With a massive budget of 200 million US dollars and a running time of almost 3.5 hours, Killers of the Flower Moon is one of the most ambitious films by legendary director Martin Scorsese. History of the exploitation of the Osagea tribe of North American natives, their members were also consulted. Their influence was particularly evident in one scene in the film. And this scene, of all things, became a meme.
In their first scenes together, the relationship between Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone was already shaped
On X, Apple Original Films shared a video in which the film’s stars, Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio, talk about some of the scenes they shot together, and the scene during the storm, one of the first they shot together, is particularly memorable.
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Leonardo DiCaprio recalls in the video that these first scenes were also the Relationship between the two characters for the rest of the film One of the first promo images of the film also came from this scene. The scenes take place at a time when Mollie (Lily Gladstone) and Ernest (Leonardo DiCaprio) are getting to know each other and becoming closer. The New York Post shared the image on X, linked to an article about it and wrote:
Leonardo DiCaprio unrecognizable in the first photos of the new Scorsese film
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The linked article explains that DiCaprio looks very worn out, unlike most of his other films. His clothes don’t fit him properly and his hairstyle doesn’t exactly flatter the actor. But most people didn’t bother to read the article, instead seeing the statement next to a picture in which DiCaprio is clearly recognizable. This led to some laughs and a whole bunch of memes, as the Daily Dot also summarizes.
The scenes themselves, however, are very important for the film and for DiCaprio, it was Gladstone who had the most influence on those dinner and storm scenes. According to him, she also brought Mollie’s views on the rain to the set, which she learned from an Osage community.
The Osage helped make the script for Killers of the Flower Moon authentic
In an earlier version of the script, the scene during the storm was supposed to be much funnier. Ernest reaches for the whiskey and Mollie drinks it under the table. But Martin Scorsese was in close contact with the Osage peoplewho expressed concerns about this scene.
USA Today published an article in which Scorsese and Gladstone shared how the Osage changed the film. Scorsese asked the Osage for their opinion. A lawyer, Wilson Pipestem, shared a memory of his grandmother.
When there was a storm, my grandmother would always say, ‘You can’t run around and do anything. Sit down and let the power of the storm wash over you, because it’s a gift. And that’s the kind of people we are.’
For Gladstone, Pipestem’s grandmother and the stories became the greatest inspiration for her role. Scorsese also adopted the grandmother’s line, not only because he found it particularly beautiful, but also because he Telling the Osage story correctly wanted.