Mormon Movie Reviews - Joseph Smith The Man (1980) The Legendary Lethe Tatge’s Final Iconic Role!
Welcome brothers and sisters to Mormon Movie Reviews: Where LDS movie lovers belong! I am your humble host, Dives, this is episode 112 and will will review
EP 85: Joseph Smith The Man (1980)
Link: https://youtu.be/TECB8tMdiPE
Running time: 8 minutes
Rating: not rated
Genre: Religious drama
This review works best if you have seen this film before, though that is not required. we will watch the short together while I provide insightful, and occasionally irreverent commentary.
Spoiler alert
Synopsis
A group of children come to Lethe Tatge's home to hear about the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Film Background
technically speaking, this is not an official church video
this film was brought to us by the visual transit authority under the direction of famed Mormon filmmaker TC Christiansen
please let me know your thoughts on this film by sending me an email to
MormonMovieReviews@gmail.com
Conclusion Love and acceptance is found when you believe what I believe, when you don’t question my metaphysical claims, when you find value in my cultural heritage, when you believe without evidence the same things that i believe without evidence, when you don’t ask me any challenging questions or point out inconsistencies in historical church narratives, when you keep sweet pray and obey
this is the final Mormon film to feature the legendary Lethe Tatge
https://youtu.be/BqcTzOwmVM4
Final Thoughts
The children in this film are doing what Mormon children are supposed to do, accept elders wisdom and marvel at how lucky they are to be born into the one true church
this film is a vehicle for mythologizing Joseph Smith, to make him larger than life, to make him a legend, to lionize him, it never deals with any of Joseph’s troubling legacy, much less bring it up, no sir
Please consider making a donation by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MormonNewsRoundup
Email: kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org
Website: https://mormonnewsroundup.org/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonnewsroundup
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormon_news_roundup/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dives.lazarus/
X: https://twitter.com/NewsMormon
New episodes every night at 9:30 PM Eastern.