NEDRA Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Two or three months ago, this documentary was shown in the UK. I can't remember if it was discussed here or not. I wonder if this was intended to be part of the larger project. I thought it was a unique look at the tedium and loneliness of missionary life. It also portrayed young adult Mormonism as not very fun.
Alan Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 It was a Channel 4 production over which the church had no editorial control.It also contained a number of unthuths, and showed temple garments.
Antoni Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 It also is very "dark" in it's lighting/music and general overtone. People that have watched it who are not members have used words like "sinister/dark" to desribe it's portrayal of church. Thankfully most of my friends also realise it was made by Channel 4 who in the UK are known for their anti religion bias and lax "documentaries" . Our missionaries watched it and were really upset as so many untruths are in it and it also I feel deliberately tries to manipulate the missionary. It's clear from the first 2 minutes it'll be a hatchet job on the church and unfortunately it is. However because it is so overt in this, everyone I know that has watched it has seen straight through it! To some interested non member friends I've recommended they watch The District for a much better look at missionary life as that also importantly looks at the lives of investigators too - something this documentary totally ignored.
Thinking Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 When I first glanced at the title of this thread I thought it read, "Meet The Other Mormons." Doh!
Scott Lloyd Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 The selection of the title is unfortunate -- and perhaps not unintentional. Confusion with the soon-to-be released motion picture is inevitable. And, as I mentioned on the other thread, the Church used this title first, for the movie it produced back in the '60s.
The Nehor Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 The selection of the title is unfortunate -- and perhaps not unintentional. Confusion with the soon-to-be released motion picture is inevitable. And, as I mentioned on the other thread, the Church used this title first, for the movie it produced back in the '60s.I know there was a book by this title out there even before that. It may even have been British. I have only seen copies in Britain.
cinepro Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 It was a Channel 4 production over which the church had no editorial control.It also contained a number of unthuths, and showed temple garments. What were the untruths?
Scott Lloyd Posted August 22, 2014 Posted August 22, 2014 The Nehor, on 21 Aug 2014 - 5:02 PM, said:I know there was a book by this title out there even before that. It may even have been British. I have only seen copies in Britain.I vaguely remember a book. I wonder if it was released concomitantly with the movie.
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