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User Comments for: The Birth of a Nation

Zephir says...

8 years ago

One of the most controversial movies of all time due to it's anti-black racism and the fact that this film inspired the formation of the 2nd Ku Klux Klan in the same year, but it's also a very innovative film from the early years of cinema, as seen in it's running time of 190 minutes (it was the longest movie until then), the impressive battle scenes of the American Civil War, many technical improvements like tracking shots, movie shots at night (thanks to magnesium flares) and the immense production costs at it's time of $100.000.

So, obviously this film isn't for everyone, but I recommend it to people who are interested in the history of film, likes silent movies or simply want a deeper look in the events about the Civil War/Reconstruction Era or the founding of the KKK.

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AgentDrTran says...

7 years ago

I'm aware this film is incredibly culturally significant, pioneered a boatload of film techniques, is one of the great american films, etc. The acting is great, the editing is great, there's nothing mechanically wrong with the film at all. At the time it was a magnificent feat of film-making; but also inspired the KKK to restart with its racist revisionism. It's an unabashedly racism film, made by a man who claims repeatedly to be an angel. All of this is very important information.

Why rate this a 1, then? I give ratings based on my enjoyment, and this movie is really *fucking boring*. I'm generally not a fan of silent films and this was no exception. It's **three hours**.

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Bradym03 says...

4 years ago

What an ugly, racist, piece of filth movie this is. It deserved to get banned as it leaves a horrible taste in my mouth of it's horrid history.

The Birth of a Nation is a piece of shit.

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soonertbone says...

one year ago

Griffith is the father of “can we separate the art from the artist” and for me, in this case especially, the answer is no. Certainly can appreciate the innovations, but I don’t see any reason to revisit it.

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kevin.aguirre says...

2 years ago

It is a controversial film but a key one for people who are interested in film history. This movie is considered the first feature film in history. Artistically, this movie is a masterpiece, being the first one in using important features of feature films found until today.

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