Seeing the Story/ Review of Book to Screen Adaptation
Released in 2023.
All screen adaptations will be referred to in the following format “Title (Date).”
4.75/5 When I read Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI in 2021 as my Oklahoma entry in the Across the U.S.A. Stellar Reading Challenge (SRC), it thrilled me to anticipate the screen adaptation in the capable hands of Martin Scorsese. By the way, I highly recommend both the book and film to Gnomies taking on the Regional U.S.A. (RUSA) Tour SRC and seeking a book set in Oklahoma. So, when Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) hit theaters, I soon set aside the time to view it on the large screen.
Click here to read my SBR of David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Click here to learn more about the SRC Regional U.S.A. (RUSA) Tour.
“When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one – until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.” – IMDb.com
After Scorsese introduced the film, I fell under the spell of Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). The scene where the Osage discovered oil at the beginning almost left me teary-eyed. It pleased me that Scorsese ultimately chose to focus on the plight and tragedy of Mollie Burkhart and her relatives rather than FBI’s perspective. Lily Gladstone portrayed Mollie much the way I imagined her while reading Grann’s book. Both DiCaprio and De Niro became Ernest Burkhart and his uncle, William “King” Hale, respectively.
I must say that Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) isn’t for the faint of heart. The atrocities suffered by the Osage are shown in this film. Click here for the MPAA info page regarding Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Just a caveat, though, this film lasts nearly 3 ½ hours. Also, bear in mind that De Niro portrays a character who was 45 years old.
I will probably watch this again… and perhaps post additional thoughts.
Quotes come from description on IMDb and are featured on color blocks. Click here to access this webpage.