The Golden Compass
Am I the only one who has received the warning email about the movie "The Golden Compass" 5,132 times? Enough already people! I filter everything I and my children watch. Nothing I get emailed to me with a "Fwd; Re: Fwd: re; fwd: Re: re: Re; Re;" on it is going to even be opened up and read much less affect my belief about a movie. I sincerely hope that everyone makes these decisions on their own based on their own personal research and Biblical convictions.
I did receive today though quite a different take on the book and movie. I offer it here only as a rebuttal to all of the other views I've seen expressed about it. This comes from a noted Christian Children's author and singer who, by the way, passes muster on my filter every single time. Here what she says:
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Hi all,I've read all three books in this series and found them to be over-the-top fantasy, very engaging, yet unbelievable at places. I've also read interviews with the author, and, yes, he's out to "kill God" as he understands God. In the books, God "shows up" in the last battle scene as a decrepit old man, carried on a stretcher if my memory serves me correctly. Very unbelievable to anyone who has any idea of God at all. By definition, his portrayal of God cannot fit any definition of God for any religion. I believe Pullman (the author) is really out to kill the iconic God he found in what he experienced as the hypocritical aspects of Catholicism. I was sad that he didn't know the true God, but I was not surprised that he would try to kill his understanding of God. The books are well-written, great fantasy reading, and all they are is fantasy. I don't think they'll do any real harm for those who know God. His God is nothing like the real thing, so he won't fool anyone. And maybe he'll get a lot of people talking about the real God. A "good try," but a sad attempt for Satan, who only ends up stirring the pot so God can show up real and powerful and more loving than ever. Much love to you all, Karyn
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It's very interesting what can be combatted not merely by censure but but equipping ourselves and our kids to know truth and distinguish it from that which is not true. I'm not perfect in that quest for sure but that sure is my goal.
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posted by Rob at 10:27 PM
3 Comments:
In the Soviet Russia there was a time when a lot of books and movies were forbidden. People would often say "I haven't read Brodskiy, but I condemn his poetry". Well, Rob, you know better than anybody that people in their mass are similar in any country. People don't like to think for themselves, people like to pass on judgements and people like to feel that they are right, because that's what "everybody says". I do not advise anybody to test everything for themselves, like there is no need to test heroin to know that it kills.
But I do believe "that silence is gold" and it is better to be quiet about things we don't know about. This is just the case actually. I just can't stand it when people pass on news about things they haven't seen or read. That's why we should stick with the Bible and the Book says to be slow in judgement. Thanks for the post. Good thought for the day.
3:18 AM
Am I the only one who has received the warning email about the movie "The Golden Compass" 5,132 times?
I guess I'm lucky or I'm not on that mailing list, but, I haven't received the warning about this movie once. I agree that small kids probably shouldn't see this movie, because they tend to think of what they see as the way things really are or might be. I think for adults, especially those well grounded in the word, a movie like this is pure fantasy, just like Harry Potter is and can be very entertaining for Adults when watched in that vane(SP)That said, I probably won't go see this movie, I'm getting kindof tired of this kind of movie.
10:08 AM
just for the record, Pullman says that he was brought up Anglican, not Catholic (and in one interview I read, he seemed rather fond of a liturgy which was used during his childhood, but now isn't).
here's what i learned from reading the interviews linked at his site:
href="http://amtog.wordpress.com/2007/12/13/phillip-pullmans-atheology/
10:39 AM
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