The Golden Compass

So… I’ve gotten a few inquiries regarding my thoughts of The Golden Compass.

I thought I’d post my personal thoughts… so here goes:

It was pretty difficult to pick up the anti-Christian theme in the film… and I was looking pretty critically at it.  I really don’t think kids will pick that up.  However, I wouldn’t recommend this film for young kids.  It’s pretty intense (it’s rated PG-13).  There were some young children in the theater watching it the same time we were and they were crumpled up in their seats.  A LOT of anticipation and suspense… we jumped out of our seats a couple of times.

The books are another story though.  I haven’t read the books yet (though I plan to), but I understand that as you read into the series, it gets a lot more blunt.

IMHO, I think the movie had a good moral behind it:

to seek the truth. 

I think we should always be doing that anyway.  And if this story truly pushes people/kids to seek the truth, I believe they will find it.  Jesus is the way, the truth and the life… they will find him.

Getting off my soapbox now…