This divergence from the original was criticised by some, including Anthony Sacramone of First Things, who called the film "an act of vandalism", noting the irony of how Cuarón had removed religion from P.D. James' fable, in which morally sterile nihilism is overcome by Christianity.
Esta diverxencia do orixinal foi criticada por algunhas persoas, incluíndo Anthony Sacramone de First Things, que chamou o filme "un acto de vandalismo", observando a ironía coa que Cuarón eliminou a relixión da fábula de P.D. James, na que o nihilismo moralmente estéril é superado polo cristianismo.