“I wonder how well this will do? Although these are cynical times, Anti-Christian polemics don’t prosper at Christmas.”
The problem is that they’re hiding the anti-religious themes in the first films, but plan to bring them back full-force if sequels are made. Both the author and director admit to this. This movie is candy coated atheism. The sequels will be a full shot of the real thing.
The strategy here is to lure families into theaters for what appears to be a Narnia-clone. Once the kids get hooked, and the audience is built in, the sequels come later when the kids go into their teens and are more susceptible to the rebellious atheism message. It’s actually a brilliant strategy, almost Satanic in its plan of attack. Attract innocence by embracing it, then destroy it once you’ve grabbed hold of them.
Good post. I think you are correct.