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&#;Hostiles&#;: A Rich, Emotional Character Study Beautifully shot and acted, the slow pace is worth the time
Historical films are a weak spot for me, I love history and can’t get enough of stories set in the past. I also have a deep appreciation for stories told from the point of view of people of color. When I saw the trailer for this film, I was intrigued by the concept which is a soldier escorting a Cheyenne Chief back to his home. An added bonus was Wes Studi played the Chief. Having seen him in other roles, I knew he would be brilliant. I was not disappointed. While the story ends up being told from the point of view of a white soldier, it still brought a truthful depiction of the life of Native Americans in the time period portrayed. The acting was emotional and powerful, by Wes Studi, Christian Bale and the rest of the ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed the subtle nuances of the story and the acting.
The film begins in violence with Rosalie Quaid (Rosamund Pike) watching h
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Production Sound & Video
23 Top: Rosalie (Rosamund Pike) and Living Woman (Tanaya Beatty) make one last stand in Montana Below: José Antonio García staying out of the sun complete with apple box and mixing bag Crew photos courtesy of José Antonio García/Jonathan Fuh. Hostiles photos by Lorey Sebastian/Yellow Hawk, Inc. riding them. You almost have to be like a ninja so you're not seen or heard." Cooper went to great lengths to create accurate depictions of Native people. A team was on set to help actors with gestures, rituals and language. A significant amount of the dialog was spoken in the Northern Cheyenne dialect to firm the cultural and historical integrity of the film. The multilingual García had to pick up the language quickly to decipher when actors would stop and start talking. "I have a natural way with lan- guage and it really boiled down to needing to learn the first and last few words or sounds to mix accordingly." When the story reaches Fort efternamn, a resting stop fo
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Hostiles (film)
film by Scott Cooper
Hostiles is a American Western drama film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart. It stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, and Ben Foster; Stephen Lang, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jonathan Majors, and Timothée Chalamet appear in supporting roles. It follows a U.S. Army cavalry officer in who must escort a Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their home in Montana.
The film had its world premiere on September 2, , at the Telluride Film Festival. It had a limited release in the United States by Entertainment Studios beginning December 22, , before going wide on January 26, It received generally positive reviews from critics, but grossed just $35 million worldwide.
Plot
[edit]In the New Mexico Territory in , settler Rosalee Quaid and her family are attacked by a Comanche war party, who kill her husband and three children. Rosalee escapes by hiding u