Spike Lee on Birth of a Nation's horrific social effects, Jordan Peele, more (full) | BlackkKlansman
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Spike Lee, world-renowned film director, sat down with BlackTree TV’s Jaleesa Lashay to discuss his upcoming film, BlacKkKlansman. Lee opened up about his personal experience with watching the cinematically innovative but socially problematic 1915 film, Birth of a Nation.
“This is personal for me,” Lee said. “I’m a graduate of NYU film school. The first year, my professor screened the film Birth of a Nation, and they taught us all of the cinematic innovations D.W. Griffith had come up with, but they left out everything that had to do with the social impact of the film. That this film re-energized the Klan. The Klan was dormant, it was dead, and it brought about a rebirth. Therefore, because of the rebirth of the Klan, it led to Black people being lynched, strung up, castrated and murdered, but that was never discussed!”
He added, “I have no problem with Birth of a Nation being screened, but let’s put it in context.”
Lashay went on to ask the celebrated filmmaker about BlacKkKlansman’s references to Gone With the Wind, another controversial film for its portrayal of African-Americans, which landed Hattie McDaniel the first Oscar for any Black actor.
Lee also discussed other filmmakers who inspire him today, saying Jordan Peele’s Get Out was exceptional, and he appreciated being able to work with the Oscar winner on BlacKkKlansman.
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The scene of the KKK watching Birth of a Nation and way they reacted reminded me of the 2 minute hate from George Orwell's 1984 where the masses being subjected to violent footage and imagery causing the people to react in anger before cheering and rejoicing in the imagery of Big Brother.
That's what I was thinking about too
audio is terrible :(
Much respect for both of them. My cousin met Spike and took a picture with him he is a real down to earth dude and love his people. And I remember going to a casting call for crooklyn in Harlem. Yo Spike Lee stay up bro one luv...
Just finished watching Black Kklansman, really amazing movie. What’s with the audio in this interview?!
I couldn't imagine being this obsessed with self identity. Spike is one of the greatest American directors. If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise is top 5 docs of all time.
the guys drunk slurring his words and almost fell out of the chair at 1:45 time slot
@@MF-kv8cn this guy takes shits that are more successful and influential than you
Him and John singleton went hard n the paint
She's beautiful
But can't speak for shit
I was thinking the same thing lol
She's ait
This Bitch can have the honor of having my babies 😁
@Fleur Floral cause I feel like it, now FUCK OFF before I slap yo mama 😂
Julissa ! Fantastic job TMA Alumni !!!
You go spike... coming from London England... kapppish 🇯🇲🇬🇧💯❤️
Hey his spike lee guy might be huge one day. People should do the right thing and support him
Spike lee is 100% right in this one
the audio is fucked, makes it hard to listen
If that movie was depicting any other race like that it would’ve been banned
Why is Spike the one without the Microphone?
This is what I take from the movie. As a white Irish guy I have heard of Birth of a Nation. I havent seen it, but prior to this movie if you asked me what is Birth of a Nation I probably would have scratched my head and said 'Oh, it's that American classic isn't it? One of the great movies?' I had no idea it was so racist it regenerated the Klan. Constantly as educate myself I discover the lengths whiteness can permeate our society and minds.
D.W. Griffith the director was a known racist. Great movie but very difficult to watch.
It’s on TH-cam in the US. Is Orwell still big in Ireland ?
@@chasetower6773 Why on earth would I ever look it up it's not my country lol
@@sayno2lolzisback You do know the Internet is Worldwide ???
Ignorant is not a good look. 😳🙄🙄👌🏽 😂🤣 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
@@chasetower6773 I never said it wasn't worldwide, stop putting words in my mouth just because you can't actually disagree with what I've actually written :)
When does this movie come out...
Where’s It shown
Net flix 🤷🏾♂️
+J Wrizza in theaters now
J Wrizza You try to find it on Netflix, you get a list of movies you need to watch as a white person to teach you how racist you are.
@@janicesmith5974 what
yeah, they show that crap film all over the world at film school
yeah man... crap film, keep telling yourself that.
@@xshura08 it’s pretty trashy 😂
@@xshura08 I do every second of the day it’s fake. It’s a film so you’re saying that they film this and they magically transported this back in town and then that became the moment and then was transported back in time to the future to be a film that represents the past that is fake. Movies are not representation to the past. They’re only representations of the present Spike Jones is a tech job anyway he’s never done anything you artistic merit. His things are the gender-based. He’s never made a Green special FX movie with snow and ice agree, special FX movie because all movies suck.
I was thaught To kill a Mockingbird and H.berry.Fin back in highschool.
Good, you must me a descent human been...
Books should not be introduced in schools. The kids should be required to write their own books
Get Out by Jordan Peele was an extremely stupid film. However, I do think Spike Lee is an exciting and dynamic film maker and I enjoy his films. However, what was his actual answer to the question she posited? Was his view that Birth of a Nation should be shown but that there should be a discussion about its wider social perspectives, not just a discussion about its film making techniques? I'm glad he recognised that Huckleberry Finn should be taught in schools. It may use the n word, but that is because of its historical context. At its core, it is about the realisation that a black man is a human being just like a white man.
shut up please
@@elijah-um2jr Why?
@@lizclegg7556 cuz your embarrassing yourself.
@@pal9876 How?
He answered the question, he said very clearly that the movies should be shown but explained contextually too
Birth of a nation is a Democrat movie
Its great movie
sound issue a 2:02 her voice is doubled over. @BlackTreeTV check ya editors
Thank you
Hbcuuuuu! Spelman & Morehouse Colleges 😊
Can Mel Gibson Remake birth of natiom
“It’s a honor” “Birf” of a nation? “I want to talk in particularly?”
Socra Tease 😅
Trying to act educated
I thought that's just how Americans speak.
Liz Clegg It seems the black ones do
@@janicesmith5974 Bitch shit the fuck up. I’ve seen a few other of your dumbass fucking comments on this video, do everyone a favour and shut up.
Spike after one beer
Racism is like the glass half full question, we decide what we want to see,,,just like you can find the number 26 anywhere…this is called having an obsession.
While you are true that black people are over paranoid about racism this is a movie glorifying the KKK
BIRTH OF A NATION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SILENT FILMS EVER MADE. THE STORY IS TELLING IN EVERY WAY AND A GREAT CLASSIC OF HOW IT USED TO BE.
that girl is so hot
Regenerized?
Yes, I did wonder about educational standards at NYU film school.
Leave.
If somebody feels offended by watching "The Birth of a Nation" of "Gone with the Wind" just don't watch it. Those movies are for the grown up individuals. But don't bring social issues or CENSORSHIP on american masterpieces. It shows lack of civilization principles and a features of TOTALITARIANISM.
@@user-xd7mk2xz2h are you trying to tell me that this masterpiece and the movie history narrative is the reason for the outburst of hate in a big cities today?Because what I see today is as a quotation from some scenes form the movie, the similarity is so striking as all protesting humans did essey in class about it....I don't arque, I don't proclaime, I don;t declare. I am just asking simple question: If you are stating that this beautifully made picture of history is propaganda, why for so many years nobody from the other side did not made so powerful masterpiece of anti-propaganda?! I was wondering about it. Hollywood has so many black masters today. And they always loved black people after this movie.
@@user-xd7mk2xz2h are you African at least if you are not American? If you are I can understand you - you have different culture which maybe contradicts with american culture. "The Birth of the Nation" is part of OUR culture so don't try to change it. I would say it is not polite even to make such a suggestions about the movie because of the simple fact that you are not a part of the culture of the country. I would not make suggestions about voodoo culture or brasilian capoeira culture because I just don't know it. I never lived there.
I am filming a film about killing racist dimwitted Trump supporters
Vic Naz. No one considers The Birth of a Nation as “apart of American culture” 🤔😂
@@mellotones you mean "a heart of American culture"?
I used to like Spike Lee and Spike Lee films, but when he came out against President Trump and in full support of the Party that invented the Klan, I lost all respect in the racism and hate that is in him. He apparently supports fully all the high-tech lynchings of the Democrat Party and ignores the fact that it was Democrat President Woodrow Wilson who showed Birth of A Nation in the White House and brought about the revival of the Klan. The Parties never switched and the Democrats are doing the same things today that they always did. Same hatred, violence, bigotry, and lies, but now high tech or in the name of justice.
Gregory Robertson you know the parties flipped right
How many KKK members today are democrat? Zero. They’re all republicans and die hard trump supporters.
Go read a history book and learn how believing in big government was considered a right wing conservative ideal for the first 150 years of US history. And believing in small govt was also considered liberal. Why? Because America was literally still being built. New states were being added. There was complete lawlessness out west because modern infrastructure hadn’t caught up to Midwest and western settlements. Roads and railroads and courthouses needed to be built. Taxes needed to pay for that. Rule of law needed to be strictly established. There was a very thin line separating lawful society and complete lawlessness. Proof: the civil war happened, the draft riots in NYC happened. Belief in big and small govt because entirely different concepts in the 20th century once american economics stopped developing laterally and started developing vertically
Not even blacks watch your films. How this guys has a career is beyond me, this guy directed 24 movies!!! and only 1 of them is good. Kubrick directed 15, Tarantino 8, Spike Lee directed 24!! You are a conman Lee your whole career is a lie, there is only 1 modern director doing black exploitation, YOU.
Bro you can’t say “blacks”. Also Spike Lee has made lots of great films(Do the Right Thing, Crooklyn, Malcolm X, Blackkklansman and Da 5 Bloods) just because Tarantino or Kubrick are more consistent doesn’t mean that he can’t make good movies or give his opinion on the medium.
Is the Margraff is absolute crap retail if you made a documentary on MF Doom I would’ve been impressed
Probably the most overrated film ever as well
along with Triumph of te Will.
Almost every supposed "iinovaton" was done beforehand. The only difference was budget.
As racist and repulsive as the movie subject is, you couldn't be more wrong, anyone with film knowledge knows that, even Spike knows what you said isn't true.
Not liking the views of the makers does not make the film bad , both those films are for there time well made and groundbreaking