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How's the quality compare to the TV adaptation of Philipp Meyer's book 'The Son'? One of my favorite books of all time, thought the show was awful. Thoughts?
 
Wolfshead said:
I liked the story, it was nice to see some characters from “real life” that were portrayed in it, but the way that they filmed it seemed a little more “dark” than I think it had to be.
I understand that life back then was difficult, but for example, the Pratt character running around for days with blood dripping down his face was a little much. Especially when he’s sitting next to a river and doesn’t try to wash off some of it….?
Also there was a scene where a man was skinning a deer carcass and blood was running down the body of the deer. Now Ive skinned many deer and that’s never happened to me.
I just wish it was filmed with a little more realism than the over drama of the gore.
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The skinning was the only thing that got to me. I had to give a scientific explanation to my wife. She’s seen me do it, and was wtf?
 
Hammsolo said:
The skinning was the only thing that got to me. I had to give a scientific explanation to my wife. She’s seen me do it, and was wtf?
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That and I think there was a scene where the Shoshone were sitting in a tepee and it was a patchwork of pieces with holes and spaces letting in a tremendous amount of sunlight….
I did enjoy it as I did the revenant, but I just feel that had it been a little more realistic it would have been just that much more enjoyable.
 
LuketheDog said:
Oh no doubt, that was one of my first thoughts...
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Religion: Always has an ugly side... Christians burning women alive at the stake (Heretics) and yes, even Mormons Mountain Meadows Massacre and opposition to the U.S. Gov't, SCOTUS ruling against polygamy (Young had some 50 wives).
Current, I have great friends who are Native American, Muslim, Christian, Mormon, etc. Seems good can sprout from just about any background. I know, lets tear down every historical statue! (I jest)
www.history.com

Brigham Young ‑ Biography, Facts, Conflicts

Brigham Young succeeded founder Joseph Smith as the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints in 1847; he led the church until his death in 1877. After guiding an exodus of thousands of Mormons westward to the Great Salt Lake Valley, Young founded Salt Lake City and served as...
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hank4elk said:
Thought it was pretty good myself. We are a Dark People.

Hunted near Mountain Meadow Massacre site twice. Natl. Monument Site.
Locals tear down any signs and deny. Very strange folks around there.
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Very strange indeed...crazy that the site was originally donated to the LDS so they could "discourage" visitors.
 
JDH said:
Very strange indeed...crazy that the site was originally donated to the LDS so they could "discourage" visitors.
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I do a lot of hiking in northeast UT and southwest WY. It’s pretty cool to follow the exact trails as early settlers. And crazy to imagine how they got wagon trains through some it! There’s one section called Little Emigration Canyon that’s a 4.5 mile single track thru a narrow canyon with thick vegetation and 1500’ of elevation gain. It took the Donner Party several days to bushwhack their way thru it. Looking at it you can understand why they were so far behind schedule by the time they hit the Sierra Nevada. Jim Bridger played a prominent role in that as well - as he was encouraging settlers to take a new and shorter route thru UT to CA vs. the more manageable Oregon Trail thru southern ID. Between navigating through the Wasatch and then the massive waterless desert known as the Salt Flats to the west of SLC, it turned out to not be such a good idea.
 
Sytes said:
Religion: Always has an ugly side... Christians burning women alive at the stake (Heretics) and yes, even Mormons Mountain Meadows Massacre and opposition to the U.S. Gov't, SCOTUS ruling against polygamy (Young had some 50 wives).
Current, I have great friends who are Native American, Muslim, Christian, Mormon, etc. Seems good can sprout from just about any background. I know, lets tear down every historical statue! (I jest)
www.history.com

Brigham Young ‑ Biography, Facts, Conflicts

Brigham Young succeeded founder Joseph Smith as the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints in 1847; he led the church until his death in 1877. After guiding an exodus of thousands of Mormons westward to the Great Salt Lake Valley, Young founded Salt Lake City and served as...
www.history.com www.history.com
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Thats a lot of honey dos lol
 
daltrix99 said:
How's the quality compare to the TV adaptation of Philipp Meyer's book 'The Son'? One of my favorite books of all time, thought the show was awful. Thoughts?
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Don’t have an answer, but I also loved reading ‘The Son.’ Read many atrocious reviews of the show and skipped watching.
 
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