The GOlden Compass
Dec. 2nd, 2007 12:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Short version?
It's terrible.
If you haven't read the book it has not point. If you have, it eviscerates it.
And not just the religion issue. It is, in many ways, as if Six Apart directed it. You know the pivotal last scene where Lyra brings Roger to Asriel? Well, it's not there. The movie ends before that, making me think the film makers weren't just worried about concealing the religion element but worried about making sure no one noticed that it's supposed to be Paradise Lost fanfiction. Not only can we not know the Magisterium is the Catholic Church, great pains ar emade to make sure we never, ever think that Asriel is, you know, Satan.
Not good.
Short version?
It's terrible.
If you haven't read the book it has not point. If you have, it eviscerates it.
And not just the religion issue. It is, in many ways, as if Six Apart directed it. You know the pivotal last scene where Lyra brings Roger to Asriel? Well, it's not there. The movie ends before that, making me think the film makers weren't just worried about concealing the religion element but worried about making sure no one noticed that it's supposed to be Paradise Lost fanfiction. Not only can we not know the Magisterium is the Catholic Church, great pains ar emade to make sure we never, ever think that Asriel is, you know, Satan.
Not good.
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Date: 2007-12-04 09:29 pm (UTC)I've wanted to read it since you first mentioned your enjoyment of the series, but haven't had the opportunity up until now.
Thank you for recommending the books in the first place and thank you equally for this warning.