Post by Rob W. Case on Jul 30, 2014 19:31:20 GMT -6
Imagine, if you will, George Washington leading troops into battle against the British, only to be hit by a sniper, killed, and leaving his soldiers without direction, and nowhere else to go but back into the hands (and mercy) of the British. There would be no America, no symbols and monuments (like Mount Rushmore, the Lincoln Memorial, the Statue of Liberty, and so forth), and thus nothing to inspire future generations to carry forth the progress of Liberty, equality, and justice for all. That said, imagine if the very spirit, convictions, and principles that led to struggle, bloodshed, and sacrifice, which eventually amounted to a standard of living, and thus a standard of government to guarantee every individual residing in this country the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were vanquished. Should that spirit have been vanquished early on, the very victories that have defined our greatness as a country may not have ever happened if that scenario involving George Washington would have taken place. That story, no doubt, would have yielded an entirely different outcome.
From Dinesh D’Souza, and Gerald R. Molen, the Academy-award winning producer of Schindler's List (who also produced the film 2016: Obama’s America) comes a fresh and unique look at America, its history, its spirit, and what sets it apart from any and every other nation before it. That said, without America’s distinct qualities, its internal battles, and individuals yearning for a life that is better than what society and the culture confined people to, the world today would not know freedom from slavery on such a grand scale it knows today, equality on a variety of levels, and the value of possessing the ability to write one’s success and future from their own creativity, skill, and abilities, rather than rely on conquest, and a Kingdom to be submissive to, without (for most people anyway) a standard of living higher than “peasant.”
Yet alongside these truths lies an alternate “story” in which theft, plunder, and oppression defines the history of America. That said, while D’Souza does not, in any way circumvent the flaws and shortcomings within America’s heritage, he does a very good job of defining the down-to-earth truth within our heritage, and how it contrasts with the alternate story, setting apart two very different views and attitudes towards America, one of which represents our current point of view.
And while we are introduced to ideas and individuals that most Americans are not even aware of (like Madame C.J. Walker, who, due to developing a line of beauty products for black women became the first black female millionaire), they are not even considered in the alternate story. Then, we are given a look into the background of the alternate story, where it came from, who developed it, and how it has led to the development of a political movement for which our ability to be free and independent is under the threat of a growing form of government that is controlling and intrusive.
I really enjoyed this film on a variety of levels. It is very informative in that you will learn things that you most likely never learned in History class. It effectively uses dramatic and epic reenactments of earlier wars and speeches. It questions leaders who are driven by the unstable foundations of the alternate story (interviewing ideological “products” of its movement such as Ward Churchill, Noam Chomsky, and others), and it sharply exposes how they fuel the modern left wing political movements, using their own words as their own source. We look at Howard Zinn, a former member of the Communist Party whose book “A People’s History of the United States” helped to lay the foundations for these modern day movements rooted in the alternate story. Then, we look at Saul Alinsky, whose community organizing efforts led to utilizing the alternate story for the purpose of influencing, energizing, and mobilizing the youth of the 1960’s to radicalism, with the purpose of tearing down the “old America” (where the citizens direct the course of Government) and replace it with a “new America” (where the Government “directs” the course of its citizens), by convincing people (the "have-nots") to focus their anger and frustration out on those who are successful (the "haves").
These influences (as we are shown) are what shaped the worldviews of prominent politicians such as President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, and many others on the left wing spectrum of American politics. This film yields to the viewer a chance to see if the road that America is heading down is really the best one for us, or if the America that leads to renewal, growth, and opportunity is the one we should be pursuing.
This film works in the interests of our civic well-being as it seeks to preserve and strengthen our inalienable rights (as well as our understanding of them), and needs to be viewed by everyone who realizes that the direction of the country largely determines the destiny you have mapped out for you and your family. Moreover, the film’s points need to be contemplated, and from that, a position must be taken. America is once again at a crossroads, but this time, the stakes couldn’t be higher, and the probability of losing control of the destiny we choose for ourselves couldn’t be any stronger. This film is more than just a documentary. It challenges what we think America is, and sharply defines what it was truly intended to be. Between these two influences, a set of “battle lines” are drawn.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 43 minutes.
To view a trailer for the film, please click below.
For more information on the movie, visit:
www.americathemovie.com/
From Dinesh D’Souza, and Gerald R. Molen, the Academy-award winning producer of Schindler's List (who also produced the film 2016: Obama’s America) comes a fresh and unique look at America, its history, its spirit, and what sets it apart from any and every other nation before it. That said, without America’s distinct qualities, its internal battles, and individuals yearning for a life that is better than what society and the culture confined people to, the world today would not know freedom from slavery on such a grand scale it knows today, equality on a variety of levels, and the value of possessing the ability to write one’s success and future from their own creativity, skill, and abilities, rather than rely on conquest, and a Kingdom to be submissive to, without (for most people anyway) a standard of living higher than “peasant.”
Yet alongside these truths lies an alternate “story” in which theft, plunder, and oppression defines the history of America. That said, while D’Souza does not, in any way circumvent the flaws and shortcomings within America’s heritage, he does a very good job of defining the down-to-earth truth within our heritage, and how it contrasts with the alternate story, setting apart two very different views and attitudes towards America, one of which represents our current point of view.
And while we are introduced to ideas and individuals that most Americans are not even aware of (like Madame C.J. Walker, who, due to developing a line of beauty products for black women became the first black female millionaire), they are not even considered in the alternate story. Then, we are given a look into the background of the alternate story, where it came from, who developed it, and how it has led to the development of a political movement for which our ability to be free and independent is under the threat of a growing form of government that is controlling and intrusive.
I really enjoyed this film on a variety of levels. It is very informative in that you will learn things that you most likely never learned in History class. It effectively uses dramatic and epic reenactments of earlier wars and speeches. It questions leaders who are driven by the unstable foundations of the alternate story (interviewing ideological “products” of its movement such as Ward Churchill, Noam Chomsky, and others), and it sharply exposes how they fuel the modern left wing political movements, using their own words as their own source. We look at Howard Zinn, a former member of the Communist Party whose book “A People’s History of the United States” helped to lay the foundations for these modern day movements rooted in the alternate story. Then, we look at Saul Alinsky, whose community organizing efforts led to utilizing the alternate story for the purpose of influencing, energizing, and mobilizing the youth of the 1960’s to radicalism, with the purpose of tearing down the “old America” (where the citizens direct the course of Government) and replace it with a “new America” (where the Government “directs” the course of its citizens), by convincing people (the "have-nots") to focus their anger and frustration out on those who are successful (the "haves").
These influences (as we are shown) are what shaped the worldviews of prominent politicians such as President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, and many others on the left wing spectrum of American politics. This film yields to the viewer a chance to see if the road that America is heading down is really the best one for us, or if the America that leads to renewal, growth, and opportunity is the one we should be pursuing.
This film works in the interests of our civic well-being as it seeks to preserve and strengthen our inalienable rights (as well as our understanding of them), and needs to be viewed by everyone who realizes that the direction of the country largely determines the destiny you have mapped out for you and your family. Moreover, the film’s points need to be contemplated, and from that, a position must be taken. America is once again at a crossroads, but this time, the stakes couldn’t be higher, and the probability of losing control of the destiny we choose for ourselves couldn’t be any stronger. This film is more than just a documentary. It challenges what we think America is, and sharply defines what it was truly intended to be. Between these two influences, a set of “battle lines” are drawn.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 43 minutes.
To view a trailer for the film, please click below.
For more information on the movie, visit:
www.americathemovie.com/