The Birth of a Nation, D. W. Griffith, 1915

Here is one of the many notorious scenes in this film involving the Ku Klux Klan clad as knights and riding to the rescue of the besieged families. Note the complex narrative language, from angles and distance of shots, to the rhythm of the edits in cross-cutting and cutting from long shots to close-ups, etc.

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[Charliecomet82]

I love the smell of Rednecks in the morning!

[ohio1960]

Yeah! That`s what I call" AFFIRMATIVE ACTION"

[MetrazolElectricity]

There was once an organization that protected white womanhood from negro rapists... sigh. Vote Romeny 2012! We need to bring our Country back!

[warblerab]

@latinlovelust yes many did think this way. some still do, but a lot less than what it used to be. not all of us. A lot still needs to be done, but we've made a lot of progress since the time this movie was made.

[darrouken]

Is Peter Jackson going to remake this?

[KeanuFan1981]

Disgusting.

[latinlovelust]

i love youtube for thhis... it let us knows what they always thought of us..... as much as they try cover up it, these movies let america knows where it comes from... thanks for your honest comments and keep them coming...

[tyronewashington1]

@slownoman better then the shithole known as africa (sub saharan, not north africa because the arabs colonised it), you niggers would be chucking spears at one another to this day if we did not find you

[nakedscrewmonkey]

@slownoman

Eh, shot de fock up, mang!

Great stuff, I only wish the video quality was bette!!

[DeadlyVeggie]

I love what Coppola did with this in Apocalypse Now. He's such an under-rated director...