《一个国家的诞生》和《党同伐异》是早期好莱坞战争片中的两部里程碑式的作品。前者因其种族主义立场引发巨大争议,但在电影艺术层面却达到了当时的最高峰,标志着电影艺术的真正成熟。而后者虽在票房上遭遇惨败,却因其大胆的艺术探索而影史留名。两部里程碑式的影片为战争片的发展奠定了坚实的基础。 “The Birth of a Nation” and “Democrats” are two landmark works in early Hollywood war films. While the former caused great controversy because of its racist stance, it reached its peak at that time on the film art level, marking the real maturity of cinema art. Although the latter suffered a fiasco at the box office, it was left behind because of its daring artistic exploration. Two landmark films laid a solid foundation for the development of the war films.