Custer

One poster has noted that the movie is
a satire. As an English major, I agree with
the comment. As an American Indian (puleeze, NOT
a Native American), I thought you might be interested
in a side note from the Indian point of view.

Among the descendents of Indian people who participated
in the battle at Custer Ridge, there are those who claim
the there was no such thing as Custer's Last Stand. They
say there is an argument for Custer's Men's Last Stand.

What they have heard from their ancestors--sometimes
great-great-great grandparents--when Custer began his
initial charge down the hill toward the Indian camp-of-
several-tribes, the line of charge came to a halt. From
my own research (I'm not an historian), I've learned
that one of the only reasons for a cavalry line-of-charge
to stop was because the commanding officer was killed or
incapable of leading. (And for fellow English majors, I am willing
to concede that a dead commanding officer would mean he was
incapable of leading--sheesh.)

So it's possible that Custer's men withdrew, carrying Custer
with them.

One other thing: I saw the movie when it was in theaters. (Yes,
sometimes we had to hide from the dinosaurs to get to the movies.) I
noticed that after the massacre scene where Sunshine and her sisters
and many others were killed, the silence was deathly quiet. I mentioned
that to a friend of mine, a news guy from a local radio station.
He told me that, after that scene, his wife was unusually quiet.
When the the movie ended and they were going up the aisle toward
the exit, my friend asked his wife--an Irish red-head--if she
wanted to stop and get something to eat before going home. She
turned on him and said, "Oh, shut up, you blankety-blank white man."
Talk about identity with the characters.

Jim