l_hendrex Review of Private Potter

Private Potter (1963)

An experience with God common to man but rare in movies

[10/10 · 30 October 2002]

Perhaps I'm not the best person to comment on the entertainment value or the artistic content of this movie, because my jaw just kept dropping as the story being told unfolded. I think a high percentage of mankind have experiences with God similar to what the character of Pvt. Potter had in the movie. When a person resists God the way Pvt. Potter did at first, it can be an unpleasant experience. But if the person accepts God-the way Pvt. Potter finally did- the peace can be beyond explaining. Pvt. Potter was totally at peace even about going to jail at the end. However, continued resistance will cause God to withdraw and cause the person to confine the experience to a convenient file in the brain--which most people do, thus explaining the lack of movies/stories/books on the subject. I am speaking from my own experience and from watching others who I know experienced the same thing. I just couldn't believe that anyone in the movie industry made this kind of movie. WAH/LHH