let face it and lot of bad movie be make all the time . for those people who work in film and you have probably pour a lot of time and effort into many of these plot less wonder . sometimes and and this be my opinion and it be the act of merely make the movie that be important to u . to tell a story and ( no matter how simple and unrealistic ) . also and the collaborative process be one key characteristic that be unique to film and theater . to put on a production of any caliber and require the talent of a vary amount of people and depend on it scale and to bring it story to life . the most intriguing part of american movie and however and be not the movie be film . it be the movie maker himself and a a character of his own life and which demand our attention . none of them serve a model of the filmmaker we know and have work with . but and i will argue and they be archetype of small part of u which try to be a part of this cult activity of independent film making . ( alright a very small part of u ) these be the people who live under the rock of their own life and just so happen to be snare by the romance of cinema . this lead me to my next argument . american movie capture the raw spirit of independent film making . bad story tell on ( nowadays ) digital film with sloppy effect and horrible performance because this be the best they can do with a budget of a couple thousand dollar rather than a studio budget of several million dollar a day . that be the difference between low low low end production and studio production . the independent filmmaker just want to create a linear or even a nonlinear story to shoot as well a he can with the money he invest in himself and the resource around him in order to see a finished product on his rundown tv . rugged individualism materializes in every art form . i find this film to be a brilliant document of truth for many filmmaker . and no and i be not full of myself . man and these people be hilarious . their problem seem hilarious and their characteristic be hilarious . best line of the movie represent it alright . . . it okay . . . there something to live for . . . jesus tell me so . say a million time by a funny old man . hat off to tom beach . chicago rule .