Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

The film portrays historical figures like Jesus and Belshazzar, who were historically Middle Eastern, with white actors. This constitutes a race swap for documented historical figures.

The film condemns intolerance and hypocrisy practiced by certain Christian factions (e.g., moral reformers, Catholic persecutors) while simultaneously presenting Jesus as an embodiment of love and compassion, thereby affirming the core virtues of the faith.

In the Christ story, certain Jewish authorities are depicted as intolerant persecutors of Jesus. This portrayal, without significant counterbalancing nuance, reinforces a problematic historical narrative, even within the film's broader theme of intolerance.