"Clergymen who kidnap children. Witches who aren't wicked. Even a pair of sexually ambiguous angels." FINALLY! If it is one thing I hate in fantasy movies, it is sexually explicit angels. Well, sexually determined (sexually obvious?) may be a better word. The other day I was out and about with some friends, one of whom urged me to not see The Golden Compass because it will lead directly to the downfall of Christianity. So much like the effect of the petitions from mission companions urging me to write to HBO for them to stop the series Big Love and the denunciations against Krakauer's book Under the Banner of Heaven, I promptly decided to see the movie when it comes out.
I found out, however, in doing a bit of online research that they watered down the anti-religious elements. So I just ordered the trilogy online to add to my Christmas vacation reading list. (A bit of irony in there--reading the trilogy that will bring on the apocalypse during Christmas.)
Also, I played around on the Golden Compass site, trying to roll around in the muck as much as possible. According to their survey, my soul that lives outside my body should take the form of a snow leopard. Sweet! How can I hate a movie that portrays me so effectively? Daniel Craig's daemon is also a snow leopard. I think the Bond connection we both share is obvious.
Typhoon rolling into Manila. Hopefully I will be able to get out of here tomorrow night--I have to be in Boston on Monday and I am looking for at least an evening in LA. If I had to bounce straight from Manila to Boston, I think I would slit my wrists. Plus I need to pick up my winter gear.
Back to my #(% financial model....
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ReplyDeleteI've read the books. I hate to dampen your impetus, but they're about as dangerous to Christianity as reading Greek mythology, but with better characters, flying airships (the best kind of airship), and bear fighting action. In other words, it is fiction.
ReplyDeletewe listened to the trilogy on cd a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeletethe first book - fantastic.
the second - pretty good
the third - pretty pathetic.
and yes, some people have a hard time remembering fiction is....fiction.
There are not enough books that are aimed at destroying the world, oh, I meant the Christian world.
ReplyDeleteJoann had me read these. Although the author is quite vocal about his atheism in public statements, I thought the anti-hierarchy vibe of the book was stronger than the anti-God message. Or maybe that is my own personal bias against religious hierarchies clouding my judgment. Either way, I think a religious person can read it without getting the vapors. The unexamined life, etc.
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