| Nate Parker's stirring portrayal of Nat Turner's rebellion is a film that tries extremely hard to be something more than what it is | Let the high praise of God be on the mouths of the saints and a two-edged sword in their hand to execute vengeance on the demonic nations! To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fens of iron! And punishment on those peoples! Despite this fact, it still is nowhere near enough to sustain this as a film worthy of accolades and praise |
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| Whether Nat lost his faith or manipulated scripture to justify his rebellion is of little importance because The Birth of a Nation is competently made and told with grit | History favours the brave, but like any form of art, it is also about perception |
The other film that Parker must have had playing on his tablet while directing some scenes is Braveheart because, the last battle in particular, is riddled with countless homages to that film that border plagiarism.
| The story is bland and has been done before and done better despite this being Nat Turner's first on-screen portrayal, the story has inspired many films that have come out in recent years such as the previously mentioned Django Unchained | With this 'ability' Nat is allowed to preach the Bible to other slaves with the intention of putting the fear of God into them |
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| Quite frankly, there is a lot wrong with the film | The problems here lie with the film itself |