Within Our Gates (1920)

1001 Movies ... my own version (1920's) (62 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, I don’t think it is really a great movie. Indeed, there was nothing visually really impressive about it, none of the characters involved were really interesting (except for Efrem and Old Ned) and the story was pretty much a random mess. And yet, the historical value of this movie is huge since it is considered as the earliest known surviving film directed by an African-American. As a result, it was quite intriguing to see such an old movie finally from a black perspectiv"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, I don’t think it is really a great movie. Indeed, there was nothing visually really impressive about it, none of the characters involved were really interesting (except for Efrem and Old Ned) and the story was pretty much a random mess. And yet, the historical value of this movie is huge since it is considered as the earliest known surviving film directed by an African-American. As a result, it was quite intriguing to see such an old movie finally from a black perspectiv"

A classic

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it kept hearing some pretty good things about it (it is included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I don’t think it is really a great movie. Indeed, there was nothing visually really impressive about it, none of the characters involved were really interesting (except for Efrem and Old Ned) and the story was pretty much a random mess. And yet, the historical value of this movie is huge since it is considered as the earliest known surviving film directed by an African-American. As a result, it was quite intriguing to see such an old movie finally from a black perspective, focusing on black characters and directed by a black man,” read more

“(MU) Pioneerism, complexity of themes, good decision of havong good and bay guys within the balck comunity, gossip, ambitios, betrayal, even a bribed preacher...” read more

Film Journal 2020 (125 movies items)

"You know, it's very hard to wish for specificity in a film made in 1920, and that is the earliest surviving film directed by an African American. I would love to see more detail on what makes some of these characters tick – particularly what drives the good rich white lady disagree with the racist rich white lady – and without that level of specificity existing, it's occasionally hard to see Within Our Gates as anything other than a naively hopeful fable on how the world will fix itself and "

Movies Watched in 2020 (310 movies items)

"May 15th Directed by: Oscar Micheaux Blu-Ray."

Watched in 2020 (284 movies items)

"1.5. Varhaisimmassa tiettävästi säilyneessä afrikkalaisamerikkalaisen ohjaamassa kokopitkässä elokuvassa käsitellään arkipäiväisten kolmiodraamailujen lisäksi rasismia. Vielä 1910-luvun elokuvankerronnan kökköyksistä kärsivä Within Our Gates on sanomansa puolesta väkevää kuvausta siitä, miten väärässä paikassa väärään aikaan ollut ihminen voi ihonvärinsä vuoksi päätyä perheineen köyden jatkoksi. Toteutuksen osalta nähdään hävyttömän pitkiä kirjeitä ke"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1920's) (42 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, I don’t think it is really a great movie. Indeed, there was nothing visually really impressive about it, none of the characters involved were really interesting (except for Efrem and Old Ned) and the story was pretty much a random mess. And yet, the historical value of this movie is huge since it is considered as the earliest known surviving film directed by an African-American. As a result, it was quite intriguing to see such an old movie finally from a black perspectiv"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, I don’t think it is really a great movie. Indeed, there was nothing visually really impressive about it, none of the characters involved were really interesting (except for Efrem and Old Ned) and the story was pretty much a random mess. And yet, the historical value of this movie is huge since it is considered as the earliest known surviving film directed by an African-American. As a result, it was quite intriguing to see such an old movie finally from a black perspectiv"

Movies I watched in August 2019 (20 movies items)

" Date: 8/29/2019 Viewed: Film Class First viewing Note: I saw this movie for the first time today in my film class and I enjoy it. The movie had a good cast of characters that you care about and the movie had nice pacing. The movie didn't go on forever and not a single moment was boring. I like how the movie shows on what life was like for Black Americans during the early twentieth century. I also like the message behind this movie to encourage Black Americans to earn self-respect and become "

BAMF's March 2019 Cinejourney (47 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: None True Rating: 7.3/10 Body Count: 6"