![]() ![]() ![]() It was the main character and very much alive. The land was not just a backdrop or playing field. Costner showed great sensitivity in not only capturing the personalities of all the major characters, but making the land itself (in this case South Dakota) one of the major players. To the credit of Kevin Costner, who was one of the producers and the director, he allowed the story to be what Michael Blake had originally created. Fortunately, Michael Blake also wrote the screenplay for the movie insuring fidelity with his vision. The story is, of course, fiction based on a novel by Michael Blake. They are the ones that missed the point of the story. ![]() Many of the published reviews seem to dislike the movie for various reasons. Last week I watched the movie again with a new understanding. `Dances With Wolves' When I first saw the movie Dances With Wolves several years ago the story affected me in a heavy way, so much so that I decided that it would be a long time before I watched it again. ![]()
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