D. W. Griffith’s Birth of A Nation is now a century-old film, yet it is still commemorated and hailed as one of Hollywood’s treasures for its exquisite narrative approach and cinematic techniques. To help its viewers understand the nation’s situation throughout the movie, the silent film begins by providing a brief yet biased historical background for it implied that the arrival of the Africans sparked the division in America. After the prelude, the movie unfolds by telling the story of two families, the Stonemans and the Camerons, at the time of the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
As promised, the Stoneman brothers make a visit to the South for the Camerons. As the youngest of each family playfully converse, a romantic link between Margaret Cameron and Phil Stoneman flourishes. Ben Cameron, on the other hand, develops a deep admiration towards Elsie Stoneman upon seeing an image of her. The Stonemans later on join the Confederate army as the Civil War begins. During the war, the youngest of the two families, Tod and Duke, meet once again but die together as Tod was terribly wounded and Duke was shot. Informed about the deaths of their youngest ones, both families mourn then Elsie decides to join the military hospital as a nurse.
In Georgia, immense damages caused by General Sherman’s attack become evident in a panoramic …show more content…
The characters needed not to speak since the film’s narrative approach and the actors’ exaggerated actions were able to convey the plot successfully. Its war scenes included night photography was honestly quite impressive. Apart from this is the panoramic shot which I mentioned earlier. Panoramic shots are no longer new in modern cinematography but the shot taken of the destructed town moving to the mother and her children is one of the best panoramic shots I have ever seen. It used the technique with depth and
As promised, the Stoneman brothers make a visit to the South for the Camerons. As the youngest of each family playfully converse, a romantic link between Margaret Cameron and Phil Stoneman flourishes. Ben Cameron, on the other hand, develops a deep admiration towards Elsie Stoneman upon seeing an image of her. The Stonemans later on join the Confederate army as the Civil War begins. During the war, the youngest of the two families, Tod and Duke, meet once again but die together as Tod was terribly wounded and Duke was shot. Informed about the deaths of their youngest ones, both families mourn then Elsie decides to join the military hospital as a nurse.
In Georgia, immense damages caused by General Sherman’s attack become evident in a panoramic …show more content…
The characters needed not to speak since the film’s narrative approach and the actors’ exaggerated actions were able to convey the plot successfully. Its war scenes included night photography was honestly quite impressive. Apart from this is the panoramic shot which I mentioned earlier. Panoramic shots are no longer new in modern cinematography but the shot taken of the destructed town moving to the mother and her children is one of the best panoramic shots I have ever seen. It used the technique with depth and