This piece just filled me with such sadness. When he pulled out the bootleg Avatar I immediately wanted to laugh but then I realized how guilty and horrible the Elder must feel about his harmless and innocent actions. He thinks he is an addict. It's tragic. And he is so alone. He broke a tooth and he's asked about horses in the BOM. He wants to talk about his struggles and is asked to speak in a language that he cannot fully express himself in. The tenderness in how this was filmed made me even more emotional. Great job!
I feel like this needed a scene at the end where they show him at a video store buying a copy of titanic or something so we know he is just right back at it which is pretty realistic
I died when he pulled out a bootleg copy of Avatar 😂😂 but really though the mission is such a surreal experience. You grow up your whole life being told that it’s every capable priesthood holders duty to serve a mission, but after having served I believe every priesthood holder should do it if capable, but it’s definitely not for everyone. I cherish my mission, but there was guys that I served with that really should have gone home. The stress and homesickness which turns to anxiety, the depression, the feelings of inadequacy, the guilt, etc we’re too much for some to handle so they dreaded and hated every second of it. Trapped for two years in a place they don’t want to be from social and familial pressures to “serve an HONORABLE full time mission.” That hate turned to anger and disgust at the church, religion, their local leaders, etc and I really believe that some guys I served with that hated the mission and are vehemently against LDS religion/ culture could still be active, productive, and practicing members of the LDS church to this day but it was actually the mission that ruined their testimony. The mission is wild, for most it’s a testimony strengthener, for others it will destroy their soul.
I absolutely loved my mission. I was so happy working hard every day at a cause I believed was the most important cause ever. I have since left the church because I found the truth claims to be false. It's not just people who "can't hack it" that end up leaving. There are many legitimate reasons to be against the church.
@@jaromchristensen5598 I’m in between places right now, I’m young, would you mind telling me your side? Giving me the reasons why you left? If that’s not too much of a bother.
This was so great! The multiple splashes of the baptism had me laughing so hard 😂 and killer references to problematic Mormon issues (horses and weapons of peace). Very well done!
Holy crap that felt so strangely familiar. My mission President was from Argentina and didn’t speak english and I literally have a photo of myself doing the human pyramid thing. What a rough time of life and how crazy the way a mission makes you feel sometimes. Fun to relive the awkward guilt, shame and loneliness for few minutes.
Wow, brings back mission memories, I think only people who served a Mormon mission would fully get this. Kind of made me glad I'm out, but sad at the same time that people are still going through the isolating and mental battle that a Mormon mission is, in some ways amazing times, in others horrific.
Guys right now these people want me to get baptized in there own religion but I’m originally catholic so I have to make the stressful decision right now
No. He doesn't. Haha. He ends up doing it again, then goes through a fresh cycle of shame and worthlessness, this time even deeper than the first because he thought he had gotten over this with Christ's help. And even though he's out there preaching to people how clean and good they can feel if they join the church and get baptized, he feels miserable. Feels like he's either lying to everybody, or there's something very, very wrong with him, because why can't he JUST. BE. GOOD? Maybe if he was good enough, he could actually qualify for Christ's help. This is all his fault. "Please, God, Eternal Father of Heaven and Earth, forgive my wretched soul. Please! I just want to feel okay! I want to feel the love I keep telling people we have. I will do anything. Let me, your profligate child, work as a lowly servant in your vineyard. Please..." But the love never comes. You realize you've been dead inside for fourteen months. Only ten more months to go. If you've served a mission, this piece hits you in a really sad way.
@@bennyhinrichs yea that's why I put "stops" in quotes. I was raised Mormon and was queer since a young kid so I know the aesthetics and the feel of the church for sure. I think because of that it's not a very interesting video for me since I've lived it in some way but it is definitely a good look into behind the scenes for people who don't know about the church at all. My faith was never strong enough to have gone to a mission and have left the church when I was 16. Good luck if you're still in it! Live your truth and I hope it gives you happiness. I def felt more free after leaving but it's still hitting me randomly at times many years later. But the culture of being good and the community of people I knew was nice growing up so I appreciated a lot of it for sure in bittersweet ways.
This piece just filled me with such sadness. When he pulled out the bootleg Avatar I immediately wanted to laugh but then I realized how guilty and horrible the Elder must feel about his harmless and innocent actions. He thinks he is an addict. It's tragic. And he is so alone. He broke a tooth and he's asked about horses in the BOM. He wants to talk about his struggles and is asked to speak in a language that he cannot fully express himself in. The tenderness in how this was filmed made me even more emotional. Great job!
I so agree with this, but it wasn't my first impression because it's such a common, everyday experience for me and so many other missionaries.
Amazing. The most accurate portrayal of being a Mormon missionary abroad with all it's absurdities, awkwardness, and shame.
this short was so hecking good!
Preach
I feel like this needed a scene at the end where they show him at a video store buying a copy of titanic or something so we know he is just right back at it which is pretty realistic
Brilliant subtlety.
Glad you got it!
@@nowness I lived it, in France. Where every billboard had a topless woman holding a can of motor oil.
@@slcpunker Can you speak a little more about what subtleties this film is expressing? I feel like I'm missing something.
@@benk9947 Have you served a Mormon mission?
@@slcpunker No, I have not.
I died when he pulled out a bootleg copy of Avatar 😂😂 but really though the mission is such a surreal experience. You grow up your whole life being told that it’s every capable priesthood holders duty to serve a mission, but after having served I believe every priesthood holder should do it if capable, but it’s definitely not for everyone. I cherish my mission, but there was guys that I served with that really should have gone home. The stress and homesickness which turns to anxiety, the depression, the feelings of inadequacy, the guilt, etc we’re too much for some to handle so they dreaded and hated every second of it. Trapped for two years in a place they don’t want to be from social and familial pressures to “serve an HONORABLE full time mission.”
That hate turned to anger and disgust at the church, religion, their local leaders, etc and I really believe that some guys I served with that hated the mission and are vehemently against LDS religion/ culture could still be active, productive, and practicing members of the LDS church to this day but it was actually the mission that ruined their testimony. The mission is wild, for most it’s a testimony strengthener, for others it will destroy their soul.
I absolutely loved my mission. I was so happy working hard every day at a cause I believed was the most important cause ever. I have since left the church because I found the truth claims to be false. It's not just people who "can't hack it" that end up leaving. There are many legitimate reasons to be against the church.
@@jaromchristensen5598 Jarom come back
@@saintp4721 well shucks you’ve convinced me. See ya at church on Sunday 😂
@@jaromchristensen5598 my guy! Haha
@@jaromchristensen5598 I’m in between places right now, I’m young, would you mind telling me your side? Giving me the reasons why you left? If that’s not too much of a bother.
Nonmembers cannot begin to comprehend how serving a full-time mission can be the most significantly challenging period in your life.
This was so great! The multiple splashes of the baptism had me laughing so hard 😂 and killer references to problematic Mormon issues (horses and weapons of peace). Very well done!
Holy crap that felt so strangely familiar. My mission President was from Argentina and didn’t speak english and I literally have a photo of myself doing the human pyramid thing. What a rough time of life and how crazy the way a mission makes you feel sometimes. Fun to relive the awkward guilt, shame and loneliness for few minutes.
Great job, Samuel!!! And the rest of the cast did great too!!
Wonderfully shot and well-written. Bravo! I'd absolutely love to work with you.
Wow, brings back mission memories, I think only people who served a Mormon mission would fully get this. Kind of made me glad I'm out, but sad at the same time that people are still going through the isolating and mental battle that a Mormon mission is, in some ways amazing times, in others horrific.
Song @10:30 ?
What hymn number is 10:40 ??
“We’ll bring the world his truth”
This is fantastic 👏👏👏
Guys right now these people want me to get baptized in there own religion but I’m originally catholic so I have to make the stressful decision right now
Bets decision you will ever make ❤
So good.
How is Avatar pornograpy?
bollox!
How??
Wtf is this
Thought provoking, to say the least.
So he just “stops” it just like that...all right. Not a thought provoking piece at all. Nicely shot tho.
No. He doesn't. Haha. He ends up doing it again, then goes through a fresh cycle of shame and worthlessness, this time even deeper than the first because he thought he had gotten over this with Christ's help. And even though he's out there preaching to people how clean and good they can feel if they join the church and get baptized, he feels miserable. Feels like he's either lying to everybody, or there's something very, very wrong with him, because why can't he JUST. BE. GOOD? Maybe if he was good enough, he could actually qualify for Christ's help. This is all his fault. "Please, God, Eternal Father of Heaven and Earth, forgive my wretched soul. Please! I just want to feel okay! I want to feel the love I keep telling people we have. I will do anything. Let me, your profligate child, work as a lowly servant in your vineyard. Please..."
But the love never comes. You realize you've been dead inside for fourteen months. Only ten more months to go.
If you've served a mission, this piece hits you in a really sad way.
@@bennyhinrichs yea that's why I put "stops" in quotes. I was raised Mormon and was queer since a young kid so I know the aesthetics and the feel of the church for sure. I think because of that it's not a very interesting video for me since I've lived it in some way but it is definitely a good look into behind the scenes for people who don't know about the church at all. My faith was never strong enough to have gone to a mission and have left the church when I was 16.
Good luck if you're still in it! Live your truth and I hope it gives you happiness. I def felt more free after leaving but it's still hitting me randomly at times many years later. But the culture of being good and the community of people I knew was nice growing up so I appreciated a lot of it for sure in bittersweet ways.
Satire? I'm all for artistic films, but this short is much too ambiguous if it has a point at all.
You must not be the correct audience. This is hilarious
Wow, el que verdaderamente comprende lo que la expiación de Jesucristo significa, entenderá como la expiación puede hacer milagros en nuestra vida.
but there is no critical reflection in this piece? POC are adornments n this film, no voice, just accessories to assist the story.
People of Christ
@@itsnotawarcrimeifyouhadfun4709 People of Colour
The entire film is critical reflection and it is VERY "insider", ESPECIALLY how the Mormon church views POC.
@@Momo74153 LED colors? Red? Green? Violet?
Unfortunately, POC roles in this film is an accurate reflection of Mormon missionary culture.
I saw the short saying it was comedic, but I did not find it funny.