Wild watching a film about Indigenous code breakers with a mostly white cast and an immensely nationalist attitude, which like, yeah, it’s about WWI, but I’d like to see some Indigenous filmmakers tell this story.
While Windtalkers is based on the real history of the Navajo Code Talkers, who helped secure victory in WWII, the film often sidelines their experiences, focusing more on the white characters narratives. The film’s heavy nationalist attitude risks overshadowing the complexities of colonialism and Indigenous…
