i here that the book was about athism and how religion is fake.. is this true about the movie too... it would be helpful to here the opion of a christian that has seen it.
2007-12-07 10:49:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There's a lot of talk about the movie/books, and most of it is taken out of context and blown out of proportion. Yes, the author is an atheist and does present an anti-establishment (not necessarily an anti-Christian or anti-religion) stance. It does away with certain traditional notions about the authority of the Chruch and the real nature of God, and demands that the reader take a fresh look at the difference between religion and faith.
The movie, I'm sure, downplays a lot of the heavy philopsophy of the book and plays up the adventure angle.
If you can't bear to have your religion questioned, then don't watch or read this series. If your faith is strong enough that you're willing to experiment with calling your divinity by another name and another face, then give it a try.
2007-12-07 11:02:50 · answer #1 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The author of the book Pullman told the Telegraph newspaper in 2002, "If there is a God and he is as the Christians describe him, then he deserves to be put down and rebelled against. As you look back over the history of the Christian church, it's a record of terrible infamy and cruelty and persecution and tyranny."
The movie version supposedly waters down the anti-religious angle of the books by blandly identifying the bad guys as anyone who oppresses the free choices of others by imposing moral restrictions and intellectual limitations. This is a popular theme in film. From Footloose to Chocolat the "breaking free" movies are popular metaphors celebrating personal freedom. But these movies are generally coming of age stories while The Golden Compass creates a parallel world where the oppressors are thinly veiled leaders of the church, referred to as the Magisterium.
Movie director Chris Weitz has said some of the more contentious ideas have been removed from the film version to make it more acceptable for the general public. However, Weitz noted "there may be some modification of terms. You will probably not hear of the 'Church' but you will hear of the Magisterium. Those who will understand will understand. I have no desire to change the nature or intentions of the villains of the piece, but they may appear in more subtle guises."
Weitz commented on a MTV movie blog, "So, how does one go about adapting a book that has controversial elements into a film that a very wide variety of people can enjoy, without betraying the original? One tries to be clever about it." He continued, "The whole point, to me, of ensuring that The Golden Compass is a financial success is so that we have a solid foundation on which to deliver a faithful, more literal adaptation of the second and third books."
If that's the case, then the next two movies will be even more explicitly anti-God. For instance:
In the second book in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife, one of the main characters, Will, is told he possesses a magical knife, "the one weapon in all the universes" that can "defeat the tyrant." That tyrant, of course, is "The Authority. God."
In the third book, The Amber Spyglass, Will is told that "The Authority" has many names, "God, the Creator, the Lord, Yahweh, El, Adonai, the King, the Father, the Almighty." These were names God "gave himself" even though "he was never the creator."
One of the final chapters has an ex-nun named Mary telling Will and Lyra, "The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that's all."
2007-12-07 19:17:10 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It’s a made up story and movie why would anyone care or believe it. It’s like the DaVinci Code a good story but just a story and movie. Both writers are some kind of nut cases or atheists which upsets the religious group. I wish I could write like that and make money because that’s what it’s all about.
2007-12-07 19:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by Pumpkin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Mormon, I believe that the book, "The Golden Compass" amounts to an attack against the use of religion to oppress, not on religion itself.
2007-12-07 18:57:17 · answer #4 · answered by Arthurpod 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm christian and i thought the movie was awesome!
in my opinion, ppl are making a big deal out of it. Just b/c i saw the movie, people think i've turned my back on God. It's just a movie!
Did u know my church forbided everyone to watch Harry Potter movies simply b/c it dealt with magic and fictional stuff? Do u know how ridiculous that is??? It's just a movie, it's fictional. It's no harm for us.
if my answer didn't help at all, im sorry. geez, im only 17.
2007-12-07 18:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by Evaの 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It doesn't matter - the movie is a watered down version of the book anyway.
It's too bad freedom of speech is dying in this country.
2007-12-07 19:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by James Bond 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read the book and see the movie and judge for yourself
SD
2007-12-07 19:04:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
philip pullman has said repeatedly that his book is the antidote to the chronicles of narnia.
atheists weren't worried about the chronicles of narnia: the truth rarely needs to protect itself against lies.
believers are terrified by the dark materials trilogy: lies usually suffer badly at the hand of truth.
2007-12-07 18:54:34 · answer #8 · answered by synopsis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The author is anti-God and anti-religion.
The movie is less so. they want to appeal to more people.
The movie will likely lead to interest in the books, which are more so.
2007-12-07 18:54:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do I care if it is? It still looks like a good movie.
2007-12-07 18:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋