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Calling people children for taking offense (Gaming)

by squidnh3, Friday, December 11, 2020, 09:17 (1225 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Birth of A Nation is still studied and analyzed by historians and filmmakers to this day. It came out in 1915. That is just one example.

According to that movie's Wikipedia page:

For many years, The Birth of a Nation was poorly represented in home media and restorations. This stemmed from several factors, one of which was the fact that Griffith and others had frequently reworked the film, leaving no definitive version. According to the silent film website Brenton Film, many home media releases of the film consisted of "poor quality DVDs with different edits, scores, running speeds and usually in definitely unoriginal black and white".[130]

One of the earliest high-quality home versions was film preservationist David Shepard's 1992 transfer of a 16mm print for VHS and LaserDisc release via Image Entertainment. A short documentary, The Making of The Birth of a Nation, newly produced and narrated by Shepard, was also included. Both were released on DVD by Image in 1998 and the United Kingdom's Eureka Entertainment in 2000.[130]

In other words, the lack of preservation efforts at the time of its release did not affect its recognition as a significant film. Arguably, were it not preserved in the forms it was, that would have been indicative of its lack of significance. Apparently its sequel wasn't very significant - it was not preserved and is considered a "lost film".


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