Cleanflix [HD]

Fascinating and Thought Provoking
It was fascinating to get a behind the scenes look at the industry that stirred up so many headlines. As someone who used Cleanflicks (until I realized a lot of the movies simply don't hold up under the editing process) it was really interesting seeing how everything played out. I still think if someone owns a film, it's their right to do whatever they want to it (just like owning any other piece of art). But modifying it for general distribution does seem a little sketchy and I can see how the Director's Guild would want to step in and defend their art. Loved the styling of the documentary as well as the interviews.

CAUTION: The film compares edited to un-edited scenes so you can get an idea of what the editors were removing from the film. As a result there is some graphic violence and nudity so if you are an old Cleanflicks customer you may find it a little offensive. If you are comfortable with that, it's a fascinating and well-made documentary!

Loved it!
This documentary has everything a good documentary should have.

Informative.
Stylized.
Surprising moments.
and really gets you thinking.

What more could you ever want?

Interesting and (mostly) even-handed
A fascinating case study that raises a lot of interesting questions on all sides. Also relevant for me personally since I was an online CleanFlix customer before they were forced to close.

I found the documentary pretty even-handed. Except, there was a bizarre voice-over near the end about repressed desires always coming out - it's not attributed, so I guess its by the filmmakers themselves. (I personally have never bought into the "pressure valve" theory of psychology anyway - why should our brains be like a stream engine or something? Freud was wrong about that, I think.)

The film could also leave the false impression that everyone in Utah Valley is the same, that all of Utah is like Utah Valley, and that all Mormons are conservative Republicans. Not true.

Also, the statements by one of the interviewees were just blatant over-generalization, saying all Mormons are close-minded sheep blindly doing whatever their prophet tells them. Not true either,...

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