The world-famous director, Martin Scorsese, has another hit on his hands with Killers of the Flower Moon. The film adapts the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann, which depicts the systemic killings of the Osage Nation people in Oklahoma between 1918 and 1931. It showcases a more insidious form of white supremacy and Native genocide by weaponizing familial relationships to steal the oil-rich land from one of America’s Indigenous groups.Leonardo DiCaprio’s Ernest Burkhart is the focus of the movie as the white nephew of Robert De Niro’s William King Hale, helping him procure the land. Ernest tries to do this via inheritance by marrying Lily Gladstone’s Mollie and helping kill off her Native family. Scorsese delivers cinematic gold as usual, and the performances of the movie’s cast members are profound, emotive and gut-wrenching. Despite these high points, however, Killers of the Flower Moon still repeats a disturbing Hollywood trend by not showcasing this dark chapter of American history from the right perspective.Though the white male characters take center stage in Killers of the Flower Moon, the movie does give focus to the Osage Nation people. Unfortunately, their roles are largely relegated to them being victims of a murderous scheme than being characters of their own standing, complete with their own character arcs and agency. They’re depicted as loving, caring and trusting, which is why Mollie and her family don’t mind marrying white people. Though they’re still suspicious of them, they still believe in their white kin. Mollie marries Ernest and has children with him, only to learn he’s been poisoning her all along to kill her and get the estate.Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Was Originally Much Longer Than 3.5 HoursMartin Scorsese Was Inspired by Ari Aster’s Horror for Killers of the Flower Moon
The world-famous director, Martin Scorsese, has another hit on his hands with Killers of the Flower Moon. The film adapts the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann, which depicts the systemic killings of the Osage Nation people in Oklahoma between 1918 and 1931. It showcases a more insidious form of white supremacy and Native genocide by weaponizing familial relationships to steal the oil-rich land from one of America’s Indigenous groups.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Ernest Burkhart is the focus of the movie as the white nephew of Robert De Niro’s William King Hale, helping him procure the land. Ernest tries to do this via inheritance by marrying Lily Gladstone’s Mollie and helping kill off her Native family. Scorsese delivers cinematic gold as usual, and the performances of the movie’s cast members are profound, emotive and gut-wrenching. Despite these high points, however, Killers of the Flower Moon still repeats a disturbing Hollywood trend by not showcasing this dark chapter of American history from the right perspective.
Though the white male characters take center stage in Killers of the Flower Moon, the movie does give focus to the Osage Nation people. Unfortunately, their roles are largely relegated to them being victims of a murderous scheme than being characters of their own standing, complete with their own character arcs and agency. They’re depicted as loving, caring and trusting, which is why Mollie and her family don’t mind marrying white people. Though they’re still suspicious of them, they still believe in their white kin. Mollie marries Ernest and has children with him, only to learn he’s been poisoning her all along to kill her and get the estate.
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