Griffith also tried to make amends with his 1922 WW1 film Hearts of the World. There's one scene with two soldiers in a trench; the black soldier is dying, and calling for his mother. The white soldier forgivably lies, claiming to be his fellow soldier's mother, and kisses him, easing his final moments a bit before he becomes still. It's a simple, yet powerful moment.
The movie is not set in the US, but London’s Limehouse District-which had many Chinese, other ethnic groups, and, above all, poor people. The “Yellow Man” has come to London to bring the good news of Buddha to the Heathen Anglo-Saxons. Check the screen cards at the beginning. He receives the blessing of his monk/mentor. He is an authorized Missionary to save the souls of the white men. A jazz standard of the era, “Limehouse Blues” has the phrase: “poor broken blossom and nobody’s child.”
I’m going to watch this movie because I want to learn more about DW Griffith. :) I’ve seen parts of Birth of a Nation in a film class, but I don’t have the time right now to watch it in it’s entirety consistently.
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Griffith also tried to make amends with his 1922 WW1 film Hearts of the World. There's one scene with two soldiers in a trench; the black soldier is dying, and calling for his mother. The white soldier forgivably lies, claiming to be his fellow soldier's mother, and kisses him, easing his final moments a bit before he becomes still. It's a simple, yet powerful moment.
The movie is not set in the US, but London’s Limehouse District-which had many Chinese, other ethnic groups, and, above all, poor people.
The “Yellow Man” has come to London to bring the good news of Buddha to the Heathen Anglo-Saxons. Check the screen cards at the beginning. He receives the blessing of his monk/mentor.
He is an authorized Missionary to save the souls of the white men.
A jazz standard of the era, “Limehouse Blues” has the phrase: “poor broken blossom and nobody’s child.”
Thank you for making me aware of my mistake. Sometimes when I’m in a rush to film something I miss a few details and this was one of them!
Extra props to you for not dwelling on the racism/yellowface. Its not a good thing but the film is so much more than those flaws, its a powerful story
Completely agree it’s important to bring it up, but there’s so much more about the film worth talking about.
Debatable. Also easy to say if you're not a person of color.
Lillian Gish was just amazing.
I’m going to watch this movie because I want to learn more about DW Griffith. :) I’ve seen parts of Birth of a Nation in a film class, but I don’t have the time right now to watch it in it’s entirety consistently.
It’s an interesting piece of film history so I highly recommend it!
nice review
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing! Same here I'm stunning also :'D