This is one of the longest, most boring, and most dull movie I have ever seen. Everything in this film is way longer than it needed to be. The first 25 minutes are completely unnecessary and it was like the director was blind during the directing of the movie. How could one not see that the same scenes were used over and over again and added absolutely nothing to the story. I cannot even say how many times I must have zoned out or pleaded for this soul crushingly dull film to be over. I believe that you must watch the whole film to give a fair opinion, but this one really tested the limits of my philosophy.
As I've said before this film is unbelievably long, 3 hours to be exact. 3 hours when it should have been 2 hours tops. Each scene takes an excruciating amount of time to watch. Such as the ten minute long battle of Gettysburg. Or the 10 minute long watch these soldiers march out of town. Or the first 25 minutes of the film basically being people walking around.
It disgusts me that this film has a 6.9 rating currently on IMDb. This is the most racist film ever created and alongside that it is boring. Birth of a Nation has many plot holes, the music is completely out of touch with on-screen events, and it's very clearly propaganda for the Ku Klux Klan.
This movie is good to know about for historical context. Do not watch it though. This skull numbingly boring film is not worth your time.
As I've said before this film is unbelievably long, 3 hours to be exact. 3 hours when it should have been 2 hours tops. Each scene takes an excruciating amount of time to watch. Such as the ten minute long battle of Gettysburg. Or the 10 minute long watch these soldiers march out of town. Or the first 25 minutes of the film basically being people walking around.
It disgusts me that this film has a 6.9 rating currently on IMDb. This is the most racist film ever created and alongside that it is boring. Birth of a Nation has many plot holes, the music is completely out of touch with on-screen events, and it's very clearly propaganda for the Ku Klux Klan.
This movie is good to know about for historical context. Do not watch it though. This skull numbingly boring film is not worth your time.