thunder heart movie analysis

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Thunder Heart Movie Analysis Introduction Thunder Heart is an American contemporary movie which was founded in 1992 and was directed by Michael Apted. It is based on a fictional story of a Wounded Knee incident which occurred in 1973. The film focuses much on the American Indian movement which had seized the Wounded Knee, and was protesting against the exploitative federal government policy on the Native Americans. Thunder Heart movie therefore aimed at exploring some civil topics such as discrimination, murder and political activism which was evident in America. The American Indian movement which was founded in 1968 aimed at bringing together all the Native American people in both Minneapolis and Minnesota. The movement was established in order to pursue spirituality, leadership and sovereignty as their main agendas. This paper seeks to analyze the main issues in Thunder Heart movie. As it can be observed from the movie, the main purpose for the formation of the American Indian Movement was to address the problems which the Native Americans in the urban centers like Minneapolis were experiencing. Problems like poverty, housing and police harassments were some of the key issues which the movement intended to quell. The continued mobilization of people through campaign to join the movement made the movement attract members from other parts in the U.S and Canada. In order to pursue their agenda, the movement gathered their members from all over the country in Washington. The main aim of the meeting was to let the movement gain more attention to the federal government. They therefore referred the gathering as the trial of the broken treaties. Some successive encounter with the federal government was however seen soon after that first gathering, and this resulted to the major revolution of 1973. The 1973 upraising involved a 71 days standoff with the federal forces and police at Wounded Knee, a city South of Dakota. The American Indian Movement mainly advocated for the indigenous American interests and culture which were frequently suppressed by the European American people. The movement also aimed at monitoring the law enforcers who were unlawfully using their powers to oppress the Native Americans. The movement also aimed at significantly coordinating and organizing employment programs both in cities and in rural areas. Although it may not be clear enough what exactly the native Americans demanded by watching the movie, some research on the Wounded Kne...