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Taylor Sheridan’sWind Riversits at an exclusive roundtable of perfectly written and directed movies that capture stories with artistic gusto and an important socio-cultural message. The film shook Hollywood awake from its dreary lull of banality and inspired a sense of urgent and original storytelling.
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Taylor Sheridan [Credit:The Hollywood Reporter]Not every day does an industry do-gooder come along with enough ambition at their fingertips to change the structure of film and television forever. But 2017 marked one such year for a formerSons of Anarchyactor who got kicked off the show for dreaming too big for his place in the call sheet and two Marvel superheroes desperate for recognition outside films with spandex costumes.
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Born from the creative output that Sheridan then fueled into screenwriting,Wind Riverstands out as a mile-marker in the industry’s generic vision board. But whileWind Rivershines bright in Sheridan’s invaluable cache of treasures, it is as flawed as an instrument missing a string. Although the song plays beautifully from beginning to end, it still feels somewhat out of tune.
Wind RiverFeels Complete But Misses an Essential Mark
Jeremy Renner and Gil Birmingham inWind River[Credit: The Weinstein Company]The story ofWind RiverwasTaylor Sheridanat his creative best – a gut-wrenching tale revolving around the Indigenous people of America, who not only suffered a great loss but were ultimately vindicated in their tragedy. But perhaps, this was also where Taylor Sheridan went wrong withWind River.
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The story should not have been a task undertaken by a white man from Texas but one narrated by the Indigenous community centered on the Indigenous people and viewed through the lens of Indigenous culture. Rather, what stands out – despite the best efforts of the director – is a misbegotten tale that still perpetuates theWhite savior narrativenarrated by a Southern director centered on the personal saga of grief and redemption of a white American and viewed through the lens of cultural appropriation.
Taylor Sheridan’s Ambition Overshadows the Real Victims
Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner star inWind River[Photo: Fred Hayes/The Weinstein Company]Taylor Sheridan’s superhuman ability to speak to the volume of loss and tragedy permeates every fabric ofWind River. The former actor’s directorial debut was a masterpiece in its own right for reasons beyond the obvious. Yes, thefilm broaches sensitive topicsthat need to be urgently addressed and shows aspects of modern society and its politics that need to be reformed. The film also breaks down stereotypical representations of the Indigenous people and gives them a voice and a place in the story that’s completely their own.
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Despite those achievements,Wind Riverremains a story largely told through the eyes ofJeremy Renner‘s Cory Lambert who makes the case a personal odyssey toward redemption to escape the demons of his past, andElizabeth Olsen‘s Jane Banner who is resolved to bring justice to the murdered girl and her Indigenous community. Sheridan’s master storytelling fails in this regard since, in the end, all we feel for Gil Birmingham’s character is a sense of closure and sympathy while Renner and Olsen’s characters get rewarded with the silent badge of heroism and honor.
Wind Riveris available for streaming on Netflix.
Diya Majumdar
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
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