Comments on: The Golden Compass http://heliologue.com/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:53:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Andy http://heliologue.com/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-149602 Andy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:41:36 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-149602 The movie was a yawner. It only flirted with interest in the short fight between two armored ursas, when the Ian McKellen bear knocked the jaw off his opponent, and near the end. The rest of its two-hour runtime was spent managing to be both heavy-handed and elusive in its message. A ponderous film. 2/5. The movie was a yawner. It only flirted with interest in the short fight between two armored ursas, when the Ian McKellen bear knocked the jaw off his opponent, and near the end. The rest of its two-hour runtime was spent managing to be both heavy-handed and elusive in its message. A ponderous film. 2/5.

]]> By: Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Book Review: Persepolis and Persepolis 2 http://heliologue.com/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-149012 Johnsenclan » Blog Archive » Book Review: Persepolis and Persepolis 2 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:47:07 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-149012 [...] reviews The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife by Phillip [...] [...] reviews The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife by Phillip [...]

]]> By: Andy http://heliologue.com/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-148212 Andy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:16:46 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-148212 I will admit I have not read the books... EXCEPT for picking up the third one and perusing it (in Wal-Mart of all places). Perhaps that makes me ill-informed to pen a review, but it does not make me ill-informed to comment on the "fuss." The climax is the "death" of God. There is no metaphor there; Pullman even refers to God by several other Biblical names. Like I said, it's not a mystery. And not content to "merely" "kill" God, the author uses relatively insulting language as he's doing it. Now, readers may or may not be offended by the words and actions on the page. But I'll brook no half-hearted apologism. It's quite clear what the author intended. That said, I think the first movie looks entertaining and I will see it at some point. Maybe I have a weakness for armored polar bears; I definitely have a weakness for Eva Green. I will admit I have not read the books… EXCEPT for picking up the third one and perusing it (in Wal-Mart of all places). Perhaps that makes me ill-informed to pen a review, but it does not make me ill-informed to comment on the "fuss."

The climax is the "death" of God. There is no metaphor there; Pullman even refers to God by several other Biblical names. Like I said, it’s not a mystery. And not content to "merely" "kill" God, the author uses relatively insulting language as he’s doing it. Now, readers may or may not be offended by the words and actions on the page. But I’ll brook no half-hearted apologism. It’s quite clear what the author intended.

That said, I think the first movie looks entertaining and I will see it at some point. Maybe I have a weakness for armored polar bears; I definitely have a weakness for Eva Green.

]]> By: Jamie http://heliologue.com/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-147894 Jamie Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:08:16 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-147894 I'm curious as to what you'll think of the subsequent books. I thought the first was easily the best, due in large part to the world building Pullman does. He's got a lot of interesting stuff there --the technology, the demons, the tension between Oxford and the church, the witches, the panzerbears. In the next 2 books a lot of that takes back seat to the plot and the themes he tries to build. I wanted the whole thing to be set in Lyra's world. I’m curious as to what you’ll think of the subsequent books. I thought the first was easily the best, due in large part to the world building Pullman does. He’s got a lot of interesting stuff there –the technology, the demons, the tension between Oxford and the church, the witches, the panzerbears. In the next 2 books a lot of that takes back seat to the plot and the themes he tries to build. I wanted the whole thing to be set in Lyra’s world.

]]> By: Horizon http://heliologue.com/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-147715 Horizon Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:00:43 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2008/01/05/the-golden-compass/#comment-147715 I read the whole series a few years ago, before there was any talk of a movie, and I thought they were excellent. I never picked up on any strong "anti-God" vibes, although I was younger, I suppose. Still, though - all this hype makes me sick. It's a story, people, come on. I read the whole series a few years ago, before there was any talk of a movie, and I thought they were excellent. I never picked up on any strong "anti-God" vibes, although I was younger, I suppose. Still, though - all this hype makes me sick. It’s a story, people, come on.

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