I was reading through this piece on the brouhaha some are making of the filming of The Golden Compass. It's a nice article that addresses the concerns of those who think it's anti-Church, those who fear the books are watered down, the perspectives of its creators, and the position of the company that's behind it (would a similar piece in a US paper be as comprehensive? I wonder). One thing in it jumped out at me. Apparently the archdioscese of Philadelphia is urging parents not to take their children to see this movie. Huh? It hasn't even premiered in this country yet. Think maybe Cardinal Rigali and his minions might want to wait until after they at least had the opportunity to watch it themselves before blasting it as anti-religious and harmful to society?
Posted by armand at November 28, 2007 12:35 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies | ReligionEven without removing the references to the fantasy Catholic Church of the Golden Compass, granted, the Church endorses some pretty heinous stuff, but no worse than what one would find from reading a Western Europe history book - and this is fantasy.
That said, having just finished "The Subtle Knife" I do understand why parents wanting to brainwash and indoctrinate their children to listen and never question authority (no "authority" pun intended") wouldn't want them reading the later books in the series. But really, they are just a lot of fun.
Posted by: ryan at November 28, 2007 03:25 PM | PERMALINK