Birth of a Nation..

Rating: 1/10 (15 February 2005)

David W. Griffith's supposed masterpiece is actually one of the worst films ever made. "Birth of a Nation" has the cinematic elegance of a documentary, and the innovation of a boring melodrama. In truth, this is the precursor to "Gone With The Wind". And as if that wasn't enough, it's completely racist presentation of the Negro slaves and glorification of the Ku-Klux-Klan (even if it's in the Recostruction period) push the film further into the abyss.
When judged purely for it's directorial techniques, "Birth of a Nation" amounts to a big zero; it's a boring action melodrama. But when judged for it's morals, "Birth of a Nation" is subzero racist trash.