The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, the Camerons from the South. When war breaks out, the Stonemans cast their lot with the Union, while the Camerons are loyal to Dixie. After the war, Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall), distressed that his beloved south is now under ...
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The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, the Camerons from the South. When war breaks out, the Stonemans cast their lot with the Union, while the Camerons are loyal to Dixie. After the war, Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall), distressed that his beloved south is now under the rule of blacks and carpetbaggers, organizes several like-minded Southerners into a secret vigilante group called the Ku Klux Klan. When Cameron's beloved younger sister Flora (Mae Marsh) leaps to her death rather than surrender to the lustful advances of renegade slave Gus (Walter Long), the Klan wages war on the new Northern-inspired government and ultimately restores "order" to the South. In the original prints, Griffith suggested that the black population be shipped to Liberia, citing Abraham Lincoln as the inspiration for this ethnic cleansing. Showings of Birth of a Nation were picketed and boycotted from the start, and as recently as 1995, Turner Classic Movies cancelled a showing of a restored print in the wake of the racial tensions around the O.J. Simpson trial verdict. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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I had known of this film for many years. I have been a member of various film societies over the years but it was never shown. I assumed, as a result of its racist reputation. However if you are interested in movies and their history you must see this. The story is basic-the fallout from the Civi; War and its afternath. You must see it in its historic setting and not judge it by contemporary values. It is undoubtedly racist but must reflect the attitudes of the time. In modern terms it is a blockbuster with huge battle scenes and the burning of Atlanta. A must for those interested in movie history however others should avoid it!
wolf10
Dec 9, 2010
Very interesting
We found it to be informative and decided it could not be made now, not politically correct. Of course that was the time when it was. We have passed it on to some others to watch. We watched it in segments due to the lenghth of the movie.
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