For those who oppose the film 'Golden Compass', why do you oppose it?

Question

...and have any of you actually gone to SEE it?

I mean, I went to see it last night, and I very much enjoyed it. I seen nothing in it that could be considered anti-relighious or anti-God.

Okay, as for the content of the story, I admit the ending could have been better. But I still found it a very entertaining piece of fantasy. But thats coming from someone who hasn't read the book.

Okay, so the third does sound just a little anti-god. But you have to remember that its a FANTASY! (aka; fictional.)

Well, if you simply have no wish to seen it, then thats okay, and you have every right not to see it.

But why actually oppose and protest it? Is your faith in what you believe to be fact so shaken by what everyone knows is fiction?

Spencer C; hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It was actually all the talk about it that got me interested too.

Ah, Scott m; A good answer from someone who I assume has actually read the books as well as seen the movie.

Well said, Angeltress. Bravo!

Answer 1

I want to know who JK Rowling and this Phillip dude hired to get the Christians all in a dither over their stuff...
Seems to me that getting Christian knickers in a twist is the absolutely BEST way to sell a story!
I know I wouldn't have gotten involved in the Harry Potter books, if some Christians hadn't been so opposed to it...I was curious.

Kinda reminds me of The Exorcist, some years back. People were going out of their way to avoid driving past the theatre where it was playing...I guess they figured the demon would jump out of the film and possess them, or something.
I didn't get to see it till it came out on video (I had small kids then, and finding a sitter wasn't exactly easy)...and I was SOOOO disappointed! It really was a stupid movie!
Even longer ago than that, some Christians wanted to ban Sleeping Beauty....

My own feeling is, my faith is strong enough that a silly fantasy movie isn't going to shake it. It's FICTION, for goodness sake...nobody really believes that a bunch of kids are going to kill God...

Answer 2

I don't oppose the movie itself. Freedom of religion in our country means that anyone who wants to make a movie that has religious overtones or even athiest overtones is allowed to do so.

I know that the movie itself is a watered down version of the books. I have read interviews with the author who says he is athiest and the books DO have anti relgion overtones.

Okay, so now here's where I stand. As long as people know what the movie is about, I don't oppose it. I would only oppose it IF the movie came out and faithful religious people went to see it not knowing what it stood for and got offended. THAT would bother me.

However, since everyone knows what it's about, I see no reason to oppose it.

See, what a lot of Christians fail to realize (and I am a strong Christian, so please hear me out) is that freedom of religion doesn't just mean that we are allowed to express our Christianity openly. It means that ANYONE can. In a way, Christians should be kind of grateful for The Golden Compass. I mean, if that movie wasn't allowed to be made, then it would also mean movies like THe Chronicles of Narnia couldn't be made. See what I mean?

Like I said, I personally have no desire to read the books or see the movie. If I had children, I would not let them read the books or see the movie. But that's my own views. Everyone is allowed to their own.

Answer 3

I study the books back whilst i replaced right into a christian (some years in the past). i did no longer think of it replaced into anti-christian on the time. i do no longer think of that's antoi-christian now. There are not any in particular "anti-christian" sections of the e book, there are besides the undeniable fact that the undesirable adult males who're magicians who use ministry of mageriam (i think of I spelle dthat incorrect), that's a similatr or same identify that Catholics use, and so christians take offense. yet WORSE by ability of a approaches than that, that's written by ability of Phillip Pullman who's an atheist and who has brazenly stated that he hopes to impact babies along with his writings to think of and not only settle for faith unquestioningly, yet to question each thing. right for you phil! Christians have been doing this for hundreds of years, have included christianity interior our government and public college interior the hopes of indoctrinating and influencing babies, and its approximately time they have been confronted with an identical effects.

Answer 4

The movie is a white washed version of a book who's sole purpose was to undermine religious doctrine. People believe that kids who watch the movie will want to read the book also. The book is not so subtle in its anti-religion agenda as is the movie.

Answer 5

The only reason some christians don't like it because in the third book of the series its based on, the kids kill god. If the christian religion is shaken by a movie, then its not really a religion at all.

Saw the movie last night. Fantastic.

Answer 6

The plot is somewhat jumbled but It's very entertaining. You should have read the book first; many of the anti-religious parts were not included in the movie.

Answer 7

i watched a hour ago and i loved it, the film it's is a fantasy as doesn't actually mention a god, just demons which actually are more like a persons soul
even if the ending is anti god that's no reason to protest it, atheist's don't go around protesting pro god films, as far as i am aware, and i certainly don't

Answer 8

I wasn't really interested in watching it, but all the hysterical whining I'm hearing from the Holier-Than-Thou crowd has me
interested.
So... remember, when you speak out against a movie, you may be doing more "harm" than "good" (relative to your opinion, of course).

I plan to see it this weekend, now.

Answer 9

I don't oppose the film.
But people oppose it because the author of the book, Philip Pullman, explained in a series of interviews that he hated Christianity and hated classic fantasy novels that glorified Christianity. He explained that he hated the Christian God, and wanted to write a series of novels that "killed God." He explained that he wanted to undermine Christianity through his novels, and that he intended to do so through altering the world-view of Christian children.

Answer 10

Actually I do not oppose it so much as have no desire to see it. I also do not like horror movies where children are killed, abused, tortured. Call it a personal preference but I have no interest in seeing any movie I consider hostile to my faith. Anyone else is of course welcome to see it. There are many movies I choose not to waste my time with. My sons and I have discussed it and they too would rather see something else.
Peace Be With You,
Debra