This Movie is Wrong For So Many Reasons!

This must be the poster-child for bad Hollywood historical dramas. For Hollywood to take such an inspiring, and awe-provoking story such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and to turn it into nothing more than a contrived soap-opera, is beyond me - and is an insult to anyone with half a brain. Looking past the fact that it was terribly (and unbelievably) miscast, it has some very disturbing flaws. Perhaps the movie-going audience of the time were somehow more ignorant of the the true history of the expedition (which I seriously doubt, as we were a better educated people back then, at least in the basic facts of history - overlooking our society's racist tendencies, and the fact that history was viewed exclusively from the white man's perspective,) but that doesn't excuse the studio from turning this story into a farce. If anyone wants to see a more accurate examination of this story, and what it meant for America, get your hands on Ken Burns excellent treatment of the subject. Once you know the real story, you won't be able to keep a straight face when you watch this movie!