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Good story, Not enough for a whole film

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

God Bless America: I had originally watched this movie in 2011 and again recently. It's a satirical look at the decline of society and the levels to which morals and standards have fallen. It centers around a middle aged man, Frank who grinds at his 9-5 job and whilst dealing with seemingly unresolvable issues in his personal life, increasingly gets disillusioned by what he sees as the downward spiral of society wherein attributes such as narcissism, unintelligence, selfishness, shallowness, and uncouthness that were once traditionally discouraged and derided by humans, are celebrated and rewarded. Wherever he turns, he's bombarded with images of talentless, cruel and abhorrent individuals that are put on a pedestal and slapped with the "celebrity" label. Ratings and money is all that matters. Frank takes it upon himself to rid society of these repulsive individuals and with the unlikely help of a 16 year old sidekick embarks on a killing spree. Considering that this movie was released before slay queens on social media; before the Lil Tays & Waoh Vickys; before Donald Trump's unconventional and controversial presidential campaign; I would say whilst God Bless America may have been considered an exaggerated description of society back then it is undoubtedly eerily prophetic of society today.

I feel just like Frank, and every day I keep getting more and more frustrated by western society. I laughed so hard like I haven't in a long time. The movie is all about criticizing western society and letting off all the steam that is building in people like Frank, people who just want to be nice, and civilized.

Fran a middle aged man is diagnosed with a brain tumor . Becoming increasingly frustrated at popular culture he decides to hit back at society Fed up with a world where heroes are defined as people with their own reality TV show and Twitter accounts are more important than real life ? Yeah me too. So not only should GBA be right up our street but should be knocking on our door as well. The disappointing thing is that I haven't seen a film recently with such a premise that it genuinely promises to talk to me then proceeds to blow everything in a short period of time !!!!! SPOILERS !!!! From the get go you can see the point director/screenwriter Bobcat Goldthwait is making . Just in case you don't the narrative spends much more time than it needs to spelling things out. The media insist on making stars out of nobodies . Yes we know . Yes I understand . Can you please change the record now , we get it . Yes please get on the story please. Please. There then follows a scene which is blackly comical and quite shocking in equal measure . I was in two minds about this . One is how are you going to follow this up for another 90 minutes ? The other thought I had was this is really a dream sequence. Guess what one turns out to be true ? At several points in the movie I constantly asked myself if the entire story is a dream sequence due to some staggering ill thought out plotting. Frank teams up with a 16 year old sociopath girl called Roxy after killing teenage reality star Chloe. They then kill Chloe's parents. However there is a significant time gap between the two incidents where the parents are unaware of their child's death which doesn't make any sense . Wouldn't the school immediately contact the parents ? Wouldn't the police turn up at the doorstep to break the news ? Yes they would but the screenplay is littered with such clumsy ill thought out writing such as Roxy going back to her parents claiming she was kidnapped while the story forgets that there are witnesses to her crimes . In reality both her and Frank would be fugitives if this all happened in real life. The film constantly does this ignoring common sense as to what has happened before This is a pity because as I stated earlier in the comment this is a film that wants to say something to its audience about shallow popular culture and is a really great premise. This is all ruined by dreadful writing which totally dilutes the scathing blackly comical elements. So much so one wonders if Goldthwait is worried the film would destroy his career in much the same way as NATURAL BORN KILLERS destroyed Oliver Stone's reputation. As it stands the GBA has backfired anyway

You know what I hate? People who are offended by this movie - I believe they might be the kind of people that end up dead in this incredible film. This probably the most perfectly crafted film ever created. It is brilliant - from the writing to the final edit, I have nothing but rave reviews. The music is awesome, the acting is superb, and the symbolism is subtle and powerful. I find this film cathartic! When I am having one of those days where I hate the world, watching God Bless America makes me feel better. I like to think that somewhere out there, Frank and Roxie are taking care of another jerk. To the genius writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait - this may not be your most popular film, but this could be your most important and meaningful film. Very well done sir. I just watched this movie for the millionth time and given recent events in the news, (the mass shooting in Orlando and the reaction by religious groups) the message of God Bless America couldn't be more relevant. Some of you may think this movie advocates violence - but I think the real message is "don't be a dick." Wish more people got it.