I love how Ms. Tousey's character as the ghost and how she haunted the others was real cool. It was also interesting how Mr. Roe (Richard Harris) wanted to save his son from insanity. But you can't blame his son for being so loyal to his wife that even after death, he still remained by her side. That's when the ghost came into the picture and also into the reality of the others' minds! The Plains Indian tradition was to place a deceased body up above the ground on a scaffold rather than burying it underground. At least they got that correct. But Ms. Tousey's ghost wanted her own body to be burned so that her spirit can be free and in peace. Of course in real life that would not have happened but I also understand why she wanted herself to be cleansed in flames. Fortunately Mr. Roe himself cleared his son's insanity in the end by throwing the remnants of his son's deceased wife. This may seem weird to some but I think Ms. Tousey's ghost character was truly dominant in the sense that she woman-handled and terrorized the white men who ruined her sister's life "buying" her in exchange for the 4 horses and gold!! Unfortunately the ghost even gave her own sister hell for allowing herself to be "bought" by the foolish white man Harris who only cared about saving his son without considering the consequences!
ANYWAYS... still a good film nonetheless and I recommend it for anyone interested in these kinds of films.
ANYWAYS... still a good film nonetheless and I recommend it for anyone interested in these kinds of films.