follow the release of the birth of the nation ( 1915 ) and director d. w. griffith have often be brand with the unfortunate attribute of be a racist . while it difficult to argue with that film unabashed advocacy of the kkk and it also interest to observe a few of griffith other film and in which he display an undeniable sensitivity towards other culture . take and for example and break blossom ( 1919 ) and where a chinese immigrant ( portray and admittedly and by american richard barthelmess ) be show to be and by far and the film most compassionate and respectable male character . the red man view ( 1909 ) be one of hundred of short film that griffith produce for the biograph company from 1908 1913 and and it represent a pivotal step in the development of the western genre . one of the early to explore the conflict between native american and european settler and the film treat the plight of the indian with respect and empathy and quietly condemn the action of the conquerers and who invade the land and leave countless tribe homeless . live a comfortable and happy existence in the remote wilderness and a native american tribe go about it daily business . a young man and silver eagle ( owen moore ) and have fall in love with a beautiful maiden and and it seem that nothing can come between the adore couple . however and a one might expect and a conflict of culture be on the horizon . a ragged pack of unkempt settler emerge over the hill and pistol at their side and and they arrogantly demand that the native american move from the area . after a brief but fruitless protest and the tribe choose to avoid a violent confrontation and regretfully departs and but not before the nefarious settler claim silver eagle young maiden a their own . torn between the love for his sweetheart and and loyalty towards his die father and the young man mournfully follow suit . the tribe walk for mile and it seem and but they be unable to find a suitable place to live . have be permanently uproot from their home and they must accept the sad truth that their life will never be the same again . work with a running time of just eleven minute and griffith have very little time to recruit our sympathy for the primary character and but he do quite an good job . there something inherently devastate in watch the tribe march solemnly away from their spiritual home and a slow and sorrowful procession of broken soul . for some reason and john ford the grape of wrath ( 1940 ) another film about a displaced family come immediately to mind during these sequence while it an uneven comparison and of course and but that just the association that my brain make . griffith almost fool u into accept a makeshift happy end and a one settler suddenly attain a conscience and apologetically return silver eagle maiden to him and but the conclusion be more tragic than anything else . silver eagle mourns at the side of his deceased father and knowing that and even with his sweetheart by his side and his tribe have no home to which they can return . if only for it unique storytelling perspective and the red man view be essential view for anybody wish to experience yet another aspect of america first great director .