And as of last night, I watched the animated movie that was made from the cartoon.
And you know what? I thought it was a good movie and had no problems watching it with my kids. It was tastefully done and we enjoyed it. Of course the kids had watched it a few weeks before at the dollar theater and so they were not as 'taken' to it as they were the first time, but we still enjoyed our evening as a family and that is what is important. We were gathered together as a family and spent quality time together. This year it is my desire to slow down and not get too busy and I am going to enjoy it as much as I can.
I watched this series along with several others to entertain my Saturday mornings as a youth and didn't think anything of it. I was a young and impressionable child with parents who loved me and cared for me. They took pride in protecting me and ensuring I was safe from harm and anything questionable.
But apparently the cartoon series was seen in the eyes of many as a bad show and that it promoted witchcraft and sorcerery along with several other questionable innuendos. The fact of the matter is that I never looked at this cartoon as something corrupt or evil. Yes, Gargamel and his cat were evil. Yes, he was from what I gather, a warlock or some kind of wizard. And apparently his cat, who is named Azriel is the same name as one of Satan's 'angels' aka demons. And this seemed to really upset a lot of people and cause quite an uproar in hidden satanic influences. The Smurfs appear to be quite innocent and go about their merry way and try to avoid the evil Gargamel. We shouldn't forget that Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians is a play on the words cruel and devil and is used to describe the 'bad guy' in the movie. And what about 'Lucifer' the cat in Cinderella? he had an evil side to him and the name was placed to give people a reference point as to Lucifer being evil. It is okay to discern something and make sure it is legitimately safe for your family, but let's not overreact okay?
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