Intolerance

Intolerance is a 1916 silent film created by D.W. Griffith and a milestone in film history. The film was made in response of The Birth of a Nation, to talk about social justice.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It's one of the first examples of what's now known as an "epic", as it's one of the most expensive films Griffith ever created and the sets used for the stories (especially the Babylonian one) was very large, and detailed for their time.
 * 2) The film's notable for its elaborate, expansive sets and complex story structure, which was achieved through the recurring scene of the Eternal Motherhood rocking a cradle, which links the scenes together and represents the human race of life and death. As a result, the film is considered one of the masterpieces of the silent era. Griffith introduced new cinematic techniques in the film that are now considered commonplace in today's motion picture industry.
 * 3) Four compelling stories that link to each other, and lead up to a dramatic climax. All four of the stories tell the share separate arcs around various of men and women throughout history who have all encountered some form of intolerance from a serious xenophobe. And with the stories being told in a non-linear storyline, it adds to the groundbreaking factor.
 * 4) * a woman in Ancient Babylon (Mountain Girl between the High Priest)
 * 5) * a group in Judea (The Pharisees themselves)
 * 6) * a Huguenot couple in 1572 France (Brown Eyes and Latour between Catherine de Medici)
 * 7) * and a woman in modern times (The Dear One with the Uplifters)
 * 8) This may not be the first time Griffith weaved multiple story lines together around a single theme, but considering the theme this around is society’s tendency to restrict and defile human freedom, love and honor based on race and background, some people this concept was handled a bit better than in his previous film.
 * 9) Great actors and decent characters (despite being very generic in terms) including:
 * 10) Lillian Gish as The Eternal Motherhood- the woman rocking the cradle endlessly
 * 11) Constance Talmadge as The Mountain Girl (Babylonian)- a very early film example of an action girl.
 * 12) Mae Marsh as The Little Dear One (Modern)- a fun loving child
 * 13) Robert Harron as The Boy (Modern)
 * 14) Eugene Pallette as Latour (French)
 * 15) Margery Wilson as Brown Eyes (French)

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The film can be very confusing at certain points, even for people used to sudden scene shifts.
 * 2) A lot of the characters aren't very fleshed out (except the Mountain Girl and maybe the Dear One)

The Film
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