Review of Blue Like Jazz (2012) by Monty K — 23 Apr 2012

Blue Like Jazz follows the same formula used by John Moyer in his.

Movies about Mormonism. The questioning believer is critical of his.

Faith but eventually finds meaning in joining a church, usually through.

His interest in a desirable female believer. See John Moyer's the.

Returned Missionary. It's basically the same story. In this case,.

Non-believers are depicted by the residents of a secular college as.

Being raucous, injured and without direction. Christians are shown as.

Tolerant, generous and kind. Non-believer's lives are mired in.

Self-absorption, while the Christian character is generously giving her.

Time to traveling to a troubled third world community. What she.

Actually accomplishes there is not revealed. The viewer is left to.

Wonder whether she is giving any substantial relief or is there to.

Proselytize. While the supposed virtues of a Christian life is alluded.

To, the film never tackles the difficult challenges about historical.

Accuracy and factual evidence put forth by its critics. It simply.

Asserts that non-believers and Christian critics live empty.

Non-fulfilling lives, and Christian's lives are wholesome, peaceful and.

Fulfilling. This is illustrated when the main character comes to his.

Senses, recommits to his religion, and most importantly, gets the girl.

The female prize is no ordinary female, but a high quality, highly.

Desirable, attractive, intelligent, caring, wise, and endlessly.

Forgiving white Anglo-Saxon female. This is exactly the prize bait used.

By Moyer in his movies about the Mormon religion; that is until John.

Moyer renounced his membership and gave up the religion. In sum it is a basically masturbatory view of a religious life by the believers of that religion.