Blog assignment for The Englishman's Boy

In Guy Vanderhaeghe's The Englishman's Boy, the film producer Damon Ira Chance tells Harry Vincent early on that "'The classroom of the American spirit is now located in the movie house." This part of the novel is set in the 1920s. Do you think this observation holds true today? What aspects of the contemporary "American spirit" do you think are most connected to what we see on film and television?

As with the most recent blog assignment, make your answer a substantial one of at least 200 words. Then, once others have posted their thoughts on this topic, respond to at least one other person's posting.