Movie Review: An American Carol

Posted by Rob Viglione

September 26, 2008

by Rob Viglione

When Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, can raise $9 million in two days in Hollywood this month, it’s fairly clear that the entertainment world is heavily skewed to the left. Not being on the left makes it hard for me to stomach anything coming out of Hollywood with any sort of political spin. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised with David Zucker’s “An American Carol.” Set to release in early October, this is one of the rare conservative films jam packed with star power. It’s cast includes giants and its message is clear: Freedom has meaning is well worth fighting for!

The film uses humor to broach several highly charged political issues, including healthcare, the war of terrorism, and the clash of civilizations between Islam and the West.

Michael Moore’s documentary, “Sicko”, was an extremely contentious critique on the American healthcare system, going so far as to compare it to Cuba’s Communist model…according to Moore’s radical logic the Communist system scored superior compared to ours! “An American Carol” begins with a spoof on “Sicko”, showing a smug “Malone” (Moore’s double) strolling past long lines of “common people” awaiting care, empty lines for “party officials,” and well-armed soldiers keeping order. The scene finale shows a mad rush of Cubans fighting each other to get aboard a far-too-small boat to flee the country. The take-away: let’s not forget that Cubans routinely flee for America and there’s a reason for that!

The core of the story centers around Islamic jihadists plotting to attack America. The first scene with jihadists takes place in Afghanistan, where a small group of fanatics is attempting to randomly kill a crowd of people lining up to vote. Moral: let’s remember that we freed Afghanistan from a criminal regime, comprised of thugs who held their own population hostage and orchestrated the devastating assault of 9/11.

The clincher for me was when a Rosie O’Donnell character rises to the defense of Islam, showing a made-up video of “radical Christians,” arguing that they are just as much a threat to the West. The scene had me on the floor cracking up as nuns detonated bombs on public buses and priests hijacked airplanes. The stark reality highlighted here is that despite political correctness, we are at war with radical Islamic jihadists who use terror indescriminantly on civilian targets. Let me make that as clear did Zucker: the reason we take off our shoes and cannot bring water through airport checkpoints has nothing to do with Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, or pagan terrorists…they are Islamic and they have devoted their lives to the conquest of the West.

“An American Carol” is a Hollywood aberration. It takes the stance that America actually does a few things right! Market-based healthcare is superior to Communist versions. The war against murderous, theologically-drive, Islamic terrorists is justified and necesssary. And believe it or not, freedom is a virtue! My hat is off to David Zucker and the cast and crew of “An American Carol”!

About the Author:

Rob Viglione is a author, investment fund manager, real estate broker, and nice guy. He recently started Viglione & Partners Assurance Group, L.P., SoCal Real Estate Advisors, Inc., and founded The Freedom Factory.

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