Garden State

coming SOON

Jesus Camp

I really liked the movie Saved! It was a movie on religious tolerance in the disguise of a ditzy teen movie. It was about this girl who goes to a Christian school with very Christian people...people who "are down with G.O.D.!!" I found it amusing...and thought that all of the extreme religious behavior was there for comic value; something exaggerated by the scriptwriters just to spice things up.

And then came Jesus Camp.

I've never seen a scarier movie. Ever. Watching these kids have a connection with God that involves endless tears, speaking in tongues, and falling to the ground in spasms. Watching Harry Potter be demonized. Seeing the narrow-mindedness that has been instilled into the impressionable minds of very young children. And thing that makes it scary is that it's all real.

Some may think that the documentary is a bit skewed, but I don't agree with that. There is actually no commentary whatsoever by the filmmakers, just the occasional fun fact that appears on the screen a handful of times throughout the film. Evangelicals who see this film see it in a positive light. Those who are not as fervent think it's frightening. All the film really does is observe Pentecostal pastor Becky Fischer, a handful of children, a handful of adults, not much else.

Aside from that, I don't know what to say. For me it was an eye-opener (I'm a bit sheltered). I'm glad I saw it.