it should be noted that it is natural for people to be afraid of change, to fear the death of long-held beliefs or traditions, to shun uncertainty. with this in mind one can pity those who represent the masses of americans who may keep most of us from seeing this new film from jon amiel, which recently opened the toronto film festival to rave reviews and is about the life, times and relationship of charles darwin. (you know the guy whose name can be seen on the backs of cars inside of a fish in mockery of the christian symbol.)
so the story is that christians are locked in a battle against wisdom and learning and are thereby anti-knowledge.
they represent such a vocal presence with media outlets it seems creation may not be distributed in the united states. an important film, (the art form of our age,) creation is reported to be about darwin's life, work, pain, times and love relationship. i understand the movie is engaging and entertaining and yet, we may not even have the opportunity to see it because it assails the sensibilities of the modern day followers of christ.
isn't that sad? isn't that pathetic? no longer can america be considered the leading country on the planet, the agora of the knowledgeable and enlightened. the number of things, items, areas, we once led the world in is dwindling daily.
it is one thing to practice a religion because one finds peace in it or because it gives focus to one's highest ideals. it is another thing entirely to pretend ancient folklore is literal fact and spend one's life studying it as if it is so to the detriment of one's (healthy,) world view and pragmatism.
perhaps this movie will find its way to us. i expect i will be able to see it one day or another by laemmle's or netflix. i hope you find a way to see it too.
