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Watched this last night, and it has left me reflecting on how different the world would be if it were full of people like Dan, Asa and their friends, and the families whose stories they are also telling here.

It was far more than I expected, it showed a level of heart and care that I wasn't expecting and certainly created 'the feels' more times than I guessed it was going to.

Its a powerful tale indeed, and the work that Dan and his friends put in here should be applauded widely.

It shows what is wrong with a society that is run by old white men whose views remain firmly placed in the 18th century, but it ultimately shows more profoundly what you can do to overcome ignorance and stupidity. The Mormons are probably must like others who are firmly intrenched in their religious views, but if history shows us anything is it that even the seemingly immovable objects do with time move, and hopefully this will be the case here.

It must surely take only more teen suicides, and more family separations for those who hold control to finally realise that something needs to change, and that their God perhaps puts the value of family, and the value of every person above the once or twice referenced views on sexuality.

This is a must see for any LGBTQ people, but bring your tissues. I am hopeful that it will also be seen by the families, and communities of those affected all over the world by hate, but intolerance and by simple ignorance.

Powerful stuff.

I'm not gay, but i know some who are, i do not speak out loud for the LGBTQ community either, because i dont feel too, but thanks to everybody enlightning us not knowers with this film this music, this love faith and hope. i have an easy agenda that to be good to everybody doesnt hurt anybody , and the film is an approval that even the smallest thing might help and save. as a film product , i'm a little confused about wether it is a protest against the mormone community or a personal promotion towards the music,or if its a 100 percent love for the cause. i hope the net income of the festival and the film is building a fund that can help and mission people in the LGBTQ community in the mormon society in the state of utah , with for instance 24 hour call centers, emergency safe house clinics for people in existential crisis and so on. i'm raiding on the imagine dragon wave myself these days, watching their show in oslo norway in april 2018 , the best gig ever ive been to, so i feel kinda influenced by this when writing this review. watch the film,youll never regret that, you might save a life believe it or not........

What a beautiful piece! I caught this at Sundance and it absolutely was my favorite film of the weekend. It was incredibly courageous and such a necessary catalyst for change. Hopefully the Mormon leaders will see this film and feel a need to listen to the voices of the gay youth sitting in their very pews.

I believe that this film will save lives. Our gay youth need to see this film and feel the much needed love and acceptance they deserve. My eyes were glued to the screen the entire time and my heart was broken but also given hope for a future of equality and acceptance.

I have no idea how someone could watch this film and walk away with a negative view of it unless they were just searching for a reason to spew hate. I enjoyed listening to Reynolds interview on NPR recently and got further insight in to the reasoning behind the creation of this documentary and could feel his sense of passion and determination. We need more straight allies to shed light on our gay youth and the unfortunate situations they are often born in to due to religion and family situations.

I'm looking forward to the film coming out on HBO to share it with my family and friends. Hopefully it will open up some of their conservative eyes and help them to see the sad truth of religious guilt upon our children.

What a beautiful film!

Both heartwarming and thought provoking. I enjoyed the film and left with a new desire to become more active in my community. I highly recommend this film, especially to those who are seeking a deeper understanding of LGBTQ youth in homes of faith and the difficult circumstances they face.

This is a fantastic film for families to watch together and become more educated on teen suicide and how they can become better allies. Kudos to all involved.

There can't be any reaction other than supporting this initiative. This world needs more of this. So, writing a review focusin on its flaws is really unbecoming.

This documentary speaks to the young person thinking about suicide because he/she is not accepted. And it screams LOUD: We accept you! At least 20,000 people accept and celebrate you, in your own area. You are not alone.

Whoever you are, however you can express this message, it is a good one. If making this documentary saved one single life, it is worth it, and I'm certain it saved several. You can't ask more of a movie or any production.

I'm not directly affected by the issues at hand, and I wasn't a big Imagine Drangons fan, but the watching of this was emotional and fulfilling, certainly worth watching, thought and dialogue provoking. It plants some seeds that can grow to make our world a better place. That deserves to be only praised and encouraged.

Thanks to all the makers of this film.

I loved this documentary so much! Beautifully done with a loving intent that could be felt through my screen. Thank you for bringing to me a greater awareness of a very important issue. Truly heart expanding.

Such a great film and I loved it so much. For me, it's not about Mormonism or LGBTQ, it's about acceptance and being able to come up as a different person. I'm so happy with the film. It's very inspiring and hopefully will help a lot of young people who are suffering with being different from their community. The only issue I had with the film is that they kept mentioning that people consider same sex marriage to be a serious sin. I don't think we need to talk about that.

I was really impressed by much of this documentary, and liked the bits of music clips, and felt moved by the pain of those who have been attacked by the Mormon religious faith - but I felt more and more during the movie, and especially at the end when they were showing clips from the actual concert that was done, that this movie is still just trying to push the Mormon 'belief' and all the stupidity and idiocy this religion entails.

I felt like screaming at the screen as the film went on, especially at the end: "How the HECK can you continue to believe in a religion that has caused the death by suicide of hundreds of its followers?"

How can anybody believe that a little man up in the sky actually cares about them when the leaders of the Mormon faith continue to push hate and bigotry and push so many Mormon teenagers to kill themselves.

The movie points out that the number ONE cause of death of Mormon teenagers is suicide! How could there be a god who would accept this?

This movie made me want to grab the next gay Mormon I might see and shake them and yell: "Snap out of it!" and try to explain to them that they've been brainwashed ....

But what can you expect from a group of people who spend so much of their time going around knocking on the doors of people and bugging them and trying to push their strange view of the world on other people.

It's time to boycott Mormon businesses. I will no longer buy any products from the photography parts company that moved to Utah from California. Some of you might know the company I mean. They are not really right. But one of the leaders of the company is one of those alt-right @$$*^%'s

I'm half way through, and I have heard about this documentary. I think LDS famous people are even more famous when they are Mormon. They broke some awkward barrier. But how often they are still firm to their faith? IDK.? I do know I love the respect you are giving this. I am Mormon. I have one extreme to the other in my heritage. So walk in someone else's shoes has always been the piece that I hope help me to connect more to Christ. God is fair. That is what I have always thought with this topic. I am firm in my faith. I respect the church for never changing with the times. If it is scripture, it is fact. The Bible should have never fit the religion, the religion should live by the word. So if on this earth, the fact is the same...I do know God is fair. In every situation. I may not be gay, but my soul mate chose drugs over me and our family. I don't know if I can love again. But I am grateful that I felt it. And on the flip side, the level of hurt to know it and not be able to find it again...may not make sense to anyone. All I can say is I see your faith, I see your pure heart's intent with this show, and when you both started singing Love One Another....I lost it. Love.

It takes a lot of courage for a singer at the height of his career to face and confront the doctrines of the Mormon Church, especially those related to discrimination against LGBTQ+ members. Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds, a Mormon himself, revisits his past and wonders why he was neutral or ignored the church's stance against gay people when so many young people turned to suicide as a solution. The documentary goes through his penance and the peaceful way that he finds to redeem himself and help his community.

It's never too late to find out that LOVE is love is love.

1:43 long and SO good to see the magnificent lyricist and performer, Dan Reynolds, as a 'real' person in the midst of a day... months... in the life of... a husband, a father, an alt-rock GENIUS!!! I find his humanity, openness and honesty therapeutic in ways that touch the core of my soul. I CAN'T WAIT to SEE you guys LIVE on your next sweep of the USA.

NO, really I'm turning 62 in July 2024. I REALLY can't wait!!! Headlining the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, September-ish works for me!!! I could use a few days outside of FL, the home of WTF (Welcome To Florida???). You guys are the BEST to hit the scene in the last decade-decade+!!! Forever young at heart.

THANK YOU for sharing your life altering truths and artistic gifts with the world.🎶

I caught this at Sundance and was initially moved by the sentiments of the film, Dan's openness, and the idea that he could be such a voice for change in an isolated community. However, I then heard the filmmakers speak and even got a chance to talk to one of them myself and learned that this wasn't the movie they set out to make and felt like I was witnessing a fraud.

They intended to make a movie about Dan's depression and fame but ended up guiding the picture to become what I assume they believed would be a film that would sell and gain awards.

I gave this 3 stars because I honestly believe in the message of the movie, but to later learn that it was funded by LiveNation I can only assume it was intended to help promote their band and make a mormon follower seem more likable to the mainstream.

After watching the film, I learned that Dan was now appearing in anti-smoking ads too. I think he is just attempting to retain popularity through social righteousness and anyone and everyone is piggy packing along for the ride. He seems like a good person and I wish him the best, but this film makes me feel cheated.

Love one another, and realize what you're watching when you see this picture.

A group of straight white males got together to make an outsider film about the LGBTQ community. It has it's touching moments but overall it is slow, boring, and full of story holes. It plays more as an apology letter from a man (Reynolds) who actively worked with the Mormons to discriminate against the gay community and is now worried that this revelation will impact his record sales.

It was almost as if the filmmakers just got access to the lead singer of a major band but couldn't find anything else for him to do but speak out about seemingly outdated issues that leads us to a pointless conclusion/solution.

Reynolds, who is a bit slow witted and very reminiscent of Andy Samberg's character in 'Popstar'... and also a Mormon, believes that the resolution to the Mormon/Gay conflict is to hold a concert event. Thats it. That sums up the whole movie.

I only gave the film a single star because I couldn't rate it any lower. It felt like a complete waste of time.