I've written before about Philip Pullman. He is a good author, but I do not like his message in the least. I've seen some reports that the Golden Compass movie isn't doing as well as filmmakers had hoped. I'm not entirely disappointed. I do not think that any kind of organized boycott would do any good. Just look at all the negative publicity about the Creation Museum that has just increased the number of people who know about the museum and come visit! However, I think that even with the reported dumbing down of the anti-Christian message people are avoiding the movie.
If you want to read a good column about the movie then click here. I followed a link from another blog and wasn't sure what the column would contain. I liked what I read though, and liked it even more as I continued to read. It is more coherent than an argument that I could make, and I definitely agree with what is said.
Pullman is a hardcore atheist who is trying to indoctrinate children into his world view. Reportedly he has admitted that yes, his books are basically about "killing god." I was thinking about seeing the movie just to see how it had played out the plot. I read all the way through the books and while you don't have to read something to critique it, it oftentimes really helps. But now I'm not so sure. If it isn't doing that well I don't want to help it to do better. *shrugs* I'll see. I'll probably watch it on DVD when it comes out.
~Matt
PS Yes, I know I haven't written more about Chicago, I promise that it is coming. However, today I'm quite busy working at church, then editing video, then going to a costume birthday party and taking as many pictures as I can. Tuesday I'm not working except for a meeting, so I should have plenty of free time before Bible Study.
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"A room without books is as a body without a soul." -Cicero
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What I have heard is that if this movie does well, he will probably make more and will up the atheistic content in them, which is exactly what I had been thinking he would do.
Have you read Scarlet yet? It is very enjoyable. Also, I just saw that Paolini is writing two more books instead of one in order to do the story justice and tie up all story lines. I agree. The next one is not due out until September of '08.
Enjoy your Christmas travels.
I could believe that, so here's to hoping it doesn't do that well. I'd like to see more fantasy films, but this kind I can do without. I enjoy Harry Potter, but know there are those Christians who heartily disapprove. I think that Pullman is far more dangerous.
I have Scarlet, I bought it in Chicago, not knowing that it was out yet. I've started it, but need to finish a couple more books (like The Stand) before I get back into it. I'm in the middle of so many books.
I did see a while ago that Paolini would be writing more. It will be interesting to see his story progress.
Somehow, I missed the whole Pullman-is-an-atheist thing before reading The Golden Compass last year. While I picked up on some anti-religion (particularly anti-Catholic) themes, I didn't notice any fierce anti-god sentiment (it must be stronger in the following books). So the hubbub about the movie sort of surprised me.
I haven't seen the movie, but I probably will sometime. It's a fun story without the atheism, much like Narnia has proved to still be a fun story without the Christian allegory fully intact.
It does get quite a bit stronger. I didn't notice it at first when I read the books because I expected the characters would be redeemed. I didn't realize until the end that he was far into the anti-God camp (I'm sure that Pullman likes Richard Dawkins).
Also I've read that they toned down the movie, but that if it did well enough and they made sequels they would ramp things up to be more like the books.
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