Disclaimer at beginning stating the film makers don’t mean to offend.
The film is whitewashed with no African American portrayal
Griffith writes from his own perspective only. He was most likely affluent and perhaps wealthy. He assumes all people have similar lives to him. He dehumanizes all others with this thinking.
Griffith portrays life in the south pre-civil war as a happy place for all. African Americans were seen as content and whites as gentle masters.
The film employs film tricks and actor methods to portray women, and mixed people as manipulative, insane, and lustful.
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