100 Word Review : The Golden Compass
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Take this you microwave-popcorn/instant coffee generation:
The Golden Compass is kind of like Narnia for atheists. Compass is set in a parallel universe where people’s souls exist outside their bodies in the form of animals called demons, sorry daemons. There, that makes it better. The evil Magesterium (who dress like the Catholic Church) wants to stop people thinking naughty, irreligious thoughts, so they kidnap children and cut their souls out. There’s a little girl who is the subject of a prophecy, polar bears instead of lions and lots of places with fantasy-type names, like Bangoradiumbadabing or whatever, but in the end it’s only The Average Compass.
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I went to see the film when it came out. Although I’m an atheist I’d never read the books and had no idea about the church connection (except of course that the term Magisterium is one used by the Catholic church, so I instantly knew what it was about while watching the film).
I thought it was about as good as The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, which for my money was much better than the dreary Lord of the Rings films. Unfortunately it looks as if the film bombed in the US market so it’s unlikely to get a sequel. I would have liked to see more. I’m looking forward to watching Prince Caspian when it comes out on DVD.
Comment by Tony Sidaway September 14, 2008 @ 10:56 pm