LDS hagiography
I'm all for hagiography—there's nothing like a saint's martyrdom with lots of arrows for zesty reading—but the new biopic of the late President Gordon B. Hinckley, A Giant Among Men, seems premature. The film includes epic scenes of Gordon, a PR man before he became prophet, typing.

Let's let a few decades pass and Mormon mythology to work its magic, a la the Miracle of the Seagulls and the Nephite trio. By then, folklore will have young Gordon's mother washing his mouth out with kryptonite after catching him swearing.
With something to work with, Hollywood can treat us to a real super hero, The Hinkinator.


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