The Birth of a Nation Comments

Rowena 2022-03-26 09:01:10

It must be admitted that Griffith still has high achievements. This film is second to none for the restoration of many historical scenes. Especially the Civil War scene, Lincoln assassination, has a real background. Aside from the obvious racial discrimination, the handling of such a big scene is not only a little chaotic and unfocused, but it also feels like a small picture in many cases. It can only be said that although Griffith is powerful, it is far less dazzling than the later...

Summer 2022-03-23 09:02:47

The greatness and reactionary nature of this film is that I don't need to wait for the juniors to repeat it in words. I can open a book of film studies and I can see the most professional records of it and Griffith. In front of the master, I am silent again. Appreciate a quote from John Lawson - "Never in a film has ever existed such a striking contradiction between the revolutionary nature of technique and the reactionary nature of...

Trevion 2022-03-22 09:02:28

We often know about the Civil War, but less about the pain of the post-war reconstruction period, from separation to integration, slavery, and equality. Political correctness on the issue of race also makes the evaluation of the film biased. The critics in the film focus on the radical Republicans who, like fighting landlords, are pushed to the other extreme by speculators and limit the power of white people. Through the experiences of the two families in the ten-year span of 1860-1870, the...

Jason 2022-03-21 09:02:45

It's boring to death. It's impossible to keep...

Miles 2022-03-21 09:02:45

A lot can be learned, especially the basics of editing. But limited by the silent film era, subtitles are still needed to complete the storytelling. Wagner's music is really majestic and plays a huge role in the impact of the...

Erika 2022-03-20 09:02:22

See how many times to...

Rhea 2022-03-20 09:02:22

An epic blockbuster 100 years ago. The greatest bastard movie in movie history. Photography, editing, and scheduling are really awesome. Big scenes abound, and Lao Mouzi's crowded tactics were played around by Griffith a hundred years ago. The restoration of Lincoln's assassination is also very real. But the white racist values ​​of reversing right and wrong, demonizing black people and beautifying the KKK are destined to be controversial. A hundred years ago, the mulatto was the villain of the...

Deonte 2022-03-20 09:02:22

1. "The Father of Movies", the first commercial/epic film in the history of film, is not too boring to watch now (Lilian Gish and Miriam Cooper are super beautiful); 2. The subject matter is extremely controversial and brainwashing; 3. Create a classic Editing, parallel and cross editing; 4. The first close-up and tracking shooting, multi-camera and multi-scene switching; 5. The first use of visor, combined with circle in and out of the transition and limit the audience's viewpoint; 6. The...

Shaun 2022-03-20 09:02:22

Panning skillfully uses the zoomed-in editing of the mid-range and close-ups. Although there are not many highlights, parallel editing and cross-editing have been widely used. Communication has not yet been invented. The failure shows the reason why later generations gave up on this kind of war shooting technique) occludes the lens technique; the second part is extremely distorted but puts an unspeakable topic on the screen through fiction and fabrication, and succeeds with the help of...

Jacinthe 2022-03-20 09:02:22

Last week, a little brother asked the old man which goddess is, as if it must be traced back a hundred years ago! It's just that the kino version of the DVD fell into the hands of a certain brand, and it was a...