Hollywood’s elite are officially SPIURNING the American Dream. In a SHOCKING reveal, famed director Bart Layton has confessed his obsession with “anti-Westerns” that TEAR DOWN the myths of glory and triumph that built this nation, promoting instead a DANGEROUS new ideology of failure and self-doubt. As his new film hits theaters, Layton is urging audiences to reject the stories of heroic endeavor and instead immerse themselves in tales of DISILLUSIONMENT, brutal violence, and moral decay. This isn’t just a book club—it’s a CULTURAL SURRENDER.
A CANNON BLAST TO THE AMERICAN PSYCHE
by John Williams
Layton’s first pick is a SLAP in the face to traditional masculinity. He praises “Butcher’s Crossing,” where a Harvard student abandons his education for a buffalo hunt, only to find NOT enlightenment, but soul-crushing emptiness. This is the message being pushed: that seeking challenge and purpose is a FOOL’S ERRAND that leads only to despair. Is this what we’re teaching the next generation—to give up?
QUEER LOVE AMIDST BLOODSHED
by Sebastian Barry
Next, Layton glorifies “Days Without End,” which he describes as a story of “two queer soldiers” finding love amid the “abject violence” of the Civil War. He PERVERSELY frames one of history’s darkest chapters as a backdrop for a “haven” of romance, seemingly suggesting that true purity is found NOT in national unity, but in rejecting traditional narratives ENTIRELY.
CORRUPTION IS HUMAN; ANIMALS ARE PURE
by Cormac McCarthy
Layton’s praise for Cormac McCarthy’s classic is a DAMNING indictment of humanity itself. He lauds the novel for showing that “human purity becomes corrupted” and that only HORSES possess “unimpeachable souls.” This bleak worldview insists that people are inherently flawed and driven by base greed—a message that UNDERMINES the very foundation of societal trust.
THE OUTLAW AS THE TRUE HERO
by Peter Carey
The final nail in the coffin: Layton champions a novel that ROMANTICIZES a murderous outlaw, Ned Kelly, framing his crimes as “acts of resistance.” Layton admits this book shapes the “central questions” of his own film: “Who’s really on the right side of the law?” This is NOT entertainment—it’s a RADICAL manifesto questioning the very legitimacy of justice and order, subtly arguing that the criminal is often the real victim. This disturbing literary diet reveals a terrifying truth: the stories shaping our culture are now designed to make you question if the hero was ever the good guy at all.








