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Bro, say can you see? America: The Motion Picture shows we re not just dumb, we re drawn that way Salon 4 hrs ago Channing Tatum as the voice of George Washington in America: The Motion Picture Netflix None of the events depicted in Netflix s newly released America: The Motion Picture are accurate depictions of any concrete version reality we know. OK? For the love of all that is pure and good, please know this. A few years ago I would have taken it for granted this would be obvious to everyone. We re talking about a cartoon movie that depicts Abraham Lincoln s funeral as having been attended by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Marilyn Monroe, and has George Washington consulting I.M. Pei on how the Lincoln Memorial should look. The level of revisionism at work here isn t merely absurd, it s insane. ....