D.W. Griffiths' astonishingly offensive epic paints emancipated black Americans as a power-hungry swarm, and the Klu Klux Klan as righteous campaigning heroes.
The flashpoint of the film's racism surrounds the character of Gus, a veteran of the Civil War (played by a white actor in blackface) who asks a white woman to marry him.
She refuses, and he persues her, only to be chased down and lynched, triumphantly, by the Klan. Nice.
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Rasputin
Jan 25th 2010, 11:19
Ethically dubious crows? Or, given the context, ethnically dubious crows? Great phrase either way
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pazozo
Jan 25th 2010, 14:28
I thought the line WAS 'if they cut off your ear...' in Arabian Nights, that's what I know it as
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metalgatesolid
Jan 25th 2010, 23:15
For all the praise This Is England gets, what about the fact Shaun, an 11 year old boy, seems to perform sexual acts with an older girl? I know its only suggested but that moment shocked me.
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jazhands17
Jan 26th 2010, 18:37
Mickey and Mallory Knox anyone?
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RastaFresh
Jan 29th 2010, 18:39
Harvey Keitel as The Lieutenant in Bad Lieutenant? Hellooooooo!?
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