The facts mixed among the larger misconceptions were enough to show at least one truth: Obama is more interesting than most of our former presidents.
It seems like D'Souza grossly misunderstands what the American dream is. Obama's dream for America is most likely only a slight adaptation of the American dream. In a way, this documentary shows where Obama gets SOME of the motivation he has to attempt to keep the American dream a reality.
Probably the biggest joke of the documentary is how the information is presented in a way as if it is exposing the best held secret of the century. Take for example the discussion with Dr. Paul Kengor, which appropriately, is acted out in the form of a fake phone discussion as if the fact that Obama was mentored by Frank Marshall Davis is some sort of intensely damning secret.
D'Souza made some predictions that most any fool could make, yet he is apparently so impressed with himself he can't help but dedicate a little section of the documentary to gloat. In that segment he further predicts that Obama would look to reduce the deficit by cutting military spending and raising the taxes on the wealthiest Americans... Well, you don't say!?! The air of self-proclaiming-genius coming along with the simplest of observations is enough to make any decently educated individual sick.
It is hard to say what is most disturbing about the documentary. If you are not as susceptible, paranoid, and ill-informed as D'Souza might be and/or D'Souza hopes his audience is, then the facts presented in this documentary are definitely NOT what will disturb you. Whether it be the ridiculous dramatization of the significance of the information, the undeniable misrepresentation of realities, or D'Souza's misguided personal obsessions, there is a lot to find disturbing, but it is not the facts (if you can spot them among the misconceptions) on Obama.
I highly recommend you avoid paying any money to see it.
It seems like D'Souza grossly misunderstands what the American dream is. Obama's dream for America is most likely only a slight adaptation of the American dream. In a way, this documentary shows where Obama gets SOME of the motivation he has to attempt to keep the American dream a reality.
Probably the biggest joke of the documentary is how the information is presented in a way as if it is exposing the best held secret of the century. Take for example the discussion with Dr. Paul Kengor, which appropriately, is acted out in the form of a fake phone discussion as if the fact that Obama was mentored by Frank Marshall Davis is some sort of intensely damning secret.
D'Souza made some predictions that most any fool could make, yet he is apparently so impressed with himself he can't help but dedicate a little section of the documentary to gloat. In that segment he further predicts that Obama would look to reduce the deficit by cutting military spending and raising the taxes on the wealthiest Americans... Well, you don't say!?! The air of self-proclaiming-genius coming along with the simplest of observations is enough to make any decently educated individual sick.
It is hard to say what is most disturbing about the documentary. If you are not as susceptible, paranoid, and ill-informed as D'Souza might be and/or D'Souza hopes his audience is, then the facts presented in this documentary are definitely NOT what will disturb you. Whether it be the ridiculous dramatization of the significance of the information, the undeniable misrepresentation of realities, or D'Souza's misguided personal obsessions, there is a lot to find disturbing, but it is not the facts (if you can spot them among the misconceptions) on Obama.
I highly recommend you avoid paying any money to see it.