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Birth of a Nation
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This landmark film from silent director D.W. Griffith was the first movie blockbuster. However, it also reveals a horribly racist version...
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This landmark film from silent director D.W. Griffith was the first movie blockbuster. However, it also reveals a horribly racist version of American history. The first part of the film chronicles the Civil War as experienced through the eyes of two families; the Stonemans from the North, and the Camerons of the South. Lifelong friends, they become divided by the Mason-Dixon line, with tragic results. Large-scale battle sequences and meticulous historical details culminate with a staged re-creation of Lincoln's assassination. The second half of the film chronicles the Reconstruction, as Congressman Austin Stoneman (Ralph Lewis) puts evil Silas Lynch (George Siegmann) in charge of the liberated slaves at the Cameron hometown of Piedmont. Armed with the right to vote, the freed slaves cause all sorts of trouble until Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall) founds the Ku Klux Klan and restores order and "decency" to the troubled land. While THE BIRTH OF A NATION was a major step forward in the history of filmmaking...
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DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation-1915
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Pros: Gish and Walthall, the "art" of the movie, editing
Cons: The message
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In spite of its brilliance and that it was one of the first epic story-telling efforts in the film industry, the message is enough to justify avoiding it.
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The first silent movie I ever sat through
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Pros: Everything!
Cons: Historically inaccurate, and pro KKK
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A classic simply because many people wrongly believed in the history portrayed. Plus, this is the longest silent movie of all time, leading to a revival of the Klan.
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Birth of a nation
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Pros: Very different form the movies today
Cons: No sound, black and white
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Birth of a Nation is a excellent movie. Why? because it is different!
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D.W. Griffith's Controversial, Anti-War, Silent, Civil War Drama Birth Of A Nation~
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Pros: Lillian Gish; engaging story; innovative presentation
Cons: racist; very long
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One of most controversial films in U.S.
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Influential but Racist Film: Birth of a Nation 1915 Lean-n-significant
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Pros: Film-making innovations, story-telling techniques
Cons: dated, racist
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Important, influential NATION was first American epic film inventing new film techniques, styles. It's significant, somewhat entertaining, but also dated, and racist.
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An Epic Classic That Has Stood the Test of Time
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Pros: Everything is perfect in the movie.
Cons: Some may take this movie the wrong way.
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An epic masterpiece detailing the Civil War and the history of the KKK that might turn some people off.
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Birth of A Nation
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Pros: Good action
Cons: racial stereotyping Read More at Epinions.com
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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Pros: undeniable historical importance
Cons: racist, pro-KKK, polemic, misguided, unfocused
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This film is recommended to film historians, sociologists, and those who enjoy dramatic silent films. The film contains pro-KKK propaganda that will make it objectionable for many viewers.
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The first "Grand" film of the Cinema
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Pros: First in the "Spectacle" and "War torn family" genre
Cons: Hasn't aged well at all Read More at Epinions.com
The Rebirth of the Klan
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Pros: Lavishly produced
Cons: Bogus history, offensive, unintentionally hilarious
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A piece of neo-Confederate claptrap. Recommended only for hard-core film buffs.
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