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What Do You Think of This Movie?

posted 9 years ago by framptonhollis
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Do you love it? Do you hate it? Why?

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[–] milosprole9 9 years ago

I thought it was really good.

There's something wrong with Esther.

[–] mikeemtfm 8 years ago

I'm not certain that it's better than Gone With The Wind or Citizen Cane but it's absolutely one of the greatest films in history. Especially considering that D.W. was developing these techniques for the first time.

[–] jimbo97-1 8 years ago

I love it. It tells the truth of what happened. Don't look for the truth in the race-mixing trash we are force-fed today.

[–] marktayloruk (2504) 3 years ago

A truly great film. By one of the greatest directors. His politics are irrelevant.
He interprets a period of American history one way- others interpret it differently.