An impressive documentary sheds light upon a fascinating subject and presents it to viewers as objectively as possible. However, the subject a film like Jesus Camp, which tackles a Pentecostal kids' camp, practically ensures the film falls into the realm of controversial documentaries. If anything, the filmmakers likely worked overtime to portray the film's central camp to not look exactly like any other disturbing cult.

To this day, Jesus Camp is considered one of the most controversial documentaries ever made. On the one hand, some American Christians believed their religion was being portrayed unfavorably, while other Christians and Americans believed what went on in the camp to be outright child abuse.

Did these kids really understand what was going on? Did they know what it meant to dress in camouflage and become soldiers in the "army of God" to fight in the American culture war? Do any adults understand what that even means? Jesus Camp wanted to find out.