As a documentary-style countdown of classic American films, the show focuses on the artistic and cultural value rather than pushing any contemporary ideology. The selection highlights well-crafted stories, performances, and cinematic achievements, not character identity. There's no shoehorning of modern identities or prioritization of demographics over actual merit.

The special largely celebrates traditional Hollywood, including its embrace of family, religion, traditional heroism, and moral complexity. It does not fixate on subverting gender roles or undermining longstanding cultural norms, if anything, it reflects the values and mores of 20th-century America.

Most of the included films are products of their time, presenting a diverse range of worldviews from classic Hollywood, some liberal, some conservative, most balanced. The show doesn't villainize traditional perspectives, nor does it impose a monolithic modern ideology.