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Now that you mention it, I would REALLY like to know if CS Lewis's thinking might have changed had he lived another 10 years or so. I think Wrinkle was written in the early 1960's. That's about the time that he died.
I also would have liked to see what he would have thought of rock music, especially after the Beatles. Not to mention the Civil Rights movement in the US. But it's like he died at just the moment when the world was starting to really change.
[url=http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/05/09/disney-stripped-wrinkle-time-christianity-lost-100-million/]Disney Stripped 'A Wrinkle in Time' of Christianity and Lost $100 Million[/url]
I see taking Christianity out of some things is disastrousness for those who do it.
"My point is not that this act of anti-Christian bigotry hurt the movie by offending moviegoers, but that this act of bigotry stripped Wrinkle of if its central themes, and by extension, of all the substance and human insight that comes with Christian themes, which are also universal themes. According to countless reviews, what was left was a confection of empty calories: lovely CGI on the outside and a black hole of meaningless spirituality on the inside."
"Although the predominantly left-wing entertainment media is predisposed to give a black, female director like DuVernay every benefit of the doubt, Wrinkle was mostly panned by critics who found the film pretty but ultimately insignificant."
"Hollywood’s hatred of Christianity comes with a price, but one the studios are willing to pay. Unfortunately for shareholders, Disney and DuVernay satisfying their own prejudices is more important than profits and the telling of a decent story."
I didn't see the movie and I wasn't offended. Why not? How else do you expect the unbelieving world to act? With holiness and reverence towards the things of God? Certainly not.
We are stewards of the time that God has given us and we'll be accountable/answerable for how spend it, as well as the money we've been given to steward. I don't find my entertainment in an unbelieving Hollywood. I don't say that to be pious or a "Super Christian" because I'm not. I'm no better than anyone else. But, as a follower of Christ, knowing that I will give account for my life, realizing that everything I do, say, choose, etc., affects how I spend eternity, I choose to be fully separate from the world's ways. Not in a legalistic way because I don't condemn folks for watching movies. I've just chosen to be discerning and very careful about the influences I allow into my life. That goes for books, music, etc., If it's not honoring or pleasing to God, it's not beneficial to me either.
Have you ever heard of Leonard Ravenhill? He loved saying, "America has a King and His name is Sport. He has a wife and her name is Entertainment!" Ravenhill also said that "Entertainment is the devil's substitute for God's joy!"
I see taking Christianity out of some things is disastrousness for those who do it.
"My point is not that this act of anti-Christian bigotry hurt the movie by offending moviegoers, but that this act of bigotry stripped Wrinkle of if its central themes, and by extension, of all the substance and human insight that comes with Christian themes, which are also universal themes. According to countless reviews, what was left was a confection of empty calories: lovely CGI on the outside and a black hole of meaningless spirituality on the inside."
"Although the predominantly left-wing entertainment media is predisposed to give a black, female director like DuVernay every benefit of the doubt, Wrinkle was mostly panned by critics who found the film pretty but ultimately insignificant."
"Hollywood’s hatred of Christianity comes with a price, but one the studios are willing to pay. Unfortunately for shareholders, Disney and DuVernay satisfying their own prejudices is more important than profits and the telling of a decent story."
Disney has produced movies with Christian messages, so I dont think it has anything to do with "anti-Christian bigotry".
I wonder if I was the only one that read this book decades ago? (And kept it on my
bookshelf for many years afterwards cuz it was dear to my heart.)
The movie was not what I expected, let's just say.
That's my only input.
Yes, you are THE ONLY ONE who read the book decades ago. As you know, when you are the center of the universe, this type of thing can happen quite often.
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