Okay, so I recently read a blurb about how The Golden Compass was nominated for two oscars, one for Achievement in Visual Effects and another for Achievement in Art Direction. Of course, winning will require that it beat out the likes of the Pirates of the Carribean franchise and the Transformers mega-phenomenon. I’m mostly waiting to hear the outcry from religious groups that the academy would support such a blasphemy. You see, The Golden Compass was neatly trounced, at least domestically where only 20% of it’s total box office dollars were made, by the Catholic League upon it’s initial release. Obviously, foreign audiences aren’t as culled by the church as their American bretheren.

Clearly this is godless cinema.

I have to say that I’m holding my breath to see some news coverage about the bias of the Narnia series. There’s another one coming out soon, as if the first wasn’t bad enough, I think it’s called Prince Caspian. I can’t wait to hear major media outlets heaping scorn on it for subversively trying to make our kids believe in god. Ha! That’ll be the day!

Actually, from what I’ve heard, Prince Caspian is actually one of the least allegorical C.S. Lewis’ Narnia novels, but I’m sure the Religious Right will use it… as a brainwashing tool nonetheless. Evidenced by this cover of a Christian magazine, which has the gall to speak about a fantasy novelist as a purveyor of the “truth!” Nice.

Well, I’m sure this will be ignored, and Atheists will sit by quietly as the Catholic League shows off their hypocrisy to blind masses. Ironic, I think, that this demonstration of the ‘golden rule’ will show so favorably for the godless. Of course I can’t resist , in an article so filled with “golden” things (rules, compasses…er…compii?), giving a ‘Golden Sheep Award‘ to the American Moviegoing Public. Good of them to so dutifully obey their church overseers.