The Alamo and the views of 2004

3. Watch The Alamo (2004) directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid. In one page explain how Hancock was ostensibly telling the story of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, but was really making a statement about the United States in 2004. How are the ideas, politics, beliefs, institutions, or understandings of 2004 reflected in Hancock’s fictional 1836? (For example: multiculturalism, diversity, politics, etc.)

Write one full page, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12point, 1 inch margins all around.