re: John Hillcoat directing "Blood Meridian" film

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In the book, they were being murdered for a very good reason and if the movie doesn't accurately depict the horrors of the book, then there's no point in making it.

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Yeah, but in the book and in real life the scalphunters quickly realized they could just kill Mexican villagers or peaceful indians and turn the scalps of black hair in for the bounty instead.

Of course the tables get turned on that.

I think the movie would include the scene where the Comanche/Apache? are chasing them down and they have to draw straws on who will give the wounded a merciful death before the Indians catch up to them. That was a pretty powerful scene in the book and gave a good indication of what they were up against.