Sons of Provo
by Will Swenson
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Actor: Danny Tarasevich, Kirby Heyborne, Will SwensonDirector: Will Swenson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 93 minutes
Published: 2005
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Halestone
Movie Reviews of Sons of Provo
Movie Review: Very different than I expected
Summary: 5 Stars
Actually, I got this movie along with three others together on eBay. At first I thought it was a promo for an actual band so when I watched it I was very disappointed because I thought the band was so lame...well in reality that is what it was intended to be. But I think there is a great message here about pride, ego, control, submissiveness, being overly accepting of others, falling into trends that reinforce exploitation, and so on. Although it is a spoof on certain aspects of LDS life, it does nothing to demean the Church itself. I think instead it sends a message to those who take Utah Mormon life so seriously that they avoid their own identity and are fearful to be themselves--which goes for the members of the band. The only two persons who stand out who are themselves is the first manager who had it all wrong and built expertise out of mediocrity, and the second manager who had it all right but was too timid to express herself until the end, which worked out great.
Being a West Coast Mormon, it is a bit different than some hardcore Provo type where 97% or so of the community is LDS. That is not to say that I or they believe any differently, but it is to say that they take their lives often to be the center of the universe and get in return a very myopic view of life as it exists in the rest of the world, and in fact they often tend to reject it or put down those who exist outside of their community. That is simply how it is, and it is understandable. I think this movie attacks that, at times, insipid viewpoint but where it falls short is that it does not connect with others in the Church who actually are what they see as being missing in the Provo/Utah culture.
It took me maybe three times watching it before I felt I finally got what the movie is about and it is now one of my favorites. I like Kirby Heyborne and I think the roles he plays permits the other characters to blow it such that it illuminates misplaced emotions and notions of what is right and wrong in a social as well as personal context. The message in this movie is very clear, and that is if you conceptualize yourself in vague ways that identify with a blurry concept of self, others, organization or whatever you are going to move very slowly through life and you will be spending most of your time self-justifying. It shows that personal identity is clarified through the acceptance of others who may lessen your control but broaden your perception of others in ways that permit kindness and understanding to displace ego, bias, and ignorance.
Summary of Sons of Provo
Sons of Provo is a hilarious behind-the scenes "mockumentary" of the greatest LDS boy band that never really was! Will Swenson (The Singles Ward), Kirby Heyborne (The Best Two Years), and Danny Tarasevich are the fictional Everclean, a semi-talented pop group destined for worldwide fame (but they'd settle for the state of Utah...and probably Idaho). These squeaky-clean Momma's-Backstreet-Boys are touring across the state, bringing their righteous dance grooves to the Mormon masses. Will their newfound popularity take them to higher levels of awesomeness, or will it tear them apart like cheap acid-free scrapbooking paper?Similar DVD Movies
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