Prologue to an American Dream

In a small, flat world, society exists only within itself. The people preoccupied in their own universe simply cannot fathom a world outside their own. Some historians cite the first gleam of a true “American Dream” didn’t surface until the first colonization. However, in three historical films, recreations of very early distinctions in the very first American dreams are exposed for their accuracies and their faults. The spirits that voyaged onward, heading for a land of riches and freedom, had many characteristics in common. Still, inconsistencies existed in their tactics and their motivation, which led to some failed attempts and a few successful investments. It was these adventurers who brought on motivation and hope for the future of the beginning of these United States.

The first film in this series is Aguirre, the Wrath of God, directed by Werner Herzog of Germany. In this psychologically demanding account, Herzog explores the life and destiny of Lope De Aguirre who famously navigated the South American landscape through the Amazon