tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post3198116350900647126..comments2024-01-25T07:08:17.130-05:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Intolerance (1916) ***Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-68388384112024502172012-11-28T19:46:45.191-05:002012-11-28T19:46:45.191-05:00Griffith's themes are problematic today--sort ...Griffith's themes are problematic today--sort of like The Jazz Singer is for early talkies. Still, I admire his cinematic vision and the scale of his endeavors. Unfortunately, he was a true son of the South when it came to his political and racial views.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-78050752979988168732012-11-28T08:58:54.799-05:002012-11-28T08:58:54.799-05:00I found Intolerance, well, intolerable.
It was not...I found Intolerance, well, intolerable.<br />It was not so much that it was way too long, so I had to watch it is pieces and kind of lost track of the different stories. It was more those hurt feelings that motivated the movie. I did not follow them at all. I guess his theme was was that some people get crucified for being different. That is an odd motive for a certified racist. It is like hearing Hitler say: "but they do not understand me, they are all against me". Well bozo, maybe there is a reason. At this point Griffith really did not understand the rage against his film. I think Broken Blossoms works much better as an apology even though that is racistically slanted as well.<br />Apart from that you have to appreciate the enourmous scale of particularly the babylonian set.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com