Stunning

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2019)

This film is a major milestone in the history of cinema and a triumph of what was to become the standard of filmmaking technique adopted by 'Classical Hollywood'. It is also massively valuable in terms of its message, which is both a reminder of the brutality and questionable morality of the very act of the creation of the modern USA, and inspiration for Americans who have almost forgotten their roots, history, and identity. It was the brave and selfless acts of these ancestors that shaped the course of history, and if we are to honour them, we must ask ourselves: would they have sacrificed for their ideals, knowing what future generations would do with that legacy? Recently we saw a series of barbaric attacks on monuments erected to the great men that fought in the civil war. It really is time for Americans to start appreciating their ancestors, instead of denouncing them.