Wordiezett So much average

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

TheBlueHairedLawyer Whether you go to see this film as a non-believer or an Evangelical Christian, one way or another you're going to be enlightened, and not in a Biblical sense. We get no narration throughout telling us what to think of Becky Fischer's "Kids on Fire" youth summer camp, nobody trying to drag us to hate these people, and yet from just interviews alone of the parents of these children, it quickly becomes apparent that these kids aren't being prepared for living on their own in the real world, and also that the preaching of Fischer and her cohorts is much more politically motivated than faith-based. Is it fear? Is all this desperate reaching for traditional Christian values just a response to the uncertainty of the times? Frequent references are made after all to Islamic terrorism (this film lives in the shadow of 9/11 without outright talking about it), the dissolution of the American family, global warming theories and modern pop culture influences, like Harry Potter and ghost stories. It soon becomes blatant that these parents are paranoid and trying to save their children from every horror that they feel is destroying the values that they hold dear. We also get a particularly grueling view of these kids being made to protest against abortion (they think it's the murder of babies but don't have any concept of what a "baby" by definition of law, ethics of science actually is - and how do these ten-year-olds even know what abortion is?), being made to give propaganda pamphlets to people on the street and getting berated for having good, clean fun if it isn't related in any way, shape or form to God. No matter your views politically or religiously, the film raises a very important question - what kind of people do we want our children to grow up to be, and is it really moral to use them as a pawn and mold them into what we wish we could be? All through it these kids continually hear from the Pastors and their parents, "God loves you", but we never hear any of these adults say "I love you no matter what you do in life". We hear Becky Fischer say "kids are so usable in Christianity" and "I can go up to a playground of kids and lead them to the Lord in a matter of minutes", but we never hear her say "I care about kids". There's a lot of hypocrisy throughout, especially displayed towards those in the nation who happen not to be Christian. The adult Evangelicals in the film show nothing but disdain for these people unless they've been "saved", which shouts out at all viewers to ask themselves, "what does it truly mean to be united as a nation?"

Scott Amundsen If the goal of a documentary is to depict a subject honestly, this movie scores big. Scary big.The basic premise of this film is the ambition of evangelical Christians in this country to marry religion and politics. Or if they aren't seeking after a marriage, they are hinting at a fearsome love affair. Most of the film takes place at a summer camp for evangelical kids called Kids on Fire. The leader of the camp is a woman named Becky Fischer, who frankly looks to me like an overweight Lesbian. And when you get into the nitty gritty of camp life, things get really strange. Fischer has the kids in an auditorium talking to a cardboard cutout of President George W Bush. And it gets even more ridiculous as it progresses: we have a kid named Levi, who sports a rather idiotic- looking mullet and whose Jesus- glaze is so thick you could cut it with a knife, getting home schooled by his mother about how global warming is a hoax and the earth is no more than six thousand years old.If it were not so frightening I would have found it all hilarious. For balance, the directors have given us Christian radio host Mike Papantonio, whose worldview is much more moderate than the maniacs we are seeing in this documentary.As far as what happens to the kids, I would call it abuse, but the kids don't seem aware of it.Someone really needs to tell these people, who are calling for "warriors for Christ," that Jesus already said the final word on that subject:"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."God isn't looking for an army. He is looking for peacemakers.Anyone who buys the mess that this movie is selling is seriously deluded and needs to study the teachings of Christianity.

snerica If you need a good laugh...this is the film. Thank you Netflix! I almost peed myself when I watched the part with the homeschooling and the anti-science aspect of the teachings...it was HILARIOUS to say the least! Although, it is a little sad to think that people are still raising their children this way. OHHH and the Bush worshiping had me going for like 5 minutes, couldn't stop laughing! And did I mention the 10 year old's speaking in tongues and crying and breaking things?! AHHH this film had me rolling. Again, I do feel bad for these poor children, they don't know any better and that's probably the worst part. If I ever needed one more reason to be atheist...here it is!!!

n-49837 Hi OK so I just finished watching this movie, and it was absolutely fantastic. You know, when I think about the camp that I would want to send my kids to, I just get so excited when I picture them crying and screaming, and learning to become martyrs in the name of Jesus Christ! No literally, this movie was terrifying. There is a time when people say "army of god", and they just mean people who defend of love god. But in this movie, the "army of god" are children aged aged 4-13, crying and practically having mental breakdowns because of their "love" of god. From most of what I know about the Christian faith, it is about loving god, loving others, and forgiving people. These "camp leaders" are condemning people, teaching kids to discriminate against people, and telling them that if "they don't (insert some generic radical Christian belief), they will burn in hell". But you know what, I've actually learned a lot from this movie. I never knew that Harry Potter was basically best friends with Satan, and that if he was in the Old Testament, he would've been put to death. It's good to know, because the next time I show a five year old any HP movies, I will take into consideration that they might learn leadership, friendship skills, or that they might just have a good time. Also, I've learned that God doesn't like quiet churches, in fact, he won't even visit those churches. God likes churches that condemns any other sexuality other than heterosexuality, and churches that really care about the critical situation of America. "One Nation under God". This was a very important part of Jesus Camp. The fact that church and government still remain separate, is a very distressing issue indeed. What really helped me understand the political situation of America was when the camp leader brought out a cardboard cutout of George Bush, and they had a ceremony where she spoke for him, and the kids answered. There is not one right thing in that entire situation. First of all, she spoke behind the cutout, which meant she said whatever she wanted to say to manipulate the kids. Then, she led the kids in a touching prayer, to all of America. The kids then proceeded to shout and plead on their knees with god, asking him to help Bush. This is not like the halfhearted "oh, please help". This is the on the floor, tears gushing from their eyes, red faced screaming and crying, as if they had just seen their dog get run over. Yeah, so this movie really educated me that it's not just Muslims that are radical and extremists. I don't know whether the camp leader saying : Oh yeah, Muslims have been training kids from a young age to kill themselves for God, and we want an army of children just as strong, and just as devoted as them– or, the kid that was talking about his dad's missionaries and how just before he left to a dangerous place, everyone would gather around and yell "martyr, martyr!", was more horrifying. Can I also mention that this kid proceeded to say that he thought it was cool that they yelled that, and that he would not mind laying his life down for the same cause (also, this kid is 13). So yeah.To be fair, this movie does not at all represent Christianity as a whole. The same way that ISIS doesn't represent Islam at all. This movie just focuses on one side of Christianity, and I guess kind of opens your eyes up because people think that Islam is the only religion with people who don't properly represent the religion. I definitely saw a dark side, but I think it's just sad that these kids grow up in these environments. Because if they know nothing else, how can they even begin to question what they're being taught. All I'm saying is that I believe in non violence, and I don't think this was appropriate at all to teach to kids. I'm not trying to offend anyone, you can have your thoughts, and I can have mine. I also think that these kids should have a chance to have their own thoughts, so I highly disagree with this method of education.