Review of Tomahawk

Tomahawk (1951)
5/10
The Conflict between whites and the Sioux in the 19th Century
3 June 2002
It is good to see the films when they are dealing with historical facts, but not forgetting that usually history is written by the winners and is not always true what they are writing. The historical accuracy of the film is doubtful, no one can believe that war is restarted due to the action of an irresponsible officer always looking for Indians' extermination. One person may influence but not decide. It is also naive to believe that the superior of this officer will commit something wrong, which costs lifes to many soldiers, only because he was encouraged to go fighting at the last moment. It is better to understand that both officers were racists, and encouragement was just an excuse. In the final battle the Sioux stopped after many of them being killed. Again there must be something non logic in this behavior. Difficult to see and assimilate the number of Indians killed in the last scenes of the film.
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