{"id":4036,"date":"2020-06-16T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagicmaker.ai\/?p=4036"},"modified":"2025-01-20T12:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:42:58","slug":"hollywood-the-civil-rights-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagicmaker.ai\/ar\/hollywood-the-civil-rights-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood & The Civil Rights Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Movies can shape public opinion and in many ways are an indicator of the Status quo. They can be used to sway sympathies, sometimes in the wrong direction. The historic film The Birth of a Nation<\/u><\/em><\/a> <\/u><\/em>(1915) which I\u2019ll be discussing in this blogpost went a long way in convincing people to join the racist white supremacist hate group the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Birth of a Nation<\/u><\/em><\/a> (1915) was<\/em> a turning point in film history It was the first 12-reel<\/a> film ever made and, three hours long, also the longest. It was the first to have a musical score for an orchestra<\/a>. It pioneered close-ups<\/a>, fade-outs<\/a>, and a carefully staged battle sequence with hundreds of extras<\/a> made to look like thousands. The film was America\u2019s first feature-length motion picture, and during its groundbreaking three hours director D.W. Griffith<\/u><\/a> popularized countless filmmaking techniques that remain central to filmmaking today. It must have been exciting to watch on the big screen at a time when people did not have a tv at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1915 was a different time, The Birth Of A Nation<\/u><\/a> glorified the Ku Klux Klan and demonized african americans. White actors in blackface<\/u><\/a> played the part of freed slaves who tormented white women. This film is in the public domain and can be viewed in its entirety on Youtube. It’s a work that tries to pass lies off as reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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