Birth of a Nation and The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

"If history is irrelevant to life, you can comment on the story of this movie and admire it as a sight.It is surprising as a sight." (Hackett, 1914). Clansman: The historical romance of Ku Klux Klan has become the most influential film in the history of American movies. "The birth of the country" was the most advanced film production work of those days, and created a breakthrough story and technique in the three-hour epic. But the first unprecedented movie scene in the United States is considered one of the most aggressive movies in history.

Director D, W · Griffith's "Birth of the Country" has beautified the original clan. Based on this book, the movie features Kuraman: the romance of the history of Ku Krak Scran and the leopard's spot by Thomas Dixon Jr. Many of Klan's portraits were derived therefrom, including standardized white costumes and bright crosses. Its image is based on the romantic concept of Dixon's ancient English and Scotland, as depicted by Sir Walter Scott's novel and poetry. The influence of the movie was reinforced by President Woodrow Wilson's false allegations. Dixon is an old friend of Wilson and private screenings were held at White House before release. A spokeswoman said Wilson said, "It is too bad that it is very authentic, just as it is writing history with lightning." Wilson did not like this movie so much.

Popular culture has been decorated with myths and legal violence in the first half of the 20th century. The success of DW The birth of the country at Griffith (1915) based on Thomas Dickson's 1905 novel "Cransman: KKK's Historical Romance" (KKK) is a community that caused a secret made for resistance to reconstruction Although KKK, the resurrection origin, was virtually neutral in the 1870s, the success of Griffith movie encouraged the establishment of a new organization at William J. Simmons, a social recruiter of Atlanta's brothers.

That night, there were 15 men on the hill. It is a soldier inspired by William Joseph Simmons, a failed medical student, and a popular new movie "The Birth of the Country". . D. W. Griffith 's silent film based on 1905 novel "Family: Historical Romance of KKK" contains pictures depicting the burning of the cross by members of the family before the murder case occurred. Simmons and the company took their own exorbitant fairness and adopted a fiery cross sign. However, the origin of this practice is far from racist attackers who came to the clan for the second time.