The film An American Dream was designed as a simple story that plays above an unsettling political undertone. The concept of the film was developed amidst the 2016 American Presidential Election as a satire that captures the aggressive and primal nature of a retired middle aged suburbanite. Now nearly a year and a half after it’s conception, the film seems to have taken on a darker tone in contrast to the American reality as it exists today. The themes of this story serve as a cautionary tale; foreshadowing the side effects of a lifelong indulgence in entertainment and social seclusion. We explore through an exaggerated lens how a country with a history of violence struggles to culturally adapt amidst an ever growing divisive political climate.