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Nate Parker, center, as Nat Turner in
"The Birth of a Nation."
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By George M. Thomas
Taken merely as a biopic, THE BIRTH OF A NATION offers
nothing new.
Taken purely as movie about slavery, it offers nothing we’ve
not seen before.
However, when you scratch the surface, THE BIRTH OF A NATION maps a sociological course to the present day.
Therein lays its appeal for some.
Although the story of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in
Virginia is a formidable one worth telling, it probably could have been told
better than presented by Nate Parker’s version.
