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The target audience is hardly any older than the protagonists of the stories, age: 12
How much of the symbolism they understand is of course up for debate, but kids aren't stupid. When the nun tells the girl "Christianity was a nice idea, but it was a mistake." or something to that effect, it's pretty obvious and the kids would understand that.
Agreed.
That was the whole point of my first post.
It wouldn't be such a big deal if the books dealt with only "the Magisterium" as a corrupt, religious group that controls and made illusions to it being like the Catholic church.
That would be one thing, attacking an organization, a type of church.
But the second book has the boy and girl reverse the fall of man by eating fruit together in the garden, and then having a make out session, and the third book has them killing God and everybody happy.
THAT is a flat-out attack on the religion as a whole, a religion that millions live by. (and that attack is marketed directly to children)
A movie that made allegories to the fakeness of Muhammad or Buddha, and had it's main characters making light of and desecrating it's founding principles and situations would be attacked in a heartbeat, especially if it ended with a little boy and girl killing Buddha.
Even more so if it was being marketed to kids. In fact, they'd probably label it as "propaganda".... and isn't it exactly what these books/films are?
Athiest propaganda marketed to kids, wrapped in a fairy tale setting?
Only my opinion of course.
But my little joke was that this film, based on this book series with it's stated intention and purpose was an utter failure.
No more from me, I'm done in this thread, and it should just fall away, like the film did.
I thought the movie was very good. I didnt like the ending too much, didnt like how it just ended...I wanted more. I guess ill have to go and see the sequel whenever that comes out.
The reviews I've read have been ridiculously mixed. Some giving it two stars, some giving it five. A lot of the reviews seem to think it was an utter disappointment though, and argue that it was lumped together and had extremely poor acting from Dakota What's-her-face.
Though the book really wasn't that good, definitely overrated. Well, Pullman as a whole is overrated.
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Question mark is not needed as it is a statement, not a question.
Because considering what Sithsaber has said, I would be shocked if he actually DID read the books. That last bit I quoted about seals my guess that he hasn't.
I don't know about the books being promoted to children, but the movie was steered away from the religious angle. Rather than the Catholic church being represented as evil, it was changed to 'oppressive governments.'
Yeah, even though the religious chest-pounding idiots are upset over it, the movie had nothing to do with religion or God.
Well, they offered him a nice sum, I'm sure. THe movie sucked though, it was nothing more than bubblegum kiddie film garbage... it's sad though, as I heard the books are decent.
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