The only constant is change...

This is an altogether creepy replication of the inner states of mind that
perpetuate themselves in class society. The notion that one should submit to
all sorts of violent and humiliating forms of inner degradation which rob you
of your life in order to support your family is experienced, in conventional
society, as "the reality principle". The vulgar, self-indulgent and pointless,
political, power-trip sadism of the bosses -- who are significantly, in this
movie, decadent and repulsive, old, rich white men -- is reproduced with force.
But then, it's a familiar scene to anyone familiar with certain religious
doctrines: the father gives the son the power to do a miracle or two during his
last days; but demands the ultimate sacrifice to pay for the "sins" of
humanity, this time, not on a cross; but a medieval appearing torture chair,
looking very much like a tool from some forgotten Inquisition. Indeed, the
seller must pay the price of the sale, even it that seller is a miserable
wage-slave trying to create a little temporary happiness in a garbage strewn
world, gone to the dogs.

The problem with this movie is that it makes you feel more than a bit ill
inside and out. You know, at some level, that a parent's sacrificial lamb-like
suicide for their child will not help to give their kids a life but will
emotionally destroy the next generation and on ad infinitum, by leaving most of
humanity with internal psychological scar and legacy which is masochism.

Depp plays a Native American in the movie, a brave so to speak. And, he does
have courage. He faces death at the hands of his employer. But, in this
reviewer's opinion, this brave should have seen a better ending--with the death
of the employer, not the implied death of the wage-slave for in taking that
path, a brave only ensures that the poor will always be with us.