This racist film doesn't warrant in-depth critique. And it is amazing that it still gets high praise and occasional parenthetical criticism. While Griffith was an innovator in visual storytelling, he was clearly no more than a stone-cold racist, who filled the silver screen with lies and hatred. It is no wonder that studies showed that in many areas where "The Birth of a Nation" was shown, racist attacks against African-Americans increased sharply.
Griffith was nothing better than a racist savage who knew how to make movies. And those who praise him and make excuses for his cinematic bigotry simply prove how strong Racism continues to be in the world today.
Griffith was nothing better than a racist savage who knew how to make movies. And those who praise him and make excuses for his cinematic bigotry simply prove how strong Racism continues to be in the world today.