Birth of a Nation is a great movie

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2006)

Just last night, May 7-8, 2006, I saw the Birth of A Nation. Wonderful movie! While people said it was racist, I am not certain that is so entirely.The movie does nothing more than reflect the spirit of the times of the 1860s/1870s. The KKK being portrayed in a heroic manner, blacks shown as savages... makes for interesting viewing, to put it diplomatically.
The movie addresses a critical point: What if Whites were ruled by Blacks? Remember, this is 1860-1870s in the movie. The question is, can blacks be mature enough?
Political correctness has blasted the movie as something outrageous. Until I saw it, I believed these pronouncements. Now, having seen the movie, I am not certain the movie is outrageous.
Ninety-one years years later, in 2006, the question of whether whites and blacks can be fully equal is still unresolved.