DISQUS

Jason · 1 year ago

This movie rocks- saw it at a prescreening.

Garry · 1 year ago

Looks boring. Sorry, but it's true.

Jay · 1 year ago

Polar Bears.
Wearing Armor.
Who Fight.

Stronzo · 1 year ago

It's a book about a girl who kills god, and supposedly they've taken out all the references to religion. How sad.

I'll still go and see it. :)

icenineiv · 1 year ago

Stronzo, that's quite wrong.

AKP · 1 year ago

I hate how they spell everything out at the beginning. But, I guess they have to about the daemons.

naomi · 1 year ago

@ AKP: yeah, I'm really disappointed about spelling out everything in the beginning as well. Obviously they needed to explain dæmons, but explaining the althiometer right off? Bah. Also there are 6 if I remember correctly; Fra Pavel has one and the Magestariam has one at the same time Lyra does, so that's at least three in existence...

One last grip. Does Lord Asriel really have an American accent? Also I imagined him as more of a skinny/bony guy (maybe Alan Rickman or something...) not with chubby cheeks and a likeable look about him... he needs to be frightening and commanding! (although I could be wrong, Daniel Craig was pretty tough as Bond).

Ahh I guess that's what I get for being a Golden Compass fangirl. I'm sort of upset about the absence of a lot of the church-stuff. I was 8 when the first book came out and eagerly read each of them on their release, rereading them through the 3rd's release. I didn't reread them again until this summer and was quite frankly floored (and impressed... and my thoughts were quite provoked) at the tons of religious blasphemy throughout. I think that makes the story engaging for both children and adults. As a kid I really just wanted to be Lyra... I never gave any thought to the broader text of Pullman's work.

Tena · 1 year ago

If you google around a bit on this subject you will find that the author of this series is a strong Atheist whose goal was to combat the Christian undertones of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. As a result, the later books in this series supposedly have somewhat relaxed moral standards including pre-marital sex amongst other things. Christians and/or those with strong feelings on the subject would be wise to further investigate before getting hooked to this series.

Mike · 1 year ago

I can see already where some things go wrong in translation from the books, but as a film - and hopefully, a proper trilogy for the full story - it should be enjoyable. Missing a little something though... that little bit of extra childish magic that the Harry Potter's seem to carry.

@ Naomi:
I always imagined Lord Asriel to be like Terence Stamp; commanding, educated, mean-tempered with a chance to be a father figure. Or Alan Rickman, but he's a bit typecast for this film, what with the Potter franchise.

Jeff · 1 year ago

#3 - That will guarantee ticket sales

#8 - God forbid that Christian movie-goers get hooked on this series and end up reading Pullman's books.

#7 - This movie looks like it might be good, but I'll be interested to see if the themes of the book are preserved. Remember, Peter Jackson's LoTR ommitted a lot of stuff, and changed some story elements, but overall, everyone still praises it as a faithful adaptation, and a great trilogy of films.

Hopefully we'll see the same with this movie.

PRAKASH DESHMUKH · 1 year ago

Cool, nice job done by Indians.

cheers and wish the best.

Angelena · 1 year ago

Looks awesome to me and would even pay the money to see it on the "big-screen". (I'm single, so rarely go to the cinemas).

Thadd · 1 year ago

The author did not write the book to say anything about Lewis, this is a comparison made by someone besides the author. As far as atheism go, its a book with witches, magic, souls, etc, that's not exactly atheism.

Kay · 1 year ago

No, Thadd, it is definately not atheism! It's Demonism (!!) made palatable to the young, with major overtones of Godlessness as to Christianity. Subtility with great mistical and magical aura have always intregued youth as well as young adults. The message, here is quite clear, even in the first 5 minutes. The message is that you (the viewer) think you know that God is real and we are here because of Him alone, but what you do not really "know" is that you have been duped. You have not been allowed to know that there is really a different dimensional realm, where truth lies and where souls (outside of self) called daemons are really leading each individual into "truth" and it's real and it's wonderful. This is the portrayal of the movie.

I am a friend of one who must see all of these movies in order to give family value to them, for those who want their children to know only truth, and he states, unequivically that this movie is a means of changing minds of those who are innocent and can be swayed into wondering if God really does exist, or is there another way. Harry Potter movies were blatent about their Demonic Witchcraft and tried to make Witchcraft out to be between "good" and "bad" witches and, even after those movies were watched by so many youth, the interest in Witchcraft soared and many Christian children, who saw them, began to doubt their own faith in God.
This is even more devious, for it works on the premise that there are other valid ways to live in this world, totally without being encumbered by God and his "rules" or Truth.
What most do not realize is that Demonic forces really do seek to create means to counter God and overrule any faith in Him and take allegience to themselves, by courting people with lies of self-rule, self aggrandizment, self-awareness, self-gods.
It is true that this writer is a Godless athiest and that he has used his writings to not only make fun of God, but try to get societies children to feel that they, alone, are their own gods and can choose their Demeons to lead and direct themselves. There is a sad ending to that!

Ruadhán Ã’Neill · 1 year ago

Can it not be understood that if every person were to believe in God, it would cease to exist? There is noe light without dark, and no good without evil. To eliminate evil is to eliminate good. A challenge to faith will only destroy that faith which is both weak and untrue. Real faith will meet a challenge and become stronger for it, and there is no reason why it should not be fun at the same time.

Kay · 1 year ago

WOW! There is no worse reasoning than false reasoning. Evil was created by God as well as good. Otherwise man would have no choice but to live in a land where there is no choice. Challanges to faith, which are thrust upon us, are those with which we overcome and become better and more wise, as we choose to follow and partake of good rather than that evil. Wisdom certainly does not come through doing evil as a practice, but keeping from the evil. Otherwise, God would have said to Adam and Eve, I have put this tree in the midst of the Garden and I want you to partake of it, so that you might learn not to partake of it. They failed the commandment not to partake of it, because someone (Demoen) came along who challanged God's authority and right to be given allegiance to, and Adam chose to believe the lie rather than the truth. Well, the Apostle Paul, talking about the wonderful grace of God that is freely given to us, said "Should we sin so that grace can abound to us all the more?" Of course, his answer was a resounding NO. It is not the doing of or partaking of evil which serves to strengthen us, but the trials that come to us as we refuse the evil and choose the good. My challange of faith is to say no to these media travesties, even though I love a good allegory and a very well done movie. But, I will wait for those whose purpose is not to shake our faith, but to build it and reassure it. I would rather have the Spirit God, in me to guide me, a thousand times over than the titallizing Demoen by my side to guide me and take me down the very real path to destruction. Believe me, believe me, believe me, in the end God really is true and really does conquer.

sabine · 1 year ago

oh christ..
seriously/ these books were amazing...
in my opinion, Philip Pullman made a fantasy novel from the workings of quantum physics, which entertain easily the possibility of parallel worlds and extra dimensions naked to us due to our limited senses as 3 dimensional creatures...
im all for being Godless. this book series had many valid points and not only challenges religion but challenges our very concept of reality, something science does every day. i love these books...my favorite series since I first picked them up when i was 13. I'm 23 now and they are still my favorite.
This is not Demonistic...you people obviously have no idea what Demonisim is and just fear the fact that being open minded will result from these movies. i think thats fantastic. being close minded never got us anywhere...we would not have any of the luxuries we have today with close mindedness.
but of course the religious fanatics are gonna go apeshit over this movie series because knowledge to the church is evil. i mean fuck the first book of the bible literally teaches that. "wanna know stuff? don't. ITS THE DEVIL" what propaghanda!!

This is also the main theme of these books..that the church doesn't want the world to know the truth..
and Lyra doesn't kill God. Interestingly enough "god" is simply the first angel which are simply creatures that can pass through parallel worlds without gates as they have less flesh. "God" took it upon himself to claim he created all things when really all things were created by themselves "matter begets matter". The best part is God turns out to just be this super super old angel that they keep in a casket because he can;t even talk anymore. he ends up dying by disintegrating during the final war when the other angels are trying to transfer him elsewhere. he's basically a figurehead even to the angels.

Ruadhán Ã’Neill · 1 year ago

It is possible to imagine that in the book it is not God who died, but simply a bad angel. It would then have been that the humans had misplaced their faith. Their faith should have been placed, not in the angel that decieved them in the universe, but in a being who exists entirely outside the multiverse.

Kay · 1 year ago

Thank you, Sabine. You just made my point.

Katelyn · 1 year ago

Dear Golden Compass Fans (of the books)

Just got home from the theater... Im warning you if you havent yet seen the movie, in my opinion it outright sucked. I was particularily upset by the watered down version of the strongest side characters story (if u see the movie u will know) also the ending... wow the ending biggest let down EVERRRRR!!!! I rest my case on that because when the screen went blank half the theater said "WHAT THE *@!#"

the end.

jco · 1 year ago

I've read the books and from what people are saying it seems that this movie is not a faithful adaptation of the books but still upsets those who believe God was killed in the movie.

As a writer, I have trouble with "faithful adaptations" of books. I think there are fine movies created from books but I have rarely seen movies which capture the essence of a writer's style. A screenwriter once told me that a screenplay was like writing a poem, with all the other bits left out. I see the point.

A movie has its merits, often stronger than the book on which it was based. However, rarely do screen adaptations live up to their hype. If you can enjoy a movie for its strengths, fine. Same with books. But they aren't the same. A writer's style is just that. A screenwriter, even if the author of the original book, will often admit that the adaptation leaves gaps and is lacking in some ways.

Still, the graphic images and ability to bring a book "to life" is compelling to those who relate to visual images more than text.

Ricky · 1 year ago

anyone know where u can see the movie online with good graphics like these?

Matt · 1 year ago

I rili dont see wot all this fuss is about. Im a strong theist and ive read all the books.
Love them. Especially the Amber Spyglass :D. But it doesn't make you want to stop
beliving in God. If you are religious it test your faith and strengthen it.
I think that in the books the people put there faith in someone else, not the real God
thats why they said he was evil. In these universes God didn't show himself and want to
be worshiped.


Btw haven't seen the film. Is it worth watching?


Love the books :D