In the world of cinema, the portrayal of marginalized communities has always been a topic of debate. Recently, Devery Jacobs, an indigenous actress, criticized the upcoming film "Killers of the Flower Moon" for its lack of Native American representation. However, Lily Gladstone, another indigenous actress who is part of the film's cast, offers a different perspective on this matter.
Jacobs argues that Hollywood often fails to accurately represent indigenous stories and characters. She believes that non-indigenous actors should not be cast in roles that depict Native Americans and that these opportunities should be given to indigenous actors instead. While her concerns are valid and reflect a larger issue within the industry, Gladstone disagrees with her approach.
Osage Nation woman whose family was murdered by her in-laws for oil inheritances.
In a thread of posts shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), Jacobs wrote, “Imagine the worst atrocities committed against yr ancestors, then having to sit thru a movie explicitly filled w/ them, w/ the only respite being 30min long scenes of murderous white guys talking about/planning the killings.”
Toronto when Certain Women played at TIFF.” As a fellow Native woman, Gladstone expressed that she did not “want to bring heat back on [Jacobs] for this because I think that’s unfair. Her reaction is hers.”
The Unknown Country star and writer went on to add that reactions like Jacobs’ are “a response to a lot of trauma that particularly Native women feel seeing these things for the first time,” before noting that she herself “had a lot of time acclimating myself to the script.
Gladstone has been making the press rounds in support of her “Flower Moon” Oscar campaign. She recently won the Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture drama and is nominated for best actress at the Critic’s Choice Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Award. She’s widely predicted to earn an Oscar nomination for the role.
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