The Cynical Historian

American Made | Based on a True Story (2019x12)

Air date: Mar 31, 2019

I was surprised by how much of an outright lie American Made is. In fact, it is basically a conspiracy theory. That is the worst thing a film can be: It pushes a narrative founded on denying evidence. For its conspiracism, I placed as the worst history film of 2017. ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Kathryn Olmsted, Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11 (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2009). https://amzn.to/2unDgjI http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/09/29/what_s_fact_and_what_s_fiction_in_american_made.html https://www.bustle.com/p/how-accurate-is-american-made-tom-cruises-new-movie-plays-by-its-own-rules-2479997 http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/american-made/ http://time.com/4958361/american-made-movie-true-story/ https://fair.org/home/american-made-a-largely-true-story-with-some-not-so-fun-lies/ ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: American Made is a 2017 American biographical crime film directed by Doug Liman, written by Gary Spinelli, and starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jesse Plemons.[3] The plot focuses on Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who flew missions for the CIA, and became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s.[4] In order to avoid jail time, Seal became an informant for the DEA.[4] ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #history #AmericanMade #BarrySeal #review #BasedOnATrueStory