The Birth of a Nation

Rating: Null/10 (14 September 2011)

The film was very well done for the time period that it was made in. The way that Griffith made close up and far away shots by putting a circle around the people or scene that he was trying to make. The music all the way through the film also helped narrate the film and help explain what was going on or what was going to happen next by the change in music.The other thing that I saw helpful was the stage directions about what was happening or what was said during the scene. The beginning of the movie was a little slow up to the point just before the Civil War and then after that it moved along but became very graphic during the reconstruction part of the film. I probably wouldn't recommend the film to a normal person a history major or someone very interested in American history I would recommend the film to.