Disney is da' Devil Bobby Boucher !!! (Foosball too!)
And these were the same people who scoffed at people who didn't want their children exposed to Harry Potter witchcraft.
Even as a youngster I recognized the temptation of Diggory.
Disneyfied it might be, but if it is stirring up this much hooha, I'd say it's got to be good. Great.
If Philip Pullman isn't possessed, it's not for lack of trying. What a creep.
For those who have, how does C.S. Lewis compare to J.R.R. Tolkien? Are the C.S. Lewis books on par with LOTR or are they more for children?
I would love for him to give examples of how he interprets this from the movie.
It's my job as a parent to teach my children the difference betwen fact and fiction.
That being said, we've read the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy and all the"Harry Potter" books.
I think (IMHO) that some people live to complain about things. It's all they have in life.
Considered the stuff he writes he has no room to talk.
Philip Pullman is one of the reasons I caution the Potter Hysterics to tone it down.
He actually is everything they accuse Rowlings of being. His books are little more then anti-religious propaganda.
But with all the much ado over nothing that has been stirred up over the Harry Potter books you have a hard time convincing parents of that.
"Pullman believes that Lewis's books portray a version of Christianity that relies on martial combat, outdated fears of sexuality and women, and also portrays a religion that looks a lot like Islam in unashamedly racist terms."
What other rhetoric would you expect from an atheist? I think Pullman is simply reflecting his own beliefs about Christianity in this statement. I read Pullman's first 2 books, and enjoyed the first one. When I read the second book, I began to see Pullman's true colors. I realized that his books had a distint anti-Christian message. The second book is complete with horrific scenes ,like having one's soul severed from one's body. Frightful stuff. This man is NOT a happy camper. I would not listen to his opinion on the much loved Narnia books, since it is colored with hate for Christian religion and his own pessimistic, dismal outlook on life.
Disney is da' Devil Bobby Boucher !!! (Foosball too!)
Same old same old. Hope the movie's watchable, and it will be if it's true to the book.
Just imagine the critical uproar if they tried to make movies that were based on (and true to) some of the other OZ books that were written. P.C. is still alive and well.
This is just too, I dunno, something.
"thinly veiled" my Appalachian arse. Did this goof not read to the scene at the stone table? It is blatantly Christian.
Actually, I think the word I am looking for is "delicious." The Christian hating crowd in full song. These days, we are seeing clear lines being drawn between good and evil.
Another play from the "Passion of the Christ" playbook. Any mainstream work that deals with Christianity and doesn't treat it with contempt is threatening to these people and must be attacked, usually as intolerant.
Let's see. Pullman vs. C.S. Lewis.
Easy choice from my POV. Bring on the movie.
I just read this to our daughter, who has read ALL the Narnia books, and she's wondering which books Pullman was reading to come up with his ideas. But then she said that you couldn't expect much else from a man who writes Gnostic fantasy. She has read Pullman's trilogy called "His Dark Materials", and he is quite antagonistic toward religion in general, and God in particular.
Ping.
Take a close look at the recent release "Wallace and Gromet" if you want to see Christian bashing.