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Film Critic Tries to Inject Race Card Into ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Narrative

May 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Film critic Robert Daniels with another bewildering take, this time he’s aiming his darts at Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

Daniels tweeted, “It’s good that [Scorsese] had advisors. But advising isn’t the movie.”

Here is Daniels trying to stir up another controversy. These advisors he seems to be referring to include Native Chief Jim Grey, who wholeheartedly endorsed the film.

Can Daniels rightfully speak for those he appears to be defending? Of course not, but he’s still trying to inject controversy into this film’s narrative.

Daniels’ review isn’t any better, he states ‘Killers’ is about “the evil in white men’s hearts and the poison they spread, and the erasure that occurs when their stain touches you.”

He goes on to say:

A white director taking it on brings with it deserved charges of exploitation and fears that another white person will once again whitewash Indigenous history.

You want less rooting through the vile actions of these white folks — which only serves them, even as villains — and more of the ripe emotional vein that building out Mollie can provide. 

Scorsese’s film passionately depicts the Osage nation and honors both the victims and the survivors of the tragedy. Sometimes, it’s as simple as that. The race card doesn’t need to be brought up every time a white filmmaker depicts non-white people.

Of course, Daniels will likely not be alone, I’m sure more detractors will come out of the woodworks and nitpick their own issues about how the Osage people and their history was portrayed. For now, the Osage community supports the portrayal and that’s the only thing that matters when it comes to this topic.

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