Cowboys & indians

[cityontheup]

Just had a chat with my 10 year old grandson who had no idea who/ what cowboys and Indians were. You could put this down to a generational thing, not being taught US history and not watching old westerns on the telly. I just found it amazing he didn’t know, so being a film fan, here’s a question. What 5 films would you choose to teach him about cowboys & Indians?

 

[Barcon]

Start with Brokeback mountain and see if he's still interested after that.

 

[cityontheup]

Start with Brokeback mountain and see if he's still interested after that.

Think I’ll be avoiding that one!

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Introduce him to Clint Eastwood film’s he’ll never stop watching them

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

It's 'injuns' not indians! Ask him about 'injuns'!

 

[Blue Mist]

There is only one film you should show him.....
Soldier Blue.

The way the indigenous people were treated by the settlers was absolutely disgraceful.

 

[citizen_maine]

It depends what you want to 'teach' him about cowboys and indians

 

[Lavinda Past]

Little Big Man
A Man called Horse
The Searchers
Any John Wayne western tbh!

 

[Lavinda Past]

There is only one film you should show him.....
Soldier Blue.

The way the indigenous people were treated by the settlers was absolutely disgraceful.

Big of a steep learning curve for a 10 year old!

 

[Banshee]

Dances With Wolves
Last Of The Mohicans

 

[bluesteve1964]

Tell him to read "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown for the true story of what happened to Native Americans. Absolutely brilliant book.

 

[JASR]

Last of the mohicans.
Dances with wolves.
Any Sergio leone spaghetti western.
Pale rider.

Most westerns including most of the above are just Hollywood’s interpretation of cowboys and Indians.
In reality most cowboys couldn’t hit a barn door, and the story of the Indians isn’t just about the plains men, it’s the whole of North American varied habitat, fishermen on the coasts (1st to be wiped out).

 

[cityontheup]

Some good answers so far, I had
Dances with wolves
The Revenant

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Blazing saddles

 

[uweuweuwe]

go proper old school with some john ford movies:-
stagecoach
the man who shot liberty valance
the searchers
fort apache
my darling Clementine

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Not a western but An Indian in my cupboard is probably more age appropriate than some of the others and more educational than John Wayne's typical films.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Start with Brokeback mountain and see if he's still interested after that.

 

[jimharri]

Blazing saddles

"They're darker than I am"

 

[bennyboy]

The Searchers is the last movie he should watch.

 

[snorky]

Little Big Man. Classic.