Review of The Birth of a Nation (2016) by Mattyice — 06 Oct 2016

While the story of Nat Turner's Rebellion is a powerful one indeed, the controversially titled The Birth of a Nation provides a very "ok" experience. The scenes involving Turner leading the rebellion and letting his ideas of freedom run wild are great and lead actor/director Nate Parker, along with the rest of the cast, are great.

However, the film comes off as very derivative (note the Braveheart and 12 Years a Slave similarities) and the expression of Turner's true emotions and his development have been done much better (as seen in various other mediums).

Overall, an okay debut for Nate Parker and, hopefully, he can provide some better follow-up films.