The Golden Compass

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:27 am

I just finished watching this, and I thought it was awesome.

US audiences apparently didn't care for it because Christian groups claimed it was anti-religious (I have no idea what their problem was after watching it), and that makes me a bit uneasy about the overall direction of the USA.

Box Office Gross

I think the disparity in domestic (US) and overseas figures speaks for itself...

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:16 pm

What's so anti-religious about it?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:45 pm

Rochey wrote:What's so anti-religious about it?

I haven't seen it but they claim it promotes an athiest message (as if athiests are anywhere unified enough to have a message), what it really encourages is for kids to think for themselves.

Can't have that! They might turn from the church! Then the priest will have to trade in his Mercedes for a Volkswagen.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:39 pm

Oh the humanity.

Blackstar the Chakat · Mon May 05, 2008 2:36 pm

The book it was based on was more anti-christian. The anti-christian themes were toned down for the movie.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:43 pm

ChakatBlackstar wrote:The book it was based on was more anti-christian. The anti-christian themes were toned down for the movie.

Anti-xtian in what sense? Fuck'em anyways, they've had it easy for far too long.

Post by **Teaos** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:41 pm

The books are great. Yeah they toned down the spiritual stuff in it.

Its sad that people care enough to boycot this movie.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:46 pm

They really would've had to amp up the anti-christian themes for me to even notice. I didn't see what they were talking about at all, except maybe they thought the Magisterium represented the church (I'd say they represent oppressive authority in general, personally). It made $370 million worldwide on a budget of $180 mil, so I'd say it was still a success. I sure hope they make more of them.

Post by **Captain Seafort** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:55 pm

There should be another couple to come - The Amber Spyglass and The Subtle Knife. Or whatever they get called, since they apparently felt it necessary to rename The Northern Lights

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:22 pm

Well, I certainly hope they get made; the first one was really well done.

sunnyside · Post by **sunnyside** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:30 pm

I don't know to much about the details of them. Just that the movie was toned down, and compared to the last book the first is supposed to be toned down.

I think what really rankled people was that the author said the books were supposed to be some kind of atheist answer to Narnia.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:50 pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
Rochey wrote:What's so anti-religious about it?
I haven't seen it but they claim it promotes an athiest message (as if athiests are anywhere unified enough to have a message), what it really encourages is for kids to think for themselves.

Can't have that! They might turn from the church! Then the priest will have to trade in his Mercedes for a Volkswagen.

If there is one thing that organized religion fears... it is people thinking for themselves!