Watching Carey Corr’s A New Tomorrow got me thinking about the American Dream. Our founding fathers believed in a world where anyone could debate on a fair and free platform about their visions of America and critiques of political leaders.
Well, in today’s world, political views are enough to make you hate your neighbor, break up with your boyfriend or in some cases, disown your own family.
A New Tomorrow does a good job of showing the dirty side of American political discourse through it’s portrayal of a mayoral race in small town America. Both sides are intentionally over-the-top in order to show how lowbrow politics can get and how desperate each side can become to win.
The conservative Republicans of A New Tomorrow are wealthy Christian homemaker wives who discuss the Bible over midday bottles of wine or while shopping. As ringleader, Faith (played with relish by Hillary Crouse) rallies her troop of bored women into action through backstabbing, fake kindness and misguided WWJD commentary. She made me squirm with anger at her relevancy – I’m sure almost everyone out there knows someone like her.
If you thought a movie like this would slam Republicans and uplift Democrats, you’re absolutely wrong. The Democrats in this movie are no better – they are comprised of washed up hippies who used to be awesome (like the art teacher who used to be an artist, or the guitarist who used to be in a really cool band) who now spend their days complaining about everything and getting involved in messy relationships. Their campaign is completely mismanaged and they are constantly undermined by their Republican rivals.
The great thing about this movie is that it stirs up controversy. The “hot button issues” of the mayoral race include closing the public library to save money for the war effort and ending art in schools. Both issues are real-life ones but blown out of proportion in this small town.
All and all, A New Tomorrow is a good laugh and helps you keep politics in perspective and perhaps appreciate the American Dream that much more.
A New Tomorrow is available for sale on IndieFlix and Amazon VOD.
