"Hollywood vs. Reality" Native Americans and Cowboys in movies In the movie "Little Big Man" there is an interesting and unexpected twist on how Hollywood portrayed Native Americans and cowboys. They portrayed them as the righteous, and not the usual savage cannibal crazy dancing Indians that Hollywood has made them look like. It stars Dustin Hoffman stranded in an overturned wagon with his sister after their wagon team was destroyed by a Native American ambush. …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…every part of whatever they took, and always gave thanks or somehow gave back to nature in return. Its no surprise that Hollywood has a bad reputation for misrepresenting the Native Americans in old western films, but Little Big Man is a much-needed addition to the huge number of cowboys and Indians movies out there. It challenges the bias that western movies have always held, and gives a fresh perspective from the Native Americans' side.