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Entry: The Broken Compass Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_broken_compass#11509 Post contents: M. Z. Forrest, The pulled review recommended the movie for adults and adolescents, and the reviewer envisioned parents and teens discussing the movie. That is a recommendation for parents to expose their children to the film. And the only reason it wasn't rated A-I was because of the stylized violence and the like, not Pullman's aggressive atheism, which didn't concern the reviewer at all. As for "It's a Wonderful Life," Frank Capra would disagree with you about it being "secular." True, it's not a literal retelling of the Nativity, but it features angels, prayer, and religious carols. Try selling that as "secular" at your local public school. Finally, the great Hollywood films of the '30s, '40s, '50s, and early '60s easily outclass the films of today. One reason they do is that Hollywood couldn't rely on cheap sex or graphic violence to attract audiences, and had to tell good stories instead. I don't care if that's "puritanism" or not; I'd like more of it. Sent at: 2008 08 29