Dozens of LDS films have been released over the years, starting with Brigham Young in 1940 up to The Cokeville Miracle in 2015. A fairly comprehensive list can be found on the LDS Cinema page on Wikipedia, which can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDS_cinema. These films cover a wide range for genres from romance and comedy to drama and documentary. There are many movies in each genre that are worthy of your attention, and I’m sure that everyone has their own favorites. Here is my...
In The Cokeville Miracle over 150 students and teachers are spared from a bomb attack by two terrorists. The accounts given by the hostages were miraculous to say the least, and as we listen to their story, how can we feel anything but gratitude for their preservation. Unfortunately, we have had many mass shootings, including school shootings, since the events portrayed in the film, and not all the victims escaped their attacks alive. Why were victims in these events killed, while those in the...
What’s next in the LDS film genre? We’ve had documentaries and dramas about missionaries and pioneers. We’ve had biographies on famous Mormons. We’ve had war dramas. And we’ve had numerous comedies based on Mormon pop culture. There is also a lot of interest in bible stories in Christian cinema and even mainstream Hollywood too. However, I think there is plenty of room for new ideas in the genre; here are a few concepts that I think might be interesting to explore.
My first suggestion...
LDS films can be classified into a number of genres, including: drama, documentaries, comedy, adventure, and romance, and you can argue that many of them target male or female audiences. It is difficult to classify movies into a gender-based genre without falling into stereotype, but I will suggest a few films that may have wider appeal to one gender over another. My purpose is not to stereotype, but to offer a basis for viewers to consider when selecting a movie that may be appealing to...
The Cokeville Miracle is a “powerful film that really shows what an awesome God we serve”, sums up the Christian Film Database. They thought that the emotional film well portrayed the miraculous story of the preservation of a group of students and teachers from a bomb explosion, as well as the protagonist’s progression from doubt to faith, as he tries to make sense of the miracle.
Based on actual events, the film shares the story of students and teachers taken hostage by David and Doris...
“I was miserable and I wanted to run away….It was a precious experience to me.” These are the words that Kai, our 17-year old Japanese exchange student, recorded in his journal concerning his experience on Trek this year. I believe that you will find similar sentiments by other Trek participants, concerning the beginning and end of their experience. Such sentiments might also reflect the attitudes of members of the Mormon pioneers portrayed in the film 17 Miracles.
We watched 17 Miracles...
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