last words of ammoron in the testaments movie

I'm reminded of a comment made by a character in LDS playwright Eric Samuelsen's drama 'Gadianton': 'It is pretty awful. I cannot say the same for 'Testaments.' This film is to the Book of Mormon what 'The Ten Commandments' is to the Book of Exodus or what 'Ben Hur' is to the Gospels-and I don't intend those to be flattering comparisons.

And judged by the standards of that genre, I think the films I've listed above are well-conceived and well-made. But these films aren't trying to meet those standards. They're not calculated to win praise for their subtlety, or irony, or ambiguity, or provocativeness, or originality, or any of the other qualities that make for great cinema by the standards of literary criticism. Over the years, the LDS Church has made some fine missionary films: 'Man's Search for Happiness,' 'Together Forever,' 'How Rare a Possession,' 'The Mountain of the Lord,' 'Legacy.' True, these films are emotionally heavy-handed. At the risk of being accused of speaking evil of the Lord's anointed, I have to say that this film represents poor judgment on the part of the LDS leaders who conceived and approved it.

Last words of ammoron in the testaments movie