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God's Army
2009-09-24 - God's Army was Richard Ducher's first movie, and his first attempt at making a movie of the LDS culture. He pulls no punches in portraying the 6 Elders who live and work together in L.A. If the realism bothers some people, then it means you have never served an LDS mission. Kudos to Richard Dutcher for opening the door to a new genre for LDS people and their friends.
Carole

Good mission motivator
2009-08-17 - This movie is very good. It is funny, sad, entertaining, and easy to relate to. It would be a good inspirational movie to watch if considering going on a mission. One of my favorite LDS movies (and I have seen/own quite a few).

Very Poignant and Uplifting
2005-11-28 - This is the first "modern" (I mean unconventional) mormon movie Ive seen.I was warned not to see this one because it may discourage me to go on a mission (they don't have to worry since im not going anyway,personal choice) or I may get turned off as a member.Well,they were wrong!I found this movie very uplifting and inspiring,everyone (people going on their mission or not) should watch this.Brandon Allen went to serve his mission in Sodom and Gomorrahlike Los Angeles.He had culture shock at first (he was from Kansas) being in a really different environment plus meeting some quirky fellow missionaries.There,they met different types of people from prostitutes to non believers.Elder Allen was becoming more and more discouraged,and without expecting it,wonderful things began to unfold (sorry can't give them away here).

Being surrounded with missionaries myself(im a Mormon by the way),I witnessed their hardships and at the same time the better part of being a missionary.I think this movie strongly hits close to home.This movie may "look" like a B-movie (because of its low budget,color and unfamiliar actors,this is a really poignant and well acted film.




Way too much whining!
2005-09-20 - This movie, in my experience does not accurately depict Mormon missionaries. I have never seen so many whiney children.

Condensed two years
2005-02-13 - There has been several LDS films lately and most deal with the mission experience. While the non LDS viewer might see all these films as unlikely portrayals, what they do represent is true to life except that the gamut of experiences is typically lived over the course of the two years that missioneries serve. When I first saw this I kept saying yeah but, yeah but. As I contemplated later, I thought to myself when was the last time that Miracles were part of your regular life? The answer is when I served as a full time Missionery. The Film "The best two years"
Is another very true to life portrayal of mission life, and the conversion of a missionery to service. The reason "God's Army" is not a 5 star is due to the budget of the film which resulted in some less than authentic looks.This film is probably moving for many former missioneries, but provides an interesting look at "those mormon boys".