's why Jane broke out in tears in the hospital when she asked Cory about that. She knew that she didn't have the ability to survive on her own there. She was the sheep from the opening scene, relying on the hunter (Cory) to save her from the wolves. And I thought Sheridan made it very clear she was a low-level rookie and completely out of depth without doing a forced 'I only completed training six months ago' type line of dialogue. This is why so many movies suck these days because you want those obligatory lines to state something that is completely clear through context.
Hell, if that point wasn't made clear as day midway through the movie, it was dead obvious during the big stand-off between the police and the security forces.
The fact some of you guys didn't pick up on this is just disgusting to me. The goddamn "redshirts" of the police force had a better idea of the situation at hand and that says it all. They saw the security guys were trapping them in and she had no clue because she has no experience. You guys complain that the movie focused on two white characters in the center but one was deeply embedded into the community, and the other was presented as completely clueless and had every single native looking at her like
I do think they could've made Cory's character a native, but Hollywood ain't selling a movie off a native American lead, that's just cold hard truth and Sheridan worked around it as much as possible.
Moving on from that discussion to the actual movie, I have it just a bit below Hell Or High Water although I felt the same about it starting off pretty damn good, then turning pretty fukking great in the third act. Because yes, it was on the nose, but that's why the flashback works so well because it's not supposed to be a twist, it's a development where you go, oh, these must be the guys that did it, and then Sheridan does the right thing by showing us that we're right and moving it along instead of trying to pretend for another five minutes that they're not. I'm not trying to shyt on you guys too hard but to me this was a screenwriting masterclass. You can say it has its few rough edges and you wouldn't be lying, but Sheridan captures the essence of storytelling far better than most screenwriters today.
So you rank it:
Hell or High water
Wind River
Sicario
?
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
And yet the movie still gets its point across, evidenced by the fact it got people looking critically at the role of native women even in the movie itself.
I got Sicario and HoHW on the same level, can't pick a favorite. Different strengths and all that. Wind River is just a notch below.
I think it's in my top 5 favorites so far this year
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Nah, this ain't touching my top 5 for sure.
Hopeofmypeople
Veteran
This film is fukking phenomenal, one of my favourites this year.
Not even closeNah, this ain't touching my top 5 for sure.
Parts of this movie was wack imo
Figaro
Superstar
Hale from SOA is on a serious run here brehs 
She ran 6 miles
8.5/10
She ran 6 miles
8.5/10
I thought this was pretty good. Wtf were dudes doing with sub machine guns. Renner was fantastic. Story was dark.
NATURE BOY HAS GOT TO SAY
THIS MOVIE IS
SHERIFF HALE DA GAWD
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THIS MOVIE IS
SHERIFF HALE DA GAWD
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mr. McDowell
The Brotha's Got His Own Money
Renner needs to be nominated. He was phenomenal in this. I am noticing that Taylor Sheridan really enjoys casting Gil Birmingham as well.
It was awesome to see Graham Greene in this as well. The scene where the PMC's are flanking the local police was really well done. Natalie's scene with Matt (always great to see Jon B.) was very hard to watch. I found myself really getting angry.
Excellent film.
It was awesome to see Graham Greene in this as well. The scene where the PMC's are flanking the local police was really well done. Natalie's scene with Matt (always great to see Jon B.) was very hard to watch. I found myself really getting angry.
Excellent film.
Dope Movie...two blunts up
StraxStrax
I'm selling these fine leather jackets
My hope was justified, great film and so much better then Hell or High Water.
bordeaux
xxx
this was a dope little film. right up my alley. renner was impressive. id like to see him more as a leading man.