{"id":8483,"date":"2010-02-22T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/?p=8483"},"modified":"2010-02-23T07:08:02","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T15:08:02","slug":"8-the-mormon-proposition-reed-cowan-steven-greenstreet-2010-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/?p=8483","title":{"rendered":"8: The Mormon Proposition (Reed Cowan & Steven Greenstreet, 2010): US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Nicholas Berquist<\/a>. \u00a0Viewed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

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In lieu of the title (8: The Mormon Proposition<\/a><\/em>) here’s a little twist.<\/p>\n

8: Reasons to See This Film:<\/p>\n

1. It’s Educational.<\/p>\n

Probably the most underrated aspect of watching a documentary. \u00a0You actually learn something.<\/p>\n

2. There’s a Great Story.<\/p>\n

Underneath the message of the film is the story of two lovers who had their license revoked due to the passage of Proposition 8.<\/p>\n

3. Conspiracy Theories.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter if you love them or hate them you’re still captivated by them. \u00a0This film has layers of conspiracy mostly surrounding the Church of Latter Day Saints.<\/p>\n

4. Manipulation of Religion.<\/p>\n

It’s astounding how California’s Mormon population is only two percent. \u00a0Mormon funding accounted for 98 percent of the campaign gearing voters towards voting yes on Proposition 8. \u00a0Separation of church and state anyone?<\/p>\n

5. View of American Underbelly.<\/p>\n

Every country has citizens they aren’t particularly proud of. \u00a0This film has plenty of those citizens.<\/p>\n

6. It’s Gut-Wrenching.<\/p>\n

Even though it’s a documentary, the subject matter is riveting. \u00a0It doesn’t matter if you are pro or con gay marriage rights, you still have very strong feelings about this issue and this film brings those feelings out.<\/p>\n

7. It’s Entertaining.<\/p>\n

Documentaries aren’t always entertaining. \u00a0This one though has some CGI and some ominous voice-overs to give it a sci-fi feel.<\/p>\n

8. You Understand the Importance of Your Vote.<\/p>\n

Legislation affects everyone. \u00a0It isn’t just politicians pushing voters to get recognized in Washington. \u00a0What we vote on affects real people and real families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reviewed by Nicholas Berquist. \u00a0Viewed at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. In lieu of the title (8: The Mormon Proposition) here’s a little twist. 8: Reasons to See This Film: 1. It’s Educational. Probably the most underrated aspect of watching a documentary. \u00a0You actually learn something. 2. There’s a Great Story. Underneath the message […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":794,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-films","category-santa-barbara-film-festival-2010"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g9r.3b8.myftpupload.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}