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Actors: Eric Schweig, Graham Greene, Gary Farmer
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Skins |
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“Skins” is a disturbing film shot on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, where 75% unemployment and rampant alcoholism have made it America's poorest county. Only two miles from the Nebraska border, the Indians legally purchase cans of Colt 45 and openly drink. It is also near Wounded Knee, representing the white man's slaughter of their American Indian race.
The film centers on two Sioux brothers with very different lives. The older Mogey (Graham Greene) is a witty but disruptive alcoholic Vietnam vet. The younger Rudy (Eric Schweig) is a tribal policeman, dedicated to the welfare of “his people;” so much so that that he resorts to vigilantism. He beats criminals then torches a Nebraska liquor store, unaware that his brother is inside robbing it. Mogey survives the burns but we learn he has terminal cirrhosis.
Following Mogey's death, Rudy honors Mogey's tongue-in-cheek final request by performing an act of vandalism which could land him in federal prison.
--Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Skins |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- brother
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- American Indian
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- American West
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- prison
- sports arena
- bar
- mental hospital
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- A huge amnt of foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
Is this movie based on a
- book
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