Searching for Johnny

great flick!!
Really good stuff! A very insightful and entertaining doc. I was surprised, as an American, how little I actually knew about Johnny Appleseed. A very balanced look at his impact on the American landscape.

great movie
cross-cutting of contemporary stories, intertwined with glimpses
of who johnny appleseed was, or who he might have been, works
extremely well for me. with a few factual data at disposal, the film
allows its' picturesque characters to guess, and their projections
into the past are charming and insightful. while learning about
johnny appleseed and his time, we actually learn more about
our present.

Somewhat Amateurish but interesting.
The film often showed an apple rolling along in odd places like on an escalator... on a dashboard.... and elsewhere which I found irritating and amateurish. However the film did show some interesting facts about Johnny Appleseed. One interesting subject was the relative of Johnny that inherited his bible. The film is based on a --;Mother Earth-- sort of world view, rather than a Christian world view and even mentions TAROT cards during one scene! This was bothersome but not overwhelming and I overlooked it because they quickly got back to the subject of Johnny Appleseed. The story is shown as a documentary, not as a re-enactment of his life. It is worth seeing but not a blockbuster show.

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