The problem with a historical point of view like that comes from the diversity of colonies that came to America prior to the Revolutionary War. And also the points of view skewed by both sides. I'm a fan of history but I take everything I read with a grain of salt only because we have both contemporary analysis which may or may not be biased due to personal politics, and the historical viewpoints which may or may not be biased due to the environment.
Its not to say that there wasn't wrongdoing by the colonies, the conquistadors, settlers, etc and also from the natives. Does every white person get branded with a mark because they are white? Do descendants like myself who had ancestors that possibly came into conflict with the natives have to own some form of guilt for things we were not apart of ourselves? Why make a movie that perpetuates a form of reverse racism, blame the white man for the actions of some white people? Perpetuate hatred for what, some form of social justice porn? Thats what I feel a movie like this would turn out to be. Part of growing as a race and culture is accepting that atrocities have been committed by humanity for over 10,000 years and not continuing this idea that the sins of the ancestors be pushed down to their descendants. A movie like this would only serve to push an agenda that all white folk are bad folk and any other race that feels they've been slighted are owed justice.
I do not condone anything that wouldn't help racial relations, including taking ownership of the actions of people long dead.
Should we also make movies showing Jews taking up arms and slaughtering Egyptians for the years of oppression and slavery their people were subject to? What purpose would it serve except to inflame more animosity between today's Muslim's and Isreal?
Just a few thoughts here and there. Maybe I am taking things to an extreme... it is after all 5am and I haven't had coffee yet so my thought processes are a bit off.
