bkoganbing Boiled down to its essence Monumental: In Search Of America's National Treasure is a blueprint for fundamentalist Christians to restore America to their view of it. According to their view of history it was when America did such things as ban school prayer and make abortion legal and available and heaven help us decide that LGBTQ people were actually citizens that ought to have equal treatment that America just lost its way.Our founding fathers true were for the most part churchgoing folks. But they also saw how wars of religion had torn Europe apart in the previous century. They made provision that at least federally we would have no established religion and none would be given preference. Eventually each state adopted that standard as well. The skepticism of Franklin, the Deism of Jefferson, the outright atheism of Tom Paine gets nary a mention.It's a warped view of America and Cameron whose career in mainstream entertainment went south is now a star on the Christian circuit. What really annoys me about this view of America and of life when you come right down to it works wonderfully if you accept unquestioningly their view of things. If you don't buy into it,either you are a unregenerate sinner or a person for this crowd to preach to. Seeing how this crowd is excusing all the scandals and peccadillos of our current president who is trying to give them the America they want should show them up for what they are.Fundamentalist Christian propaganda that really doesn't stand up to critical examination.

jefferysikes911 This is one of the most enlightening movies about the American pilgrims, that has ever been filmed. There are discoveries in this movie which will assist Americans with understanding who they are and what their country is founded upon. The film addresses the hardships Americas forefathers endured in order to make it to America. No other documentary about America has ever delved into this much detail concerning its forefathers and their historical past. Those of you who want to know the foundations of America could not pick a better movie to watch and a better foundation for your further research, than this film "Monumental". Every school child in America should be introduced to this film. This film takes you on an exciting journey, and opens your eyes to the history of America's forefathers, what they experienced, what they had to contend with, and how they finally endured the hardships and made it successfully to the shores of what is now Massachusetts. It winds through many countries as well as some states within America, covering some specific history and documentation and finally takes you back to Massachusetts and introduces you to one of the most historical Monuments in America, and one to which most Americans are unaware.

msnfaith I really love how Kirk Cameron actually took tons of time to go thru history to dig up the GENUINE FACTS about our nations founding. How fun & exciting that he got to actually go to these places & witness things for himself instead of just taking people's word on it. That would be SO fascinating!! He actually went across the ocean to go to the places that our ancestors came from and researched the TRUTHS to find out for himself and his family. I don't want to give ANY spoilers, so I'm not going to talk about all the interesting facts he found on this amazing adventure. But, boy does EVERY SINGLE American NEED TO WATCH THIS!! Today kids are being raised with a REVISED/REWRITTEN history and this movie will PROVE with the facts how things have changed so dramatically from our founding & how we need to get back to it fast to SAVE OUR NATION and bring it back to its' original greatness. After watching the movie, many packed theaters stood and clapped! Wow!! We bought this movie as soon as it came out on DVD and plan to give as gifts to A LOT of our family for Christmas. People NEED to see the real truth about how our nation was really started. Awesome!! God bless Kirk Cameron & team for digging up the truth in person. :D This is a MUST SEE show!

mr-lavictor I use this in my classroom to set the tone for American History. We can not hide behind a false understanding of our history and expect our children just believe whatever is said in the world. They must be rooted in the truth and see that our founders understood the costs that may lie ahead, and that we must put faith first so that we can make good and proper decisions. Man will make mistakes along the road of life... that should be understood, but we must try and correct our path when light is shed upon the falsehoods and failures we experience. Sometimes it hurts to see what we really are and where we come from, but that is what we must understand if we are to see where we came from.