After watching the first half of the movie I was under the impression that the documentary was making the argument that these evangelicals might be too aggressive. Its great for someone to be really involved in their religions but drawing comparisons to training young kids in the middle east, was to me, a negative connection. I understand that they want their followers to be extremely devoted, but making that comparison almost made it sound like they were a cult with some sort of hidden agenda.
While I’m not sure if they intended to do so, the people who made the movie definitely portrayed the adults and kids in a negative light. Some of the statements they were making only seemed a little bit out there, but they were accompanied by eerie/creepy background music and editing. As a result, I feel like I reacted in a more surprised manner to some of their statements than I would have if no music was present. My overall reaction however, is disinterest. They weren’t doing anything wrong or illegal so I don’t have any problems with that. Whatever floats your boat. As long as they don’t become some sort of militant religious faction that goes crazy, they’re ok with me.
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I agree that the comparison to soldiers and warfare were misplaced. The bigger problem I have is the adults who force their religion/spirituality to their children and essentially closing them from the outside world. I wonder how these kids are turning out.
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