Accidental Activist

A movie about true persecution. It is relatable and inspiring for anyone with a belief that might actually cost them something.

A gay viewer can see themselves in the protagonist (on the off chance that anyone in their life would actually try to ruin their lives).

As mentioned elsewhere, the runtime makes it dubious to call it a movie. That and mediocre acting keep it from being a 10. However, I will applaud it for telling the story it has to tell and not having it with 45 minutes of fluff, B plot, or other such nonsense just to get to a certain length.

Whether or not you want to watch this movie is up to you but understand that the very low rating is entirely ideologically based and has nothing to do with the quality of the movie. It is the fecal droppings of the chronically offended and those completely devoid of empathy.

I really don't have more to say than the other reviews have said. This is just trash wall to wall where a man behaves in an incredibly childish and bigoted way and spends the next 45 minutes not learning that if he grew a little things would be ok. On another note apparently I can't buy Dove products now lol. Thanks to the SPLC!

Good movie, not great.

Good depiction of the challenges of tolerance towards those who disagree with you.

Showing that it's okay to have quite differing opinions and be able to live peacefully with those whom you disagree with.

This 58 minute film was produced by the American Family Association (AFA), an anti-gay group labeled as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It tells the story of Ted, happily married Christian father of three. One day, he signs a petition in support of traditional marriage (that is, against gay marriage). Before long, his name appears in a gay newspaper and gay activists make threatening phone calls and start picketing outside his business. It's never made clear why the gay activist singled Ted out, of all the people who signed the petition, but it may have something to do with the fact that the gay rights group and it's leader, an evil Italian, want his business to fail so that they can move into his property. Ted didn't want to make a big deal out of this, but now he has to decide whether he will stand up for his beliefs, even as the angry, intolerant gays want to silence him. The movie ends rather abruptly and I wonder why they didn't bother making it into a real feature length film.

"Accidental Activist" is another (lesser known) movie in the genre of Christian films in which Christians in America are portrayed as persecuted for their beliefs (better known examples would be "God's Not Dead", "Last Ounce of Courage" and "Christmas with a Capital C". If you like that genre and think this sounds like a great story, give "Accidental Activist" a try. If not, don't bother.

This movie was made to whip up hate and ignorance from people filled with hate and ignorance, I have genuinely never seen something so pandering and designed to target willfully small minded people, who keep themselves in the dark.

Such a shame all these 'actors' chose to destroy their 'careers' in this way, I particularly feel sorry for the children who were clearly forced to participate in this poorly writen movie by their parents/guardians.

May human rights and decency continue to pave the way for our fellow man and education taught to help teach these people that a life filled with hate is no life at all.