Birth Of A Nation analysis

Birth Of A Nation Analysis Or: You Would've Thought By Now That Everyone Decided That This Movie Was A Morally Reprehensible Piece Of Garbage, But You'd Be Wrong Apparently! Thanks 2017, You Morally-Challenged Social Garbage Fire Of A Year! D.W. Griffith was arguably one of the most influential pioneers in the art of filmmaking, with his heavy emphasis on realism and his work in helping to establish the Classic Hollywood Style that is still in use today. He was also a colossal twit, as illustrated in the pro-KKK propaganda "epic", Birth Of A Nation. From that description alone, you know that this movie's going to be trash. Not only that, but some people claim this was the first full-length motion film in Hollywood! Ha. Ha. Uh, no? That was actually an adaption of Les Miserables. But let's put that little misconception aside for the moment. While I'm technically not here to give D.W. Griffith's work the relentless bashing it deserve...