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I understand the movie is supposed to be a mix of satire and what-if's, but from the reviews I have read (it's not showing here in Missouri) everything he is presentinig is basically along the lines of "the south was wrong and evil".
He even goes so far as to tie the CSA in with Hitler and having the CSA make a pre-emtive attack on Japan instead of the other way around.
I think what he just totally forgets is that even IF the south had won, they were not bent on dominating the Union. All the events that took place in history since then would have still been done under the banner of the Union most likely and the CSA would be an entirely seperate country (or individual states).
Instead he portrays the south as aggressors, bent on domination, slavery continuing (which would have died not long after the war anyway) and a country basically run by the KKK.
This is a good example of a man misleading people and feeding them fals information. The country already is is dire need of better education about the Civil War. Instead we get garbage like this.
Interesting observations from one who hasn't seen the movie. As stated previously, I saw the original version (and this new one has been kicked up a notch since Spike Lee signed on). At no time did I get the impression that the south was "evil" or that Kevin was portraying "a country run by the KKK". I'll repeat here what I posted in another discussion group concerning the movie:
I wouldn't describe it [the movie] as "fun". "Shocking", "Thought provoking" and "bound to raise some ire" come to mind though. I saw an earlier version of this film almost 2 years ago at a film festival in Independence, KS. That was shortly after it had garnered so much attention at the Sundance Film Festival and Spike Lee had signed on as a producer. In my experience, most people who hear about the film are confused and/or outraged. But those of us who saw the film at the screening I mention (and I'm speaking of an audience of primarily college students, college administrators and patrons of this particular film festival...black, white and Hispanic) were not outraged. People were curious and laughed at first in shock and surprise and what seemed the ludicrous depictions of an altered history where the C.S.A won and slavery continued into present day. But that laughter turned into embarrassed silence and, for me, shock as I learned how many of the "ads" in the film were of products and services still offered to the public well into the 1950s. For instance, to learn that the Coon Chicken Inns were in operation until the late 1950s and originally located in Utah and Washington state was surprising and the actual image of the entrance to the restaurants was (for me) a jaw dropper. A very animated discussion took place after the screening. Kevin Willmott has stated that he made the film in order to promote dialogue. Based upon my personal experience with seeing the very controversial film, I would say he's succeeded.
Best regards.
Pat