I heard it was blatantly "anti-Obama" and "right wing propaganda" from a variety of sources but the always curious in my soul motivated me to go see it. At first, there were very few people in the (Krikorian) theater so I parked myself right in the front, in the middle, where no one else cares to sit. To my amazement, the theater filled up (it was only noon).
I did not expect the movie to be a "work of art" since it is a documentary. Although, for a documentary it is a pretty well done. One reviewer made cynical comments about D'Souza's comparing what he has in common with Obama (age, non-white, etc) which I interpreted as his attempt to demonstrate empathy. We can certainly understand others better when we identify the similarities we may have with them. There were many points made about Obama, that as a mother, elicited pity from my heart.
D'Souza looks to many sources to analyze Obama's behavior. Including one of my all time favorite professors; Shelby Steele. The explanations of Obama's quest to live his father's dream, which would rid the world of colonialism is troubling. I don't want to ruin your good time with too much detail but one thing I felt the movie was not, is propaganda. It's an analysis from behaviors, actions, history and even psychologists.
When the film was over, the audience applauded. Then as I walked from the theater I noticed no one was smiling. The message I found chilling must have touched many other people the same way.
Whether you lean left or right it's a movie I strongly suggest you see with an open mind. It's well worth the $10 and the couple of hours it takes.
Here's the official link if you want to read more before heading to the Krikorian.
http://2016themovie.com/
Thanks for the recommendation. I plan on seeing the movie. One thing that I don't understand is why are there so many conversations about politics that are, "he said, she said"? Can we respectfully discuss the actual policies that Obama has put in place/policies that Romney will propose and their impacts to Monrovia? For example; I'm not happy with the health care package (Aka Obama Care) as the citizenry have been completely isolated from the fact that they are the cause of the need for the policy - In order for America to be prosperous we needs workers to work and work hard at that, slothing around the workplace with a headache from untreated; hypertension, a bad back, alcoholism or depression (all considered to be highly treatable with lifestyle choices), collectively, impair our ability to compete globally. Look at our own Tom Adams: Tom, almost had to resign from the Council due to a bad hip (?), luckily, Tom was able to access health care and was restored to productivity - The Star-News had an article that claimed 60% of San Gabriel Valley residents have some sort of ailment that required ongoing medical care - can you imagine how that disadvantages whomever is stuck with that bill? And who wants to hire someone that regularly needs time from work to visit a doctor. Also, the more a person spends on (tax exempt) health care, the less money they have to spend in Old Town. Should I blame Obama for this mess or my fellow Americans?
While I am a viewer of CNN I find the constant Fox bashing ridiculous. They are obviously more right leaning in their interpretation of events but other news outlets, (esp. MSNBC) are clearly left leaning. One vs. many.....and people constantly discredit them. And "Jimmy Jazz" I suspect you were quite vocal in your criticisms of other administrations while supporting the current one. Hence, D'Souza has a right to criticize anyone he pleases just as you and I do. And please do, post your proof D'Souza supports terrorists. It would be interesting for all Monrovians to read.
However, anyone wishing to view it for free can do so Sunday evening. Fox News will be airing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mscvdioSb0w Even Michael Moore gave the producer a "pat on the back" for it. Imagine that!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhendrickson/2012/07/26/president-obamas-marxist-leninist-economics-fact-and-fiction/
Here's a link to an article about the rumors: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/filmmakers-2016-obamas-america-fox-news-373478 Whether it's true or not, we'll probably never know. I didn't see Michael Moore's films back when, but I have to wonder if anyone jumped on the bandwagon about those as they have this movie. Even he said Romney will get elected and that was a mind-blower. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/michael-moore-mitt-romney_n_1843824.html He contends the Romney camp has raised more money for promotions hence, a win. That largely contributed to the win in 2008 as there were ads everywhere and new registered voters came out in scores for "Hope and Change." Thank you for your comments and we'll just have to see what unfolds on Nov. 6 and pray for our country.
@mark h.: Your comments regarding the author's political ideology are not appropriate in this thread. She's right, there's no mention of any political opinions in the review, just commentary on the movie itself.
Dick Morris's new movie, "Hope and Change" is hitting cable soon. He was the biggie-big for the Libertarians and has changed to Rep. to support Romney because he believes Obama wants to destroy the US.
He thinks child marriage and stonings are just "unfortunate" cultural issues. In short, his belief system lines up very nicely with the very terrorists we're trying to defeat. Oh, and he's also an adulterer who traded in his loyal wife for a younger model and brought his new girlfriend to a "Christian values conference". http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/love-etc-dinesh-dsouza-divorcing-wife-amid-new-relationship-with-young-woman/2012/10/16/b99233d4-17bf-11e2-9855-71f2b202721b_blog.html Just another right wing scumbag who thinks he's above the "morality" he tries to foist on others.