纪录片《美国：我们的故事》观后感
刚刚看完纪录片《美国：我们的故事》。这部高成本的纪录片，以恢弘的电影效果手法，描述了美国从无到有，从新兴国家到世界超级大国的历史。整部纪录片有12集，动用了各种各样的表达手法，以最直观的方式再现历史。看完全集，我的脑海里留下的最多还是最初移民时候的场景.他们从遥远的欧洲大陆而来，很多人变卖家产只为登上去美洲大陆的船，还有那些清教徒，只为寻求那另一方信仰之地。他们需要历经千辛万苦，早期来美洲大陆的人们，经过两个月的航行，超过一半的人死于大海。登上陆地的人还要白手起家，开垦一方荒原之地。
这或许就是美国人的基因所在。这种骨子里的移民精神，一股无所畏惧又勇往直前。早期登入者建立起了定居点，之后他们成为了这片大陆上的主角。
而后来者以殖民者的身份控制早期登入者的后代。冲突随之而来。从第一次大陆会议的召开，从人权宣言的颁布，人人生而平等，追求自由，追求幸福的权利属于了每一个人。英国的殖民者尽管军队浩大，武器先进，但在长期的战斗中，在华盛顿等人的领导下，渡过了最艰难的时期。殖民者退出了美洲大陆。美国成立。
美国开始了他们父辈们所习惯的方式，义无反顾地开垦荒原之地。西进运动，成千上万的美国人，变卖家产。全部身家装入一辆马车，大规模迁徙，奔赴无人知晓的未知之地。之后的淘金乐也是如此。
此时，美国也正在以不同的方式发展。北方注重工业，而南方则以棉花种植为主。新工具的出现，让加工棉花的速度超越以往。同时，需要更多的黑奴进行加工。南方的黑奴制度越演越烈，而不曾把黑奴当人看待。南北方的差异导致不同的黑奴政策，一旦黑奴从南方逃到北方，意味着可以新的生活和工作。但是，之后宣布的法律让南方雇主可以到北方捉走黑奴，这也影响了北方的社会秩序。双方的矛盾，加上黑奴与雇主的矛盾被激发了。
布朗，北方视其为英勇的战士，而南方则视其为恐怖份子。他以暴力的手段，试图解放南方城市，并谋划了占领南方最大军火库。可是，并没有黑奴响应，最后失败。临时前他曾这样在监狱里写道：“历史的污点只能靠鲜血才能洗去。”
此时，林肯当选，面临着即将分崩离析的国家和迫在眉睫的奴隶制。
美国南北内战就此打响！新的子弹被发明出来，意味着每一枪都可以穿透人的身体。更可怕的是传统的作战战术（正面冲击）与新的武器装备，让战争一开始伤亡无数。一开始，南方占有绝
对优势，南方只需守住土地，而北方则意味着进攻。南方的将军和军团都优于北方。然而，林肯以新的高度重新思考战争。纺织业再度大发展，生产量翻倍。铁路，在北方统一管理下，让战争的供给迅速而有力。边作战边修铁路，也让北方的铁路系统更加完善。再加上，电报系统，直接被林肯灵敏地察觉到，并用于战争通讯。
以此同时，战地记者，战地摄影，把真实的战争画面让每一个人看到。人们都希望尽快地结束可怕的战争。林肯向南方发出最后通牒，让他们回到联邦，结束战争。而南方已经无法自动放弃自己长期坚持的黑奴制度，南方已经将其认为是一种不可改变的生活方式。林肯随后发布了：解放奴隶制度。这让黑人大量加入北方阵营，开始战斗。而后，林肯发动最后战役，倾尽全力。内战结束，这个国家重回统一。
而之后的铁路大建设，再一次推进了西部的发展。牛仔们也奔赴最后一片土地，铁路未到达之地——德克萨斯。最终，铁路贯穿起全国。铁路让美国的发展拥有了无以伦比的基础。美国正在朝着现代化城市发展。
现代立体城市！ 城市向上发展需要“钢”！
卡内基，建立最大规模的炼钢场。在顶住经济危机的情况下，卡内基在破产的边缘。最终，钢铁场建立！卡内基成为了全美最
富的商人。现代城市的基础——钢，可以以大规范的方式进行生产。钢价降低80％！广泛运用！
钢铁建筑的设施需要大量用于从事冒险工作的人们。在30楼的高空，没有任何保险，走在钢铁之上，这种方式的建设持续了很长时间。2／5的工人因公重伤或死亡。建筑没有停止。摩天大楼不断被建立起来！美国城市呈现爆炸式增长！
于此同时，城市光鲜的低下，贫民窟以及犯罪正在不断上升。大街小巷的报纸相继报道。伯恩警察，以严厉的方式抓捕了3300名罪犯。并发明了照片犯罪档案的方法，引用至今。下水道的建立，城市卫生的改善。还有爱迪生上千次的灯丝试验，最终成功，点亮了美国。所有的一切将可以在晚上运行。不断有发明产品进入生活，电梯，电话等现代化设备不断地发明出来。同时，一场大火，导致146名纺织业工人死亡。导致新的公共安全体系建立。
石油！美国发展的又一次转机。开采石油同样也是艰苦而又充满风险的事情，随时都有生命危险。美国，世界上最大的产油国。哈米尔兄弟，开创了一个时代！让石油廉价。
亨利福特，大批量生产汽车。让汽车得到普及。让汽车廉价。汽车让美国人更自由地参与到生活中——一种新的移动方式。同时，福特汽车的流水线生产模式，成为了后续工业生产的普遍模式，大幅提升了工业生产的效率。
洛杉矶，重新发现水源，克服困难建立引水渠，让这个西部之城被激活。
之后，不断的克服困难，持续不断的创新。
大水坝的建立，广播录音机的兴起，美国一直在与1929的后经济萧条抗争。直到经历了第二次世界大战，美国经济才真正复苏，并在战争后成为了世界的超级大国。雷达，吉普车，轰炸机，原子弹，美国全面投入战争，并大幅度地恢复生产。战争之后，生产没有止步，洲际高速公路的建立，婴儿潮的到来，大批乡镇的建立，空调，洗衣机，烤箱等生活用品的发明。登月计划的实现。让美国人大步向前。
然而，问题依旧存在。黑人还是受到歧视，马丁路德金高喊：“我有一个梦想！”美苏冷战以及越南战争。以此同时，电视进入了千家万户。美国人民既用电视见证了一位总统的下台，也观看着里根总统通过电视向民众讲述。同时，也在全国电视直播中，残酷地看到了飞船陨落。
之后，计算机的发明，硅谷的出现。网络成为了美国人的新的征服之地。
而911的发生，则让美国人陷入新的威胁之中。
信息高速公路的建立，网络让计算机革命彻底到来。
就是这样，就是这样的一个国家和人们。
不断需要义无反顾地征服新的大陆。无论是美洲，是西进运动，还是钢铁的生产，石油的勘探，还是铁路的建设，又或是洲际公路的建设，抑或是网络世界的开创！
不断需要正面矛盾，挣扎反抗。无论是殖民，是黑奴，还是内战，还是世界大战，还是贫富，又或是犯罪，种族歧视，抑或是恐怖组织！
他们强势，白手起家，不惧自然；他们来自移民，不留恋故土也不留恋拥有；他们乐观而又具有不可摧毁的信念，他们习惯在逆境中开垦荒地。这样的特质不是所有美国人，而是推进美国发展的美国人，也是美国这样一个国家一直奉行和尊重的内在意志！
第二篇：美国,我们的故事观后感 (英文版)
12工管2班 穆阳201210410216
America, the story of us
Just finished watching a documentary us: our story.The high cost of documentary, the effect with magnificent film technique, describes the United States from scratch, from emerging economies to the history of the world's superpower.The documentaries have 12 sets, using a variety of expression, to recreate history in the most intuitive way.See the complete set, my mind up or when the original immigrants. They come from as far away as Europe, a lot of people selling off property for boarding a ship to America, and the puritans, only to seek the place of the other beliefs.They need through untold hardships, the early people to the mainland, after two months of voyage, more than half of the people die at sea.Self-made on land, desert land reclamation party.
And others to the identity of the colonists control early in offspring.Conflict ensued.From the first continental congress convened, from the promulgation of the universal declaration of human rights, all men are created equal, and the pursuit of freedom, the pursuit of happiness belongs to everyone.British colonists, and though the army, and advanced weapons, but in the long battle, led by Washington and others, had the most difficult period.The colonists pulled out of the American continent.The United States was founded.
The United States began the way their parents habits, reclaiming wasteland with no regret.Westward movement, and tens of thousands of people in the United States, sell the house.Total wealth in a carriage, mass migration, no known to the unknown land.After the gold rush of also is such.
At this point, the United States is in a different way.To pay attention to industry, the north and the south is given priority to with cotton cultivation.The emergence of new tools for processing cotton faster than ever.At the same time, need more slaves for processing.Southern slavery escalating, and not when people think of the slaves.North and south policy differences lead to different slaves that once the slaves escape from the south to the north, would mean a new life and work.But the law to let the south announced after the employer may go to the north to catch slaves, which influences the social order in the north.On both sides of the conflict and the contradiction between slaves and employers are inspired.At this time, Lincoln was elected, faced with the collapse of the state and it is urgent to slavery.
the beginning, the south, the south need to keep the land, while the northern attack means.General of the south and the bianconeri were superior to the north.However, Lincoln to rethink the war to a new height.Textile industry has great development, production doubled.Railway, under the unified management of the north, let war supply fast and strong.Railway operations while, also let the north railway system will be improved.Plus, the telegraph system, direct were observed by Lincoln nimbly, war and used for communication.
At the same time, war correspondent, war photography, the real war pictures for everyone to see.People all hope that terrible war over as quickly as possible.Lincoln issued an ultimatum to the south, let them return to federal, end the war.And the south have been unable to automatically gives up slavery
they insist for a long time, the south has its supposed to be a do not change the way of life.Lincoln then released: the liberation of slavery.The black a lot to join the camp in the north, began to fight. Later, Lincoln last battle, our best.The civil war, the country back to unity.
And after the great railway construction, promote the development of the western conference again.Cowboys also rushed to the last piece of land, rail has not reached land, Texas.In the end, the railway runs through the country.Railway to the basis of the development of the United States has the incomparable.America is in the modern city development. Carnegie, the establishment of the largest steel field.In the case of resist economic crisis, Carnegie in the edge of bankruptcy.In the end, the steel field set up!Carnegie become the richest businessmen in the country.The foundation of modern city - steel, can be in the form of large specification for production.Steel prices by 80%.Widely used!
Oil!The development of the United States once again.Oil is also a difficult and risky things, life was in danger at any moment.The United States, the world's largest oil producer.Hamill brothers, set a time!Make cheap oil.
Henry ford,mass-produced cars. Let the car gained popularity.Let the car cheap.Cars make americans more freedom to participate in life - a new way of moving.Production lines at the same time, ford motor, become the common pattern of the follow-up industry production, improved the efficiency of industrial production.Los Angeles, to find water, overcome difficulties to establish diversion channels, let the city of the west is activated.Later, constantly to overcome difficulties, constant innovation
However, problems still exist.Black or discriminated against, Martin Luther exceeds shout: "I have a dream!"The United States and the Soviet union of the cold war and the Vietnam war.At the same time, television entered innumberable families.The American people in both TV witnessed a President to step down, also watching the President Reagan told people on TV.At the same time, also live on national television, cruelly saw the spacecraft has fallen.
After the invention of the computer, the emergence of the silicon valley.Network as a new conquest of the land of the americans.While 911, let the americans into a new threat.The establishment of information highway network make the computer revolution come completely.
That's right, is one such country and people.Need to conquer the new continent.Whether America's westward movement, or iron and steel production, oil exploration, and the construction of the railway, and the construction of the interstate, or start the online world. Constantly need positive contradiction and struggle against.Is whether the colonial, slaves, or civil war, and world war ii, or wealth, or crime, racist, or terrorist!
They are strong, self-made man, unafraid to nature;They come from immigrant, do not want to stay home also don't want to stay with;They are optimistic and has the indestructible faith, they used to land reclamation in adversity.This trait is not all americans, but for promoting the development of the American people in the United States, was also is such a country the United States and respect for the inherent will!