Racist, but worth seeing

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2004)

Though arguably the most racist movie of all time, it is an interesting film to see. DW Griffith's directing is fantastic, using modern film techniques in the 1910's. A 20th-21st century film built with 19th century ideology. Scarier, it caused a 2nd Klan revival (us presidents Harry S. Truman, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge, Supream Court Nominee Floyd Burnington donned a Klan hood), it should still be shown as it is. The acting is that expected of a silent film (melodramatic) Ie: lots of women fainting. Funnily enough, the African-American characters were obviously white people in makeup. Rent it, it's classic cinema.