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479088, Cinema would be so much different w/o "Birth of a Nation," though...
Posted by Mole, Fri Oct-02-09 11:44 PM
Obviously the racism is reprehensible but it's a reflection of America at the time, and as a historical artifact it's important. It's lasting legacy on the actual art of filmmaking gives it the right to exist, IMO.
Same could be said of "Triumph of the Will," actually.
Star Wars Prequels? Eh, not so much. (Yes, George Lucas -- Jar Jar Binks is more objectionable than Hitler.)
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