So…  I love Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy.  Doug and I really enjoyed reading and discussing them.

There’s a new movie coming out for the first book, The Golden Compass in December.  I just got a strongly worded email blast calling for a boycott.

Here’s the IMDB plot summary for the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/plotsummary

After a bit of googling, I found this article http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1573421/story.jhtml

It does have STRONG anti-religious overtones, but not necessarily anti-Christian. Christianity isn’t the only religion with churches, God and angels – lots of religions have the same aspects with different names.

I’m always surprised by the fervor against a movie or book.  If you don’t like it, don’t watch it or read it.  Don’t try and have it banned from everyone else.   

Of course, we all know that this kind of controversy just makes more people want to see it.     Harry Potter. Da Vinci Code.  Last Temptation of Christ.  Even Dogma.   

I guess a boycott is better than banning. Now that would be wrong.