Comments on: Jesus Camp http://mypattern.org/2006/06/15/jesus-camp/ comments on documentary films and filmmaking, and occasionally life and politics Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: the chutry experiment http://mypattern.org/2006/06/15/jesus-camp/#comment-6 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:29:14 +0000 http://mypattern.org/2006/06/15/jesus-camp/#comment-6 <strong>Other Silverdocs Coverage</strong> I'm still processing all of the films and talks that I attended at Silverdocs and while digging around in the blogosphere found some other blog reports on the festival, incluicng Lauren Feeney's report on Al Gore's keynote address, which I... Other Silverdocs Coverage

I’m still processing all of the films and talks that I attended at Silverdocs and while digging around in the blogosphere found some other blog reports on the festival, incluicng Lauren Feeney’s report on Al Gore’s keynote address, which I…

]]> by: Chuck http://mypattern.org/2006/06/15/jesus-camp/#comment-5 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:44:04 +0000 http://mypattern.org/2006/06/15/jesus-camp/#comment-5 I like your read on "Jesus Camp" quite a bit. I was raised as an evaneglical, and many of the images were rather familiar to me (luckily my parents aren't extremists and I attended public schools where I made a more informed decision about my beliefs). The filmmakers really capture the intensely emotional aspects of the culture nicely. I'm somewhat ambivalent about the structuring device of the Air America host. I know that he is a Christian and is meant to counter the conservative ideology of most evangelicals, but I'm not sure whether it works or not. His sequences were beautifully filmed, however. I like your read on “Jesus Camp” quite a bit. I was raised as an evaneglical, and many of the images were rather familiar to me (luckily my parents aren’t extremists and I attended public schools where I made a more informed decision about my beliefs).

The filmmakers really capture the intensely emotional aspects of the culture nicely. I’m somewhat ambivalent about the structuring device of the Air America host. I know that he is a Christian and is meant to counter the conservative ideology of most evangelicals, but I’m not sure whether it works or not. His sequences were beautifully filmed, however.

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