Film Analysis: The Crow Indian Brothers

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On June 27, 1978, two Crow Indian brothers Bobby and Tyler were killed by a 44-car Conrail freight train. The day before the accident, the two brothers had disappeared from home. Later on, the film revealed that the two brothers had run away from home because they knew what their stepfather was doing to their sister. The Crow Indian siblings were adopted into a white Baptist family that also adopted their biological sisters seven years earlier. The crow Indian siblings were taken from a troubled home in Montana. The filmmaker Chris Billings their Crow Indian brother is investigating what drove his adopted brothers to this point. My initial reaction was, in the beginning, was the four siblings were removed from their home in Montana. The four siblings were removed from their home because their father was an alcoholic and there were abuse and neglect happening in the home. After the four children were removed from the home, they were adopted by a white Baptist family from the east coast. I was happy for the children because they found a family and a stable home with love and happiness. I was also grateful that this family took all four siblings inside the home …show more content…

My reaction change because the children thought there was removing in with loving and caring home but they didn’t. The stepfather started touching one the crown Indian sister named Lana. This was disappointing to me because Mrs. Billing knew about it what her husband was doing to Lana and didn’t believe Lana when she discloses this information. I just do not understand how could Mrs. Billing could that to her when she saw it happen. I thought these children were moving into a loving and caring home but in the end, they weren’t. In addition, my reaction changed for the two brothers that had gotten struck by the train. My reaction changed because I felt like the father had something to do with these kids

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