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This 5 page paper dicusses this film in terms of its political impact. Furthermore, the film is analyzed in terms of the book "Toms, Coon, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks: An Interpretive History" by Donal Bogle. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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(mainly blacks) at the boldness of the theme of this movie which portrayed blacks as villains and portrayed whites and KKK members in a flattering light.
The Birth of a Nation was a film released in 1915 which was very controversial at the time (Review of The Birth of a
Nation, 2002). It was an explicitly racist movie but yet was also considered a masterpiece (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). D.W. Griffith both produced and
directed this much talked-about film which once carried the title of The Clansman but that title was quickly changed (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). "Unbelievably, the
film is still used today as a recruitment piece for Klan membership" (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). Even more controversy surrounded this film when, in 1993,
it was voted into the National Film Registry (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). And still, time and time again film critics agree that The Birth
of a Nation is "the single most important and key film of all time in American movie history - it contains many new cinematic innovations and refinements, technical effects and
artistic advancements, including a color sequence at the end" (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). Furthermore, this film greatly impacted future films in terms of technology usage
and the notion of film as art (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). But, then as now, the message of the movie continues to spark controversy (Review
of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). This was a profitable film - meaning people came out in droves to see it (Review of The Birth of a
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