Legends from the Sky

A flying saucer crashes near the home of an old man on the Navajo reservation. The man is abducted by federal agents. His grandson Lyle is a recently-returned US Army veteran, who goes on a quest to find him. In the course of his search, Lyle encounters a government conspiracy, supernatural forces, a wacko federal bureaucrat and his bumbling henchmen, friends and family who won't or can't help, and an ancient secret society.

This independent film has great cinematography, sub-par writing, and mediocre directing. But there aren't very many films with this much dialogue in the Navajo language, so it's got that going for it. It could've been a better film given some more work on the script, but as it is there are a lot of characters and plot elements that are just too far-fetched to believe, and unfortunately too much overacting.

IMDb categorizes the film as sci-fi, but it's not. There's really nothing sci-fi about this, and it's better thought of as a drama or action film. Maybe that's a marketing thing.

I loved seeing the Navajo Nation as the setting for a feature film, and appreciated seeing so many Navajos playing Navajo roles. And it was a gutsy move to have a good chunk of the dialogue in Navajo. In fact, I think the only film I've seen with more Navajo dialogue was the dubbed version of Star Wars that came out a couple years ago.

At first the notion of a science fiction movie with Native Americans seems a little unusual. However, in the context of this film it makes sense. "Legends From The Sky" explains how some of the mystique surrounding Native myths could have come about. But this isn't just a movie about Navajo's, it's about many American tribes and even about people from other nations who seem to have supernatural abilities. There is a pretty good story about a black-ops department of the government and their over reach into the lives of peaceful people with some unexpected plot twist that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. The photography is impressive. Especially the scenes shot in the state of Washington. There are some remarkable aerial shot of the Navajo Reservation with striking visual effects. And the humorous situations the protagonist finds himself in helps break the tension as the story takes us on a roller-coaster ride of intrigue and suspense. It's fun. It's mysterious. It's exciting. It's a good film for everyone in the family.

The story itself was probably okay but the acting was really hard to watch and I couldn't hear what they were saying over the non stop dramatic music or whatever that was that was ten times as loud as everything else. Do they not test movies before they're released to see if there is anything so bad about them that should be corrected like the insane ratio between the inaudible actors voices and the blaring horns during the entire movie? Is the entire movie one long scene that is so dramatic that it has to have that much dramatic music or sound effects? This movie is what makes people hate living in apartments when their neighbors listen to crap like this and have to turn it way up so they can hear what the actors are saying. Idk how this wasn't rated any higher than one star. What do people like so much about this movie? Are they deaf? Must be.

The native language was great. this movie had potential but the actors were stiff and dialogue was so forced I swear I could see them reading cue cards. seemed to me more like a highschool play.

Firstly, This Film Gave The Navajo People a Truly More Accurate Portrayal of Their Language, Given That Other Films Have Tried to Succeed in This Venture Have Truly Failed; Windtalkers (Was an Abomination to the Story Of Our Heroes the Navajo Code Talkers)and Other Films Have Used Other Native Americans Try to Speak Our Language, but They Do NOT Come Close.

The Story is a great metaphor for a story I have heard from one of my elders and I was truly amazed at how this film portrayed that story and kept details and the respect it gave to the story that must revolve around not just the Navajo folklore but others as well; you see all Native tribes have a story about space and time and I felt this film simply gave a representation of that story.

As for the cast, they have done an amazing job; be that this is an Independent film the acting is suitable for most to understand. The plot is one many will be on the edge of their seats as the film progresses to its climatic ending.

Travis Holt Hamilton has done a great job with this being his first Sci-Fi Film tying in with a Native American Story. This Film is a MUST WATCH and is a Rare Gem...Many of Hollywood's films revolving around our Navajo lifestyle have simply been stereotypical.