| Movie Review | The Journal of American History, 94.3

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The Mormons. Dir. and prod. by Helen Whitney. Frontline and American Experience with Helen Whitney Productions, 2007. 240 mins. (PBS Home Video, http://www.shoppbs.org/)

This PBS documentary explores the place of Mormonism in American history and what commentators describe as its "breathtaking transformation" from "ultimate outcast to the embodiment of the mainstream in two generations." The long trek toward acceptance and legitimacy is underscored by the journalist Ken Verdoia's unflattering comparison in the opening. He says, "In the nineteenth century, to call someone a Mormon was akin to calling someone a Muslim terrorist." (The Mormon-Islamic comparison is not developed and potentially problematic since it panders to the linkage of Islam and terrorism.) The rationale for the documentary is stated simply enough. PBS Frontline tells the story of "one of the most powerful, feared, and misunderstood religions in American history." Suffice it to say The Mormons is a production that comes out swinging.

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