Thomas Dixon's Film The Birth Of A Nation

Most of the critics and commentators of the famous picture film The Birth of a Nation had a lot to say about it, and for the most part I would say that they all agreed in the fact that the film was the most extraordinary achievement of the cinema. Such an influential and controversial film had everyone speculating about it. Many argued that he film identified Negroes as an unbridled, bestial, horrible race and that the film itself brought all different kinds of human emotions before people’s eyes. D. W. Griffith and Thomas Dixon responded to the criticisms they received. Thomas Dixon was classified as malignant and in his response he seems bitter. He acknowledges the fact that the critics took the time to respond to his film and calls it an “editorial attack” from the New York Globe. …show more content…
His logic is actually good because he refers back to influential representatives that did not think the film was harming or bad. He addresses certain “issues” that were brought up by critics. He also makes the critics question their criticisms and he does this when he says “Do you question these facts? If so, I will submit them to a jury of three historians of established character, and if they decide against me I will agree to withdrawal The British of a Nation from the stage.” This gives him the advantage that he is able to understand other people’s views and opinions and that he gives them a fair chance at taking their criticisms into consideration. He defends himself from the critics by referring them to actually read articles and pieces of information that will prove his point. This make him very credible and logical. He finishes his response by saying that he’s not attacking the Negro of today and that he is only recording the