If you get a chance, take a look at another Griffith's film: True Heart Susie.
Or at least, watch the opening credits which 'explain' the theme of the film and the motivation of the film maker.
We might scoff at such sentiment - after all a film is just a film - but in the birthing period of film making in the early twentieth century film was viewed as a very powerful tool.
One that could be used for social change, or to represent a film makers views on something.
It's one of the sociologists as to whether the media influences you, and how much. I think it's a given that it does. And that leads us onto, sweetly the next great movements in film editing. The Russians. For they were, or at least their paymasters were very interested in how film could convince people, represent a message and ultimately, control.
First though, check out the credits of True Heart Susie, and ask yourself, did you marry for money, love or because you were getting bored with yourself...
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