Did anyone see "The Hour of Power" this morning? Doug Gresham was on. He made one interesting comment (others, too) -"the closer Jack got to the Lord, the farther he got away from the church." Was "Jack" C.S.'s nickname? soks
> For those not on the SpareOom list, here is what Doug Gresham (Lewis's stepson) had to say about the movie's critics
> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:30:30 +0000
> From: douglas gresham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 1946
>
> Dear All,
>
> Poking my nose around the door very briefly before resuming my
ride on the
> tornado that my life has become of late, to make a couple of
observations
> about our movie.
>
> First, the attacks from the sneering anti-Christian elements of
the press
> are to be expected and indeed welcomed. Expected because there are
always
> those who approach such matters blinded by their own prejudices,
those who
> feel that to tear down something great and glorious makes them
bigger, and
> those whom fame has eluded leaving them only notoriety to pursue.
Welcomed
> for
they prove that we have stayed close enough to Jack's original
book to
> honour his work and thus provide grist to the mills of the
bigoted, the
> prejudiced and the envious.
>
> Second, whatever those who have never walked the razor's edge may
say, we
> know we have made a spectacularly beautiful and very good movie.
We know
> that what we have produced honours Jack's work and delights both
children
> and adults who are honest in their approach to it. No film is ever
perfect,
> so don't expect perfection. This one though, is very good. So
don't worry
> about what is written by snide hacks who have never made a movie
nor
> written a halfway decent book in their lives, just go and see it
and form
> your own opinion of our work.
>
> I am hurtling off again soon, but will check in occasionally to
see what
> your opinions are, for they are more valuable to me than most.
>
> Blessings all (in haste)
>
> Doug (G).
>
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