'A Wrinkle in Time' ditches the book's explicit Christian references — and the movie really[tr]

Insider ^ | 3/9/2018 | Kim Renfro

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Disney's big-budget adaptation of the best-selling novel "A Wrinkle in Time" falters in many of the same ways the book does— but there was one major change made in the movie from the novel. The film's version of events strips away explicit mention of God or religion, instead trimming down the central conflict to one between "evil" and "light."

Though the film adaptation has several critical flaws — namely pacing and an off-kilter wobble between too much exposition and then not enough — the removal of L'Engle's religious overtones leads to a key issue.

By removing the religious themes, the movie version of "A Wrinkle in Time" loses part of its narrative arc. This leads to a confusing storyline and muddled message when it comes to the antagonist and the purpose of the celestial characters of Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which.

Christianity is integral to the book version of "A Wrinkle in Time" Author Madeleine L'Engle, who died in 2007 at age 88, spoke about the importance of her own Christian faith as it relates to "A Wrinkle in Time."

"If I've ever written a book that says what I feel about God and the universe, this is it," L'Engle reportedly wrote in her journal. "This is my psalm of praise to life, my stand for life against death."

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Yep. That too.

Heterosexual males need not apply.

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There is a great book series called The Dark is Rising.

It is in the league of The Lord of the Rings.

Hollywood’s motion picture version of The Dark is Rising was basically Home Alone with magic.