A Tale of Two Penguins and a Story of Worldviews
One of the surprise hits in movie theaters this summer is March of the Penguins. It’s a fantastic documentary showing the penguins mating rituals, including a 70 mile trek through one of the world’s most hostile environments to find a mate. If you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely worth checking out. But what struck me about this movie was two opinion pieces that talked about the movie.
George Will of the Washington Post uses the penguins odyssey to question Intelligent Design:
"March of the Penguins" raises this question: If an Intelligent Designer designed nature, why did it decide to make breeding so tedious for those penguins? … It is so grand that nothing is gained by dragging an Intelligent Designer into the picture for praise. Or blame.
Maggie Gallagher discussing the same movie, sees the hand of God:
I don't know Jordan Roberts' agenda, religious or otherwise, but it is hard not to see the theological overtones in the movie he remade. Beauty, goodness, love and devotion are all part of nature, built into the DNA of the universe. Even in the harshest place on the Earth (like 21st-century America?), love will not only endure, it will triumph.
Same movie. 100% opposite opinions. What was the difference? The writer’s worldview. They saw some spectacular footage and superimposed the video onto the worldview they already had. It makes you wonder when you tell a jury something, what spin their worldview is putting on it.
that is a very curious thought. yikes.
by the way, i just love the south korean movie "a tale of two sisters".
-amy
