Deicide dropped

Yep: apparently the killing of god has been toned down in the film they're making of His Dark Materials. It's because they're worried that it might stir up a negative reaction in a huge potential audience [let the reader understand]. Personally I don't have a problem with it as it stands since the god that dies is clearly not the creator and sustainer of all being but some jumped up power who is clearly a created being. Anyway, the interesting thing [given Pullman's testy reactions in his Third Way interview [you'll need to do a search on their site "Pullman" did it for me] is that Pullman is quite happy with a broader interpretation of the Authority "as representing any repressive establishment, be it political, totalitarian, fundamental or communist, gave him a wide licence when it came to depicting the character on screen." Quite so, and 'repressive' isn't one of the names of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; mistaken identity if anyone thinks so ...


Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Deicide dropped from Pullman adaptation: