The film deals with the events leading up to the civil war, the war itself, and the reconstruction of the South. The film is divided into two parts. The first deals with the events leading up to the war, the war scenes and the assassination of President Lincoln. The second part of the film deals with the south’s battle to integrate blacks and whites. The film places two families, one from the North and one from the South into the historical time period. We see the war devastate both families and the relationships between them. Eventually, the blacks in the South are portrayed as lazy, lust filled creatures that are unable to control their sexuality. Th

prefaced by “ A PLEA FOR THE ART OF THE MOTION PICTURE”:

Griffith’s masterpiece also used post production techniques, such as editing and adding music, to enhance the dramatic effect. As the events leading up to the assassination scene are being shown, the music suddenly shifts to a repetitive clicking sound to increase the tension of the action for the viewer. The music in conjunction with the various shots increases the scene’s power.

e movie ends with the KKK saving the lives of innocent white women and Southern whites retaining control through the use of force.

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