Right America: Feeling Wronged (2009)

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HBO documentary about interviews with conservatives in America regarding their opinion about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and election.

Intro
The 2009 American movie "Right America: Feeling Mistreated - Some Voices from the Project Trail" is a brilliant documents directed by Alexandra Pelosi. It contained a compilation of video footage acquired during the presidential project trail of Barack Obama, concentrating on the conservative voters who rampantly opposed his candidacy.

Content and Narrative
Pelosi efficiently utilized man-on-the-street interviews, rally video, and candid shots to portray the extreme feelings and beliefs in the project trail, primarily from the conservative sectors who ardently supported John McCain and Sarah Palin. The documentary concentrates on the laborious reactions from the conservative right, who felt their voices were unheard, overshadowed by the Obama 'mania' that swept across parts of America and the world.

Understanding the Resistance
Pelosi's movie plunged into an exploration of individuals who felt mistreated, threatened, and sidelined by the rise in support for Barack Obama. The piece highlighted a strong feeling of not just political opposition, however likewise cultural worry and anger amongst many conservatives. The language in the interviews and beliefs gathered was exceptionally inflammatory, prejudiced, and unwelcoming of an Obama management. Conspiracy theories were plentiful, painting Obama as a Muslim or a terrorist, beliefs that referenced the conservatives' worry of a post-9/ 11 world and ingrained bias.

In Depth of Emotions
"Right America: Feeling Wronged" recorded the overwhelming depth of emotions from McCain/Palin advocates who felt beaten, disenfranchised, and left behind by the metropolitan, multicultural, and progressive America represented by Obama. Pelosi herself appeared startled and sometimes lost throughout her interviews, receiving enthusiastic actions ranging from tears to yelling, showing the volatility of the situation.

Providing Conservative America
Pelosi used an unfettered and unfiltered view of American conservatism in its raw, uncompromising, and unapologetic form. Racism and worry were laid bare, narrating a slice of America that was resistant to change and frantically clutching to their preconceived notions of what management and authority ought to represent. Especially, the movie drew out the department in between the conservative and liberal America, painting a photo of a deeply divided country.

Conclusion
"Right America: Feeling Wronged" was distinct in its discussion and focus. Where most media channels were concentrating on the "Change" message propagated by Obama advocates, Pelosi's film laid bare the discomfort, disenfranchisement, and worry festering amongst America's conservatives, centering on the people who felt mistreated by Obama's run to the presidency and the shift of power and influence they felt was being stolen from them. In spite of being a small, 45-minute film, it was a poignant tip of the divide in American society, which is as appropriate today as it was throughout the beginning of Obama's presidency.

Top Cast

  • Katie Couric (small)
    Katie Couric
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  • Sean Hannity (small)
    Sean Hannity
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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger (small)
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
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  • Earl Cameron (small)
    Earl Cameron
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  • Howard Fineman
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  • John McCain (small)
    John McCain
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  • Barack Obama (small)
    Barack Obama
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  • Sarah Palin (small)
    Sarah Palin
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  • Alexandra Pelosi (small)
    Alexandra Pelosi
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  • Elaine Tornero
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  • Hank Williams, Jr.
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