Truly an Early Masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (23 September 1998)

I saw this film in my History of Film Class at North Eastern Oklahoma A&M Jr. College at Miami, Oklahoma, and it was incredible! This was the very first feature length film, which was written and directed by the very cocky self-centered, racist, D.W. Griffith, he did a wonderful job of story telling, and showing the very first signs of close-ups of the actors and actresses. Many critics at the time did not like this film, because it showed white actors painted black with fake giant lips, and worked in out in the fields, and looked like they were enjoying it, which was absolutely sick!