The development of though also go together with the development of culture. Today American society is facing a new order of culture in which everything instant and entertaining become the most lovable thing. Pop culture, yes, it becomes the bible of the society as it successfully attracts many followers. The discussion of pop culture especially among the academician is being developed nowadays. Movie as one of the product of pop culture attracts many scholars and student to analyze movie in the case of cinematic stuff or the values that is reflected in movie’s construction of reality. It has been very influencing for most people all around the world and it has been a good medium for America to show their diversity and their open towards the development of human mind. In this case, movie also reflects the American values and thoughts as what we see in American movie is the representation of American reality. As the popular product, movie is not purely the reflection of American society due to the spectacle which is imposed by the Capitalist society. However, American movie brings various myths and, in this case, is American values and thought. These myths are the main topics in American media regardless the rhetoric in the society. Thus, in movie we can see how American thoughts live in all the characters.

Puritanism and Enlightenment have been the most important part of American thought. Since the early life of this country Puritanism enriched and contested the development of American thought. It has become the base of American culture and shapes the characteristics of American people. The growth of American thought also experienced many evolutions until the most influencing Enlightenment came to America in the half of 18 th century. It replaced God with reason as the source everything. Nevertheless, Puritan thought is still strong rooted in the mind of American people. Enlightenment also gives so much influence by giving a chance for science to develop and to allow men to have an optimistic life through their ability in controlling their own life in pursuing happiness. Although Puritanism and enlightenment have two different concepts in describing the most powerful thing which control the universe, both produced the social values that is engraved in most of American people. The values of the two thoughts are combined to form American characteristics.

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