The controversy of CHRONICLES OF NARNIA and THE GOLDEN COMPASS...please explain. Both Biblically transpired??

No controversy.


Only an amusing fantasy film.


Eat popcorn.


Slurp j00 slurpee.


Sit back.


Enjoy the film.


Go home.


Piss.


Go to bed.


Wake up.


And start a new day.
The controversy of CHRONICLES OF NARNIA and THE GOLDEN COMPASS...please explain. Both Biblically transpired??
Do you mean "Biblically inspired"?





The Golden Compass has elements in it that might be interpreted to read that the church is an organization that attempts to cover up the truth about a good many things to keep people compliant. The author, an avowed atheist, may also be picked on by religious folk because of his being a proud atheist. Later in the series (not in the Golden Compass, but in the later books), a war breaks out and god is set free from a small cage in which he's kept. This goes against Biblical doctrine, so Christians claim it gives a false and blasphemous view of the Bible and religion.





The Chronicles of Narnia books, however, are usually accepted by religious people as a metaphor or allegory of God (with the Lion Aslan representing Jesus or God).
The controversy of CHRONICLES OF NARNIA and THE GOLDEN COMPASS...please explain. Both Biblically transpired??
I think the CoN has parallels to, or inspiration from, Christian mythology.


TGC is an allegory about finding a true god/morality on one's own by seeking, and about how religious institutional dogma interferes with that.





The controversy is, I think, just that non-Christians perhaps might find the Christian messages of CoN insidious since it's children's lit, and those who believe religious dogmas of course can't accept the theme of TGC, either. I'm not sure what you mean by Biblically transpired.
Reply:As you know, the work 'transpire' means: (well, in the first two definitions, something much like "vaporous passing of H2O" --for plants esp.)--





--Then, getting literary:


"3. a: to be revealed: come to light, b: to become known or apparent: DEVELOP 4: to take place: GO ON, OCCUR"


(Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary; their capital letters)





So the only controversy is not whether these took place, happened or occurred Biblically, because they didn't--


--And not that they became known or apparent Biblically, because they didn't--





--But that some religious folks call one 'coming to light, being revealed' as showing itself to be Biblically-inspired (not 'transpired'), that one 'Narnia'--





--And the other ['Compass'] as being, I think, a bit Biblically-inspired as well, since it heads the other way... not to 'subliminal corruption,' simply to other ancient stories, even more ancient than the story many Bibles tell =





= That story being that people must rely on strengths unknown until they are found, often within...


That's enough outa' me [!].
Reply:"Chronicles of Narnia" is a series loaded with christian themes and symbolism. Because it is marketed as a children's series some people view it as an attempt to indoctrinate children into Christianity. It has also been accused of racism (i.e. the dark-skinned Calormenes), and of sexism (i.e. the dismissal of Susan in the final novel).





Philip Pullman the author of The Golden Compass has clearly stated that his novels are meant to attack organized religion. The story follows the plot of Milton's "Paradise Lost" except it portrays the devil as a hero and In the last two books his main characters show that organized religion is a sham and kill God. However it is also important to add that the novel is opposed to all organized religion not just Christianity, and elements of the story were taken from Islam as well (i.e. the history of Enoch) .





Simply put, "Chronicles of Narnia" is offensive to nonbelievers because it is meant to influence unsuspecting children, and "The Golden Compass" is offensive to believers because it is a blatant attack on organized religion that is also meant to influence unsuspecting children.