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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9551274, member: 37"]While I had heard of Wetzel, I have never given this much thought. Reading up on him now, it seems he may have been a product of his experiences. His family suffered under Indian raids and he was captured and had an early brush with death from one. This, along with prevailing attitudes of the time, probably shaped who he became. I don't think today's sensibilities would tolerate romanticising him in a movie. I think rightly so. This is history that should be learned but not glorified. A movie painting him as a villian would not have the same comercial appeal, nor treat the history with proper respect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9551274, member: 37"]While I had heard of Wetzel, I have never given this much thought. Reading up on him now, it seems he may have been a product of his experiences. His family suffered under Indian raids and he was captured and had an early brush with death from one. This, along with prevailing attitudes of the time, probably shaped who he became. I don't think today's sensibilities would tolerate romanticising him in a movie. I think rightly so. This is history that should be learned but not glorified. A movie painting him as a villian would not have the same comercial appeal, nor treat the history with proper respect.[/QUOTE]
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