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'The Golden Compass'- a movie to avoid!December 2007 One movie to avoid is The Golden Compass, a new children's movie starring Nicole Kidman. It will be released in the It is important that we as Christians are educated. That doesn't mean we have to organise boycotts or campaign to have the movie banned. But we need to know what the movie is about and its anti-Christian content! Although the movie seems to pick up on fantasy themes similar to the Narnia series, this film is based on an anti-Christian book by British atheist Philip Pullman.
The Golden Compass has also been produced as an interactive game by Sega - for Nintendo, Playstations, X-Box, WII and PC. It is being released in time for Christmas - so beware! References: In what direction does The Golden Compass point? The Golden Compass - by Chuck Missler, K-House, 11 Dec 2007 eNews. Sympathy for the devil - Focus on the Family, Review, 19 Dec 2007. Movie website: The Golden Compass Sega point us in the direction of The Golden Compass, IT Wire Sega website - The Golden Compass |
Each character in the story has a 'daemon' (yes, pronounced 'demon'). The movie website says "In Lyra's world, a person's soul lives on the outside of the body in the form of a daemon - an animal spirit that accompanies them through life". The movie website encourages children to find their own 'daemon' - a dangerous practice.