Sunday, May 11, 2014

Birth of a Nation 1915

This film is a slightly controversial film because of the way it portrays African-American men which are played by white actors using black makeup and makes them seem unintelligent and sexually aggressive to the white women. It also portrays the Ku Klux Klan as a heroic force. There was protesting against the movie Birth of a Nation while many white people still continued to go to see the film. But even though the controversy of this film the film techniques involved in its creation are still considered important and influential for commercial films in the industry. This film was used by the Ku Klux Klan in an attempt to recruit people. But it was also deemed historically significant and was selected by the National Film Registry for preservation.


Two brothers visit friends in South Carolina only to have there friendship damaged by the Civil War and end up on opposite sides of the army. Major historical events such as the birth of the Ku Klux Klan, Lincoln's assassination and the Civil War itself.
Watch Birth of a Nation 1915

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