Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron & the Indian Boarding Schools/Residential Schools allegory
Holy shit!
Was this intentional?
Considering the rest of the film’s heavy anti-colonization messaging, the main antagonist being heavily modeled on & inspired by General Custer, the other main (human) protagonist being a Native man (& the fort is where Spirit meets Little Creek), yes, most likely
YES. It was 100% intentional. I highly recommend reading up on the making of this film. There was an incredible amount of care that went into the development.
They had Lakota consultants for the project, especially regarding the use of the Lakota language in the film (which is used sparsely, but when used is accurate).
It’s par for the course now to consult people belonging to a culture for projects representing it these days (i.e. Moana, Frozen 2, etc.) but it certainly wasn’t when Spirit came out in 2002.
Oh man I can’t believe I forgot. You know that post that was like “tell me what clothes you’ve bought because of a character” or whatever. I searched for ages to find an adequate white cable knit sweater because of Ransom’s in knives out.
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It’s a good sweater
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I’m putting this here bc I feel like it’s information everyone needs. You can find it here.
I love the Nintendo switch but the Nintendo switch doesn’t love me, you know? I felt like the wii loved me
Here, make a funny little version of yourself, your friend who came over just a few times made one, and while you haven’t spoken in years your miis would still laugh together in the plaza if left to their own devices. Here, have a game for free that is genuinely fun and gets you moving and has your parents who have never liked video games playing tennis against you. Have mii design contests, have the Everybody Votes channel, have so many ways to interact with people all over the world other than a game you have to buy like maybe it’s just nostalgia but remember when nintendo was good?
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