Liberty (1916)

★★★★★ · A Tribute to the greatest Country in the World · Brian Pinette · 2009-06-26

It may be flag waving, but as Irving Berlin said in song: Can you think of a better flag to wave? Whatever is said by anyone, whatever we say, be it right or wrong, we have the freedom to say it. Whether we agree or disagree ... our opinions are protected. In some other countries, as we all are well aware - an expression of creative or political thought can cause death to not only self, but an entire family, village, culture ... We also have choices. If we do not like what we see or hear, we can always try to change it. If all else fails, we can also leave. I suspect there will be many to…

★★★★★ · Too American? wtf? no it's not. · WIbartender · 2010-05-29

Man if you argue that this movie is too American I urge you too find some place else on the face of the earth that is "better" and leave this great country of which we call home. To those who think we need to "Progress" I say, Nothing can be gained without losing something of equal or greater value. One can not progress without first leaving something behind, destroying something, and I say, May these values not be left behind, May these values not be destroyed. These values are equal, just, and fair. May our liberty never be tread. May God bless America.

★★★★★ · Valuable Piece of History · GenXVicki · 2023-11-26

Thank you for preserving this.

★★★ · Dated, but the theme still holds. · ERD. · 2007-08-10

Dated footage, but a good narration. Probably made in the early 1950's, during the McArthur era. I wish they would have used a better model of the Statue of Liberty. It looked like a cheap cigarette lighter. Personally, I love this country and think more updated films like this should be made to remind people how wonderful the United States is.

★★★ · Decent for what it is · Montagg451 · 2008-03-04

I also don't see anything to get upset about. It's an old movie from a more innocent time, and there are a lot of ideals in it that we shouldn't forget to shoot for. It definitely could be shorter; Lady Liberty's voice starts to get annoying at around 5m, and I'm more patient than most people. But the ideals behind the propaganda are something to remember. This film was trying to draw a line between us, communism, and nazi-ism. It succeeds. If we want it to mean something to us now, we can take it and use it to draw a line between how we want to live and how the many in the government would…

★★★ · Maybe a little too pro-American · Dr Buzzo · 2009-11-13

I am by no means anti-American. I'm an American and I love my country and the values it embodies. However, it's impossible to pretend that the US has been perfect and all decisions have been made for the most honorable and altruistic reasons. I find it rather laughable that it claims that the Colonists and American settlers shared the land with the Indians and Mexicans. I mean, come on! We went to war with Mexico because we wanted their land and they didn't want to give it up. This kind of ridiculous idealistic revisionist history is a huge disservice. It's one thing to focus on the positive…