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Many here know my religious affiliation, as well as my lack of editing skills. Well, I just recently had an idea that will probably never come to fruition from anyone, but it’s a fun thought anyway. You see, in the past 10 years there have been several movies about Joseph Smith made by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that star a man named Nathan Mitchell in the role of the adult Joseph Smith:
The Restoration
Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration
Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration (re-edited version that includes 40% different footage)
Emma Smith: My Story
Praise to the Man
Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story
The Times and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
With the possible exception of the last one (which I’ve only watched portions of), each of these has footage unique to it, though many of the actors are the same throughout. I’m sure a unique and interesting movie could be spliced together from the various pieces, though I’m not sure what different aim it would serve. Perhaps it would just be an extended edition or something.
Interestingly, a different boy played Smith as a 14 year-old in the different films. The boy who played him in The Restoration is named Dustin Harding. That same boy, though older, played Smith again in a more recent film as an adult, the film being called Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold. Again, it would be another opportunity to edit the films together to tell a somewhat different story.
Anyway, that’s my proposal to the void that no one will take up 😃
