Analysis Of The Movie ' Birth Of A Nation '

D.W. Grifiths 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, is widely recognized as one of the most consequential films in American cinematic history - it contains many new cinematic innovations and refinements, technical effects and artistic advancements, including a brilliant color sequence at the end, that laid the foundations for modern filmmaking. In 1993 the film was elected into the National Film Registry, and in 1998 voted one of the "Top 100 American Films" by the American Film Institute. Aside from its influence on Hollywood, the film has left an indelible mark on American culture as one of the most prolific pieces of anti-black propaganda of all time.

Disney has faced a large amount of criticism from critics over the tropes and stereotypes that it portrays in its animated films. This is not a recent event however. One of Disney’s most notorious and controversial films, Song of The South, was released in 1946. Song of the South, set during the Reconstruction Era, focuses on a young boy named Johnny who learns that his parents will being living apart for an unknown amount of time, moves to a plantation in Georgia, while his father continues to live in Atlanta. Depressed and confused over the recent events Johnny decides to run away to Atlanta, but is drawn to the voices of Uncle Remus, an ex-slave living on the plantation, telling stories of Br’er Rabbit. Although it is implied that the African American workers are no longer Johnny’s family property, the black characters are still wholly subservient and are happy to be so. James Baskett plays Uncle Remus as a blissfully, happy companion ready to please. Due to this “magical negro” trope, the characters’ ridiculously stereotypical voices, and the unrealistic happy and joyful relationship between the white landowners and their black help, Song of The South, is one of Disney’s most offensive, racist, and fictitious film. Disney’s portrayal of Uncle Remus is his veiled justification of the mistreatment that minorities received before and after the Reconstruction Era.

People are always stereotyping and racial profiling others over their skin color. In the documentary Us Against The World, Rodrick Rhodes an African American former NBA player is hired as the head coach of Cordia high school. Rhodes is welcomed in the beginning but soon discriminated by the townspeople and school board members. Cordia high school wasn’t the best at basketball but when Rhodes was hired they went 20-9 and soon won the 2016 All A’s Basketball Championship. After they won the championship Rhodes’s contract was not renewed because he was accused of recruiting players from different schools.

Birth of a Nation, a film written and directed by D. W. Griffith, that follows the lives of two different families during the Civil War and the hardships that they had faced. This film was very controversial for its time, and even during the current time period, with the issues of race being brought up during the majority of the film. This film was written during the 1920’s when pop culture was ever changing with the issues of race and gender. Birth of a Nation, was somewhat of an accurate representation of that time period, but it often brought up about much disgust with much of the sensitive content. Griffith’s film was the talk of the decade, and is even still relevant today, but it is very obvious that the issues brought up about race and genders were oftentimes inaccurate.

The visuals in the film were unique and stood out from all the other films I have seen. The incredibly vivid colours really depicted the prosperity roaring twenties. This is especially seen when characters were going through the Valley of Ashes dressed in bright colours, and riding in luxurious cars contrasting well with the dull grays in the background as well as the costumes’ of the civilians. One downside to these colours was that at times the scenes appeared to be cartoonish. For me, this especially stands out when Gatsby is murdered or when the camera pans around in general. Speaking of cameras there was a number of excellent shots in this film. I particularly enjoyed the aerial shots of the mansions and of the cars going over the bridge to New York. While not entirely original the shots were quite impressive and did well to transition between scenes. Now by far, the largest problem I have with how this movie was made is the soundtrack. The soundtrack is comprised of a mixture of the jazz and swing music common to the time period of the story and modern day hits. The modern music was a terrible decision as it didn’t work at all. It completely ruined my emersion. As soon as I heard it I was no longer in the nineteen twenties but instead in front of a screen watching a movie. The songs at times didn’t even convey the same message as the novel had intended, example Lana Del Ray’s Young and beautiful is about how love changes as people ages, not

“South of the Border” is a documentary where Oliver Stone analyses why the United States is in discontent with most of the Latin America nation. Since the media in the United States has changed actual news and added irrelevant statistics and more horrendous sceneries to events that happen in Latin America, the viewers get a false view of what is truly happening. Now that most of Latin America is ruled by a new left with individuals like; Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), Raul Castro (Cuba) the United States feels threatened and have a sense of losing their hegemony. Due to the Castro brothers demonstrating to Latin America that they can grow and prosper

John Hancock did an awesome job at choosing scenes to include in the film. The most relevant ones were picked and though it may only be a handful compared to what really happened, the scenes were very representative of the story. “The film skillfully plays on an audience’s emotions, but that’s what this sort of movie does, and director John Hancock shows a sure hand when it comes to careful manipulation. He rarely goes

Born in 1875 in Kentucky, D.W. Griffith was raised in poverty after his former Confederate officer father died at ten, Because of the limited education he got, D.W. spent most of his pastime in the library. He found his dream to be a playwright and left his small town to gain acting skills. He would later drift around the country starring in non-major productions. Eventually he had a change of heart and decided to work behind the camera. He spent five years at Biograph Company. His first round of films, A Corner in Wheat (1909), Fighting Blood (19110 & Under Burning Skies (1912) displayed his style of using crosscut editing to build tension, acute details to heighten reality, and the the use of the camera as a vehicle for expounding his views

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The influence of D.W Griffith in the world of cinema was very controversial as his film “The Birth of a Nation” was introduced in 1915. Many question if The Birth of a Nation merits inclusion in a 2017 film history class and the answer is yes. The film shows how minority groups were being portrayed at the time, as this contributed to the commemoration of the civil war. Allowing minority groups such as African Americans to take a stand against the film’s discrimination and segregation.

The movie begins in rural South Carolina in the year 1776, a single father named Benjamin Martin, played by Mel Gibson, tries to keep his family intact at the height of the American Revolution. The film tells of the struggle of Benjamin Martin as the American Revolution comes into his home and affects his family first hand. After unable to stop his first born son from entering the war without his permission, the war is brought to his family home when a battle occurs on his farmland. After treating those wounded in the aftermath of the battle, the Martin family house is burned to the ground by the British Col. William Tavington.

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Throughout the movie the imagery added to the story and it gave you the vast idea of what the movie was about. The way in which the movie was shot made the movie very vivid. The long shot of the farm gives you a great sense as to how George and Lennie worked hard long hours on the farm. You see this old fashioned town in the first scene of the movie and it makes you feel as if the movie was filmed in the 1900s. The close ups in the railroad cars made you feel like you were there with Lennie and George. The imagery and cinematography allowed you to connect with the