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I initially saw this documentary back when it was first released online. A lot of my bf's coworkers had seen it and suggested it as a "comedy". Plus, anything with the words "Jesus", "camp" and "comedy" in the same sentence must be awesome. Although I saw this almost two years ago, it still sticks out in my mind vividly because it was one of the most rediculous things I have ever seen. Since it was suggested to me to write a review on it, here we go.
Jesus camp is a documentary about an erratic evangilical/pentacostal what have you childrens christian summer camp in, get this...Devil's Lake, ND. Since the documentary was released, the camp has closed down and good riddance. I hope it hasn't reopened anywhere else because I could not believe what I saw. The first thing that really hit me hard was not the fact that these kids were religious, and not the fact that they were home schooled, but what they were being home schooled on. They had specialized textbooks created to refute evolution. Now, I was born and raised a catholic, but at the same time I am also a scientist. It hurts me in my heart of hearts that these parents have gone to such extremes to denounce science. From there on it really just got worse. The leader of the camp, a miss Becky Fischer, is such an extremist. Watching her so called "sermons" and choreographed dances that the children performed representing the army of God made me feel like I was watching a devil worshiping seance rather than a Christian service. I feel so bad for these children because they are so far gone and so emotionally devoted and brainwashed that I was surprised Miss Fischer didn't distribute cyanide kool-aid in the name of God. Documentaries can be critiqued on two different levels. First, the subject that is being documented and second, the quality of the documentary itself and how the director wants his/her audience to view this matter. I believe on those levels, this documentary is perfect. The subject is so breathtaking and awe-shocking that it's difficult not to watch and not to get emotionally invested in the welfare of these children. I also believe the director got his message across in the way it was filmed and I percieved that message as being "Help".
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Dude, this film made me believe, Jesus is alive and living somewhere in the midwest. Some day I'm going to send my kids to that camp, well to Becky Fischer for she can save all of humanity, from this wretched world.
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