Movie Reviews, Three Stars - Thursday, March 20, 2008 17:11 - 6 Comments

September Dawn (DVD)

September Dawn was a film based on actual events that occurred in the state of Utah on September 11th, 1857. This film was extremely controversial and many people bashed its producer Christopher Cain for a film which they believed was filled with clichés and propaganda.

Truth be told, I knew very little about the Mormon religion coming into this film. I’ve read up on their beliefs in high school and watched some documentaries on their lives, but I have very little knowledge about them. I knew absolutely nothing about the Mountain Meadows Massacre which this story is based upon and its obviously something that educators don’t teach in schools. Apparently, Brigham Young (the Mormon prophet) and his followers had radically different views about the salvation of mankind which ultimately led to the demise of over 100 settlers who crossed the Mormons paths while they headed to the state of California.

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