The Essence of the United States in a Nutshell

Today, if I had to pick 4 movies that capture the essence of the United States social, economic system, and the perceived image of the US around the world – here they are in a nutshell:

Americans live in environments of illusions about everything

1) The Truman Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9UsEbi1Xks

2) F/X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDQ1hzfb_B4

3) Rollover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPYLJoq_40Y

4) Wag the Dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNo0BicRM8k

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Ricardo C. Amaral
Author and economist

He can be reached at:
brazilamaral@yahoo.com