Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Do Not take your kids to see 'The Golden Compass'
It's more like the Godless Compass from all the flurry that I'm seeing. I found out about it from Emma Grace's private school principal. She sent out a link to Snopes.com to inform parents and grandparents in order for us to make our own decisions for our children and the protection of their minds, hearts and souls. I wanted everyone who reads my blog to have that same opportunity. So, what could the big deal be, you may ask. Check out the Snopes link as well as this link to Ben Witherington and his post from Tuesday, November 6th on the topic. It seems some big Hollywood stars are in the film which may draw more attention and attendance to the film. It also appears that the theme of the book trilogy that this film comes from is anti-theist and results in the final book to be about killing God, although the first book in the trilogy seems benign and was toned down for the feature film. Why make the film? To get unsuspecting kids and uninformed parents to go to the movie, then buy the trilogy of books for, ironically, Christmas, and ultimately spread anti-theism.
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I read the whole series, and the predominant feeling I came away with was that Pullman completely misunderstands Christianity. His impression seems rooted in the 15th century church-as-imperial-power depiction of the religion. I don't know what got a bee in his bonnet, but he sure does have an axe to grind... pity for him his enemy no longer exists.
He's a very good writer. His imagination and imagery is spectacular (the armored bears are genius). It's too bad he's allowed himself to become bent so far. It's like he's trying to become the Anti-C.S. Lewis by writing the Anti-Chronicles-of-Narnia. I wonder what happened to him in his early life?
Thanks for the warning. I love going to movies and would probably have seen this without knowing any better.
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