Golden Compass

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I won't be going to see the Golden Compass until the dollar theater, either way. The bears can wait.

See, you're willing to spend money directly. I can wait until it comes on TV.

I got a notice through our Catholic Committtee on Scouting Chairman back in September about this movie. (I had heard of neither the book nor the author until that notice.) It was more of a heads-up rather than a boycott issue. Last week, my son's principal sent a letter home saying that the series was being pulled from the library. (It's a private school.) He said that it was a precautionary measure until this could be sorted out. He also said that none of the books had been checked out since 2000.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by aopirose

See, you're willing to spend money directly. I can wait until it comes on TV.

I'm not involved in this boycott. I just don't pay full price for 99% of the movies I see in theaters.

[AlexMack]

I watched an interview with Pullman who stated that Paradise Lost was his favourite piece of literature and that he got goosebumps reading it, thus there's a lot of Milton influence within the books.
I just think this is dumb overall-reading Harry Potter won't make you a witch, reading the Golden Compass (Northern Lights in England, some trivia for you) won't make you an atheist.
Come on, armoured bears, different universes, standing up to a wrongful and oppressive institution? Read that into it instead of assuming anyone who reads Pullman stops believing in God.
It's his epic, he's said so himself.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AlexMack

I watched an interview with Pullman who stated that Paradise Lost was his favourite piece of literature and that he got goosebumps reading it, thus there's a lot of Milton influence within the books.
I just think this is dumb overall-reading Harry Potter won't make you a witch, reading the Golden Compass (Northern Lights in England, some trivia for you) won't make you an atheist.
Come on, armoured bears, different universes, standing up to a wrongful and oppressive institution? Read that into it instead of assuming anyone who reads Pullman stops believing in God.
It's his epic, he's said so himself.

Honestly, my issue with the series is that the books just weren't that good. And I like "teen" fantasy/science fiction.

And, despite the controversy, it appears that the movie's bombing. I doubt that the "boycotts" are the reason for this... The reviews were very underwhelming.

[Fawn Liebowitz]

Actually, all the controversy makes me MORE curious about it, so I'll definitely go see it now.

[DSTCHAOS]

I don't think the issue for many people is really that watching this stuff will "make" you into anything.

The issue is with propaganda and the hypocrisy of ridiculing the existence of some propaganda and agendas while pushing one's own (however overt or subtle it may be). That's like saying that everyone's trying to subtly brainwash the world into thinking something...except you.

It's not as bad as folks like Michael Moore because it's an entertaining and fantastical (is that a word?) spin on it all, but it drives the point home to at least someone.