Achievement, Sure. Good, Not Really. Entertaining, No. Racist, HELL YEAH.

Rating: 3/10 (15 April 2014)

Just because something is the first of something doesn't necessarily make it good. Its also pretty moronic to look at the achievement without looking at its context. "Pong" or "Tennis for Two" could be considered a achievement in Video Games. Dose anyone considered them to be the best video games ever made. Clearly the movies that came after were clearly superior. Can you really say this is better than Citizen Kane, Casablanca, 12 Angry Men and other classics. Not to mention that Trip to The Moon, Nosferatu, Any Charlie Chaplin or Lon Chaney movie are far more entertaining. Sure did this movie give to new techniques to film making, Sure. But that alone dose not make it good. Nor should the context of the movie be completely ignored just because of it. Not to mention Historians (Not Film Historians) don't put this movie in a positive light. Most of them credit for the boost of recruitment in the KKK. Its only Crazy Film Critics that think that achievement comes before context. We don't look at Nazi Propaganda Films and say "Well its a hateful film. But its just so well made. Its must be a Masterpiece." If this movie was made today. It would be put down for being as a racist movie and rightfully so. The fact its the first feature length movies. Doesn't make it great.