"Why was this movie the first blockbuster?"
The Birth of A Nation was a predominantly controversial film, that attracted an enormous amount of attention from it's audience when it was released. Any casual observer of the movie will be apt to notice the racist aura it gives off. It's abundantly clear that it favors the violent Ku Klux Klan and the domination of the white population. Black men are seen as detestable, savage individuals, and particularly abusive towards white women. The 1915 film generated a positive response, although it was obviously a white entirety. The black population was completely outraged at the film, for what they believed was an unfair,false portrait of their race. The NAACP(National Association For the Advancement of Colored People) even made a futile attempt to have the film banned. This evidenced the extent of their anger, that they dared go to such drastic measures.
I found the movie rather shocking, even though I was watching it as a modern-day viewer. It certainly contains some very offensive elements to it,that many people would be rather horrified by. The bold outright promotion of the Klu Klux Klan is of course an aspect that is very repelling. This ruthless and merciless tribe ravaged the country, terrorizing those that hated and often murdering them. They were particularly known for their excessive hatred of colored people, who they were quick to torture and defile. Yet in the "Birth of a Nation" they are regarded as admirable heroes, figures who should be looked up to and respected. This, in my opinion, is contrary to the truth about this repulsive cult. They existed symbolic of fear and horror to those they
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