I have seen some of the movies on my list. So I'll just start by reviewing them! :D
Ben-Hur was a movie that I watched in my American Film History class in High School. It's a pretty long freaking movie, and I just remember being bored by some of the plot lines. It is a very religious movie, which is why some people adore it. However, I'm not a super religious person. If you are, this movie is fantastic. If not, then I would recommend skipping it. There is one scene that is famous from the movie known as the 'Chariot Scene' where a chariot race is happening. What makes this scene so amazing is the special effects that involve quite a few graphic deaths. Usually in movies when a dummy is used instead of a real person we as viewers can automatically tell you its a dummy. This is not the case in Ben-Hur. A man gets run over by horses and a chariot and you are pretty sure somebody actually died filming that scene.
The Birth of a Nation, while important in it's own right in the history of movies, is just awful to watch as a modern day viewer. It's a silent film that glorifies the Confederacy. The good guys at the end are the KKK. And there is a lot of other plotline in there but honestly I don't care to recall it.
Well, consider those my first two very short reviews :)
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