There have been a series of disagreements in the way that films represent the indigenous people of America. Indigenous people in this sense are the Indians, who are sometimes misunderstood as the foreigners. When talking about foreigners, it is the Europeans who invaded and settled in America, not the Indians. But, on many occasions this is not the case, as many of the European settlers consider themselves as the indigenous people of America (Howells and Negreiros 27). These concepts have been shown in films, where the battle for what might appear as ownership is evident. There are many films that are about the indigenous people of America, among which are Smoke Signals and Fast Runner. The films try to demonstrate and oppose the stereotypes that people have for the indigenous people of America (Knopf 193). Comparing the movies, one can see the employment of cinematic applications such as sounds and shots, editing, angle, camera movement, framing, music, and lighting, and then see how they relate or contrast. All the same, the films are …show more content…
They give them characters that make them look backward, look like savages, and people that are extremely dangerous. According to film history, they are villains to the American expansion; when people attempted to progress, they were opposed to change. The two films, Smoke Signals and Fast Runner, despite their differences, they use cinematic aspects such as sounds and shots, framing, angle, camera movement, music, lighting, and editing to give a different view of the indigenous people. The narration is in the native language with English subtitles, and this enables the viewers to appreciate the culture on display. The shots that are up-close give the characters an emotion that allows the audience to connect with them, and view them as ordinary humans (Knopf 342). The two films are helpful in making a way forward where people can be tolerant of different