Griffith’s Hollywood film was unique for its time, boasting a 3-hour run time at a time when most films at the time had a run time of no more than 15 minutes. This expanded run time allowed for expanded story lines, and character development never before seen on screen. This …show more content…
The pre-Civil War scenes showed the idyllic, golden South, with the romance of the white Plantation owners, and the simple joys of the slaves, dancing and entertaining their masters. Showing slavery in such idyllic terms portrayed a biased view of history, and the film would continue to show such revisions to history. This would complicate the ever-growing trend to whitewashed history, and lose this piece of Hollywood foundation due to its troubling nature. Yet, its troubling nature, and flawed narrative gives it all the more value as an historical artifact that cannot be forgotten simply because it is