The documentary film is a conservative-spin on American history focusing on elevating the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153essential goodness of America\u00e2\u20ac\u009d while discrediting criticisms about American\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s checkered history with civil rights and social justice.<\/p>\n
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The movie, based off of D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Souza\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153America: Imagine the World Without Her,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was not as big a hit at the box office as it was with Hays grossing just $2.5 million. Critics panned the film for lacking factual substance, calling D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Souza\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s claims far-fetched and misguided.<\/p>\n
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The Washington Post said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u0153America\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is less successful as a debate, since it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t one. D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Souza controls the conversation, and thus goes unchallenged when he tries to make real-world points with make-believe scenarios.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d […] \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAmerica\u00e2\u20ac\u009d isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a documentary; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more like the badly-filmed version of a badly-written, meandering op-ed piece from a paper that lacks fact-checking or proofreading,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said a Wrap review of the film.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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