The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913) :
Brief Review -
When DW Griffith gave a birth to racial, ruthless cinema with a grand scale action-saga before giving Legendary 'The Birth Of A Nation'. He is not just The Father Of Cinema but also Father of Racial Cinema. Griffith's filmography before 'The Birth Of A Nation' (1915) and 'Intolerance' (1916) needs to be analysed by the movie fans. The same people who knows more about his filmography post the those two films than his earlier works. If you are interested in doing so then this movie The Battle at Elderbush Gulch should be one of those mandatory ones. I am not an American and i don't know much about Indians Tribe vs Americans Battle either, that i meant whatever i have seen in hundreds of Hollywood movies so far. Beyond that, i don't know anything nor i am interested so you can i say i am a primary level student when it comes to Knowing very details of American Culture and History. If you are among those who are not very much interested in going for arguments over racial, wild and barbaric portrayal of the characters in the film and just want to enjoy cinema by standing neutral then this movie is gonna be an entertaining experience for you. Griffith shows a battle between dog-eater Indians and working class Americans in the West. It isn't like that those men are fighting in the corner or just a few countable men are fighting but is it a widespread battlefield. That camerawork and scale is something for 1913 and it came with an extra boost of western touch too. I don't want to talk about criticism this film recieved for that ruthless presentation of Indian Tribe because maybe i don't really care. I enjoyed an intense action-filled saga out there for half-an-hour and i would like to recommend it to Griffith fans for sure. Unnoticed but an important film in some way.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
When DW Griffith gave a birth to racial, ruthless cinema with a grand scale action-saga before giving Legendary 'The Birth Of A Nation'. He is not just The Father Of Cinema but also Father of Racial Cinema. Griffith's filmography before 'The Birth Of A Nation' (1915) and 'Intolerance' (1916) needs to be analysed by the movie fans. The same people who knows more about his filmography post the those two films than his earlier works. If you are interested in doing so then this movie The Battle at Elderbush Gulch should be one of those mandatory ones. I am not an American and i don't know much about Indians Tribe vs Americans Battle either, that i meant whatever i have seen in hundreds of Hollywood movies so far. Beyond that, i don't know anything nor i am interested so you can i say i am a primary level student when it comes to Knowing very details of American Culture and History. If you are among those who are not very much interested in going for arguments over racial, wild and barbaric portrayal of the characters in the film and just want to enjoy cinema by standing neutral then this movie is gonna be an entertaining experience for you. Griffith shows a battle between dog-eater Indians and working class Americans in the West. It isn't like that those men are fighting in the corner or just a few countable men are fighting but is it a widespread battlefield. That camerawork and scale is something for 1913 and it came with an extra boost of western touch too. I don't want to talk about criticism this film recieved for that ruthless presentation of Indian Tribe because maybe i don't really care. I enjoyed an intense action-filled saga out there for half-an-hour and i would like to recommend it to Griffith fans for sure. Unnoticed but an important film in some way.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.