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Posted by: Clayton Bigsby1
it is certainly well thought out, but i like to think that halo is its own story and not connected to the bible
if it was connected to the bible, then wouldn't we certainly know the end of the story? the humans win and the covenant and flood destroyed? i (no offense) think bungie is a little more creative than to basically copy their story from the bible, although they may have taken some elements from itThat is exactly how I feel. Personally, I think the only things Bungie used from the bible are the number 7 and 117.
First, read the quote from above.
Second: The Flood, the Ark, the Covenant, and John have nothing to do with the Bible, eh? That's just to name the very obvious.1--The Flood. Their name implies that they "flood" in from all sides, like the infection forms in Halo 1.
2--John. It's an average name.
3--The Ark. Well, it sure as hell doesn't save people from flood; it KILLS people to starve the flood.
4--The Covenant. Maybe it's just some cool name. Maybe not everything has an underlying meaning. In this sense, the "ark of the covenant" makes no sense because in the games, the ark doesn't belong to the covenant.
You're right- maybe it just means what you say it does, maybe they have double meanings. So what's the harm in speculation? :)
With any major entertainment medium, (art, movies, literature, etc) if it is done well and has some depth, there are going to be many different things you can draw from it. I think that is part of what makes certain stories so timeless and classic- because you can apply all sorts of traditions, philosophies, and theologies from them, because there are bits of truth that echo from them. For you, you find enjoyment in the story for the story's sake, and that's awesome. For others, though, they find enjoyment in seeing different literary references (Cortana quotes T. S. Eliot in the Halo 3 trailer), or the moral issues (redemption, salvation, etc) or even the religious ones. That's part of what makes the Halo franchise so great- it can mean many things to many different viewers.
It's not "blind faith"- it's having an open mind. I find value in your interpretation of Halo's story, and my own. Why is that wrong? I totally agree with you, though- for people that think it's BASED on the Bible, that's certainly stretching it. I think there are many elements from many different sources in there, and that's part of what enriches the narrative.
[Edited on 7/7/2006]