After seeing this documentary "School Prayer: A Community at War" by Slawomir Gruenberg and Ben Cranein 1999, I think this movie is interesting. It talks about religion freedom in a small community. At first, after seeing this movie, I think it is quite fear between the two side - one side insists that all students no matter from what culture should pray in the morning and another side insists that people should have religion freedom and they can do anything in an "American way". Besides, this short documentary was shown on television, so the director tried his best to keep everything even. Audiences can see and hear the two sides' opinions. However, when I see through the structure of this movie, I find that the basic story line is based on the woman - Lisa Herdahl. Then audiences may easily take her side and follow her story. Besides, the director put her as a victim and took her as a hero at the end of the movie. I think more or less the director had already chosen one side as his opinions.
Review of School Prayer: A Community at War
