5/10
The American Dream starts off strong but didn't go as planned.
20 April 2022
Saw this back at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

This documentary premiered at the last minute under the Special Screenings Selection of the festival. This documentary is directed by Abigail Disney who is a relative of the Walt Disney Family and this documentary is about the dysfunctional and unequal economy issues in the United States but also in the Disneyland system. This caught my eye because I was interested on hearing from a relative of Disney on the issues of how Disneyland has become more of a cooperation and the dysfunctional system it has become worldwide. Not just as a business but also as a brand for everyone. However, unfortunately this wasn't the documentary I was excepting and it ends up becoming bland and forgettable for the most part.

Disney offers really good conversations between the participants she is interviewing and there were some really good facts presented about the CEO of Disney and the economy issues surrounding the United States. I wish it dived deeper into more aspects about other controversial topics revolved with Disney as a business but it didn't go much justice. There are some really bad camerawork presented in the documentary and several noticeable technical parts presented throughout. It's a shame because this one could have been great. But it wasn't. I still recommend if you wanna check it out but it's was underwhelming.

Rating: C+
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