The Paranoid Superstitious Idjits Win Again
A book I loved, Annie's Box by Randall Keynes, has been made into a movie, Creation. It tells Charles Darwin's story through his and his families personal writings, giving deep insight into what happened in a life that lead to probably the most influential scientific theory of all time.
I will not, though, be seeing it in the theater as I had hoped, at least not in the United States:
US distributors have resolutely passed on a film which will prove hugely divisive in a country where, according to a Gallup poll conducted in February, only 39 per cent of Americans believe in the theory of evolution.
The distributors have pussied out. Who cares what other people believe? Let those that want to see the movie see the fucking movie. Nope.
The end of the Telegraph article says it all:
Early reviews have raved about the film. The Hollywood Reporter said: "It would be a great shame if those with religious convictions spurned the film out of hand as they will find it even-handed and wise."
Well, we wouldn't want that, now, would we?
I will not, though, be seeing it in the theater as I had hoped, at least not in the United States:
US distributors have resolutely passed on a film which will prove hugely divisive in a country where, according to a Gallup poll conducted in February, only 39 per cent of Americans believe in the theory of evolution.
The distributors have pussied out. Who cares what other people believe? Let those that want to see the movie see the fucking movie. Nope.
The end of the Telegraph article says it all:
Early reviews have raved about the film. The Hollywood Reporter said: "It would be a great shame if those with religious convictions spurned the film out of hand as they will find it even-handed and wise."
Well, we wouldn't want that, now, would we?