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Posted - July 16 2014 : 11:56:42 AM
http://www.americathemovie.com/trailers/
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Synopsis
Someone once observed: "America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good she will cease to be great." Today that notion of the essential goodness of America is under attack, replaced by another story in which theft and plunder are seen as the defining features of American history—from the theft of Native American and Mexican lands and the exploitation of African labor to a contemporary foreign policy said to be based on stealing oil and a capitalist system that robs people of their "fair share".
Our founding fathers warned us that, although the freedoms they gave us were hard fought, they could very easily be lost. America stands at a crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future. America the movie takes 21st-century Americans into the future by first visiting our past.
Gerald Molen, the Academy-award winning producer of Schindler's List, and Dinesh D'Souza, the creator of 2016: Obama's America, invite you on a journey of discovery that will bring you face-to-face with the heroes who built America, in the times in which they lived, bled, and sacrificed in order to build a great nation: Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and others. You'll be there as Columbus sets foot on American soil, as bullets whiz by Washington's head, as Douglass demands that America live up to the promises of her Founding Fathers, and as Lincoln sacrifices thousands of lives, including his own, to right a great wrong of history.
We'll also meet their present-day critics, hear their stories, and then let you decide which America you believe in. From the team that created 2016: Obama's America comes the story not of a man but a nation, at the crossroads of hope or disaster, whose destination will soon be decided.
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| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - July 16 2014 : 5:18:50 PM
Part of one review from Amazon:
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D’Souza addressed some indictments better than others. He did a good job explaining that slavery during the country’s founding was the norm at the time. The historical aberration was the fact that the US fought a civil war and almost destroyed itself in order to abolish slavery – that was a first in history. D’Souza likewise did an adequate job analyzing the how America acquired California and Texas from Mexico. On the other hand, I felt he should have placed more emphasis on explaining the benefits of capitalism and the free market.
It was nice to see Saul Alinsky called out and his tactics exposed. It’s eerie to see Alinsky’s ideas being expressed and executed today by Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Especially touching was U2 front man Bono’s remarks about America at Georgetown University. Sometimes it takes a foreign-born person to remind us to never take for granted the revolutionary ideas gifted to the world by our Founders.
I felt D’Souza did a fair job making his points, but I never got to that emotional high-point, that moment when everything falls into place and you want to shout, “yes!” I really hoped the film would provide a constant stream of slam-dunk arguments, that it would be the perfect documentary to change the minds of my “progressive” friends. While it didn't deliver on that level, I would say it’s still an important and worthwhile film to see. |
| Monadnock Guide |
Posted - July 16 2014 : 12:55:31 PM
Good to hear Rich - think I'll order one too later today. |
| richfed |
Posted - July 16 2014 : 12:47:26 PM
I have it on pre-order on DVD, MG. I am looking forward to seeing it. He's been on The Kelly File a couple of times lately. Passionate and articulate man. |
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