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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic western film directed, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post, and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians.
Costner developed the film over 5 years, with a budget of $22 million. Dances with Wolves had high production values and won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Much of the dialogue is spoken in Lakota with English subtitles. It was shot in South Dakota and Wyoming.
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."
In 1863, First Lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is injured in the American Civil War. Rather than having his leg amputated he takes a horse, riding it up to in full view of the Confederates front lines, distracting them in the process. The Union army then attacks and the battle ends a Confederate rout. Dunbar survives, is allowed to properly recover, receives a citation for bravery and is awarded Cisco, the horse who carried him, as well as his choice of posting. Dunbar requests a transfer to the western frontier so he can see its vast terrain before it goes. Dunbar arrives at his new post, Fort Sedgwick, but finds it abandoned and in disrepair. Despite the threat of nearby Native American tribes, he elects to stay and man the post himself. He begins rebuilding and restocking the fort and prefers the solitude afforded him, recording many of his observations in his journal.
If you don’t feel the same, you don’t have to lie
The writing on the wall -this whole damn time
If you've got one foot out the door
You've packed up all your shoes
You don't have to feel
Like I've been fooled
’Cause young men play the part
Play the part of fools
To keep from standing still
To keep their precious youth
Young girls pay the price
Of pairing off with wolves
Who don't know any better
And don't feel like they should
Don’t feel like they should
When I wake up in this room
Surrounded by your things
None of them have places
None of them have names
‘Cause young men play the part
Play the part of fools
To keep from standing still
To keep their precious youth
Young girls pay the price
Of pairing off with wolves
Who don't know any better
And don't feel like they should
Don’t feel like they should