Pow Wow Highway is the story of A Montana Cheyenne who takes off in a 1964 Buick to find enlightenment. A delightful cast, including A Martinez and a score by Robbie Robertson this movie belongs alongside "Smoke Signals" and "Thunderheart." And although I have made this all sound important and mystical, "Powwow Highway" is at heart a comedy, and even a bit of a thriller, although the way they spring Buddy's sister from prison belongs to the comedy and not the thriller.One of the reasons we go to movies is to meet people we have not met before. "Powwow Highway" is the story of their journey, and in one sense it's a road movie and a buddy movie, but in another sense it's a meditation on the way American Indians can understand the land in terms of space, not of time. And it comes, we sense, from a very old Indian way of looking at things. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. If you were touched by "Little Big Man", "Windwalker", "Smoke Signals" or "Thunderheart" you need to see this movie. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Deep beneath the simplicity of Philbert's statements is a serene profundity (we cannot be quite sure what lies at the bottom of the autistic's statements). (If this is not so, it is a great tribute to the filmmakers, who made it seem that way.) A friend told that when white people are asked about the movie that defines the Native American experience they usually say "Dances with Wolves."
Gary Farmer is a hoot ! True to their word :) But there are those who have a dream and pursue it even when others don't think they are so smart. 4.5 out of 5 stars 33. Definitely a keeper for your movie collection. Deutschsprachige Erstaufführung war am 6. It's deep in a very subtle and complex way. This could leave the viewer unable to thoroughly appreciate what led up to it. User Ratings. But he came up saying his pony had thrown him. Had read the book from which the movie was made. This film is very funny and spiritually guiding. Gary Farmer is a genius. Depicts the struggles of reservation-dwelling Native Americans in the North Central United States. The dream of native movement, preservation of beliefs, the idea of putting mythology in a car and making its spirit a horse (!)
Depicts the struggles of reservation-dwelling Native Americans in the North Central United States. I loved the book and I love the movie--but in a different way. It is a buddy movie, a road trip move, a coming-of-age movie and a peek into modern "NDN" culture. I watched the film after having read the book, which is always an interesting experience. Wes Studi and Graham Greene, who were relatively unknown actors at the time, have small supporting roles. It involves a scheme against Buddy, who is a tribal activist and opposes a phony land-rights grab that's being directed at some Indian territories. ABSOLUTE WASTE OF MONEY DONT BUY THIS FILM IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK. His high school friend, who is a Vietnam War Veteran, is exerting power as a highly principled social activist, using a modern rational materialist adversarial model of progress. When Native American people are asked what movie defines the Native American experience they often cite "Pow Wow Highway."
The spare American deserts become the site of an unforgettable story for two very different men on one incredible journey. We watch the dawn in more than one state, and we get the sense of the life on the road in a way that is both modern (highways, traffic signals) and timeless (the oneness of the land and the journey). Based on the best selling book The Powwow Highway by acclaimed author David Seals and reportedly George Harrison’s favourite Handmade produced film. The main character is an introspective and lovable person in a process of seeking pride and identity through traditional and mystical means of gathering power.