Ken Burns is one of the most famous documentary filmmakers in the entire world. You might know him as the creator of a very well-done documentary on the U.S. Civil War, which came out back in 1990. Over the years, Burns has released several other successful documentaries, covering topics from &#8220;Prohibition&#8221; to &#8220;The Vietnam War&#8221; to &#8220;Baseball.&#8221; His calling card (other than his undying commitment to historical accuracy, allegedly) is that his documentaries take a very long time to produce, and in turn, they also take a long time to watch. Several of his films are more than 11 hours in length. And thanks to his deal with PBS, they&#8217;re often available for free to anyone who wants to watch them. A Ken Burns documentary, in other words, is something of an &#8220;event&#8221; in the world of nonfiction filmmaking. When Ken Burns comes out with something new, a lot of people pay attention. And your tax dollars, which are distributed to Burns via PBS, a public broadcaster, give his films the imprimatur of a legitimate, important historical record.
But his most recent project — a six-episode, 12-hour marathon called &#8220;The American Revolution&#8221; — is not, in fact, a legitimate or important historical record. It is, in many respects, a very well-produced piece of propaganda. Online, you may have seen some commentators dismiss the production as &#8220;woke&#8221; for one reason or another. But it&#8217;s actually far more insidious than that. If this was just another &#8220;woke&#8221; production, it&#8217;d be very easy to dismiss. When you think of a &#8220;woke&#8221; production, you think of rampant DEI casting and equity-focused writing, which makes the whole thing unwatchable. You think of a show that you can just write off, and forget about entirely. When you think of a woke film about the American Revolution in particular, you imagine something where George Washington is portrayed as a green haired bisexual. Something over the top and egregious and that nobody would take seriously.

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