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JP on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:01:44 PM
ExileStreet: the politics of culture | the culture of politicsGod-Killing Books and Movies for Kids
The Golden Compass
by Marc T. Newman [media reviewer/critic] 11/14/07
First in a series about the upcoming movie The Golden Compass and the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman
“My books are about killing God.” *
- Phillip Pullman
Are you concerned with the witchcraft and dark themes embodied in the Harry Potter book and film series? If you are a Christian and your answer is “Yes” then Phillip Pullman thanks you.
Sort of.
Identifying J.K. Rowling’s stories about the boy wizard as covering
fire, drawing away the ire of concerned Christians, Phillip Pullman –
the author of the best-selling His Dark Materials
trilogy – has been slowly advancing what he identifies as an even more
subversive philosophy: the need for children and adults alike to kill
God. Of course, Pullman also seems to be a little miffed at the
universal attention that Rowling has enjoyed – describing his books as
“flying under the radar” despite their theocidal themes.
Not any more. [more]