At the time of The Golden Compass's theatrical release, Chris Weitz pledged to "protect [the] integrity" of the prospective sequels by being "much less compromising" in the book-to-film adaptation process. Robinson then asks, "Who are most people going to think of besides the Catholic Church? The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film based on the 1995 book Northern Lights, the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials. On October 9, 2007, Weitz revealed that the final 3 chapters from Northern Lights had been moved to the film's potential sequel, The Subtle Knife, in order to provide "the most promising conclusion to the first film and the best possible beginning to the second,"[24] though he also said less than a month later that there had been "tremendous marketing pressure" to create "an upbeat ending. Written by after a point, he unrepentantly becomes jesus. Billy features in the first scene of the film, whereas, in the book, he is first seen at Bolvangar, and is saved before ever having to go through intercision. "[30] Lee also said that the film "downplays the Magisterium's religious nature", but Robinson argued that the depiction of the church in the film is as "a hierarchical organisation of formally robed, iconography-heavy priests who dictate and define morality for their followers, are based out of cathedrals, and decry teachings counter to theirs as 'heresy.' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Best Sound Editing - Music in a Feature Film, Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media, "New Line merged with Warner Bros Pictures", "Comic Con: Chris Weitz Calls Golden Compass A Terrible Experience", "A Director Confronts Some Dark Material", "Fate of the Cosmos (and of a Studio) Hangs in the Balance", http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/2007/02/x-the-golden-compass-07-12-07/Kent, "The Golden Compass – Movie Production Notes...CinemaReview.com", "Where Did 'The Golden Compass' Go Astray? It is most often in the form of a creature and is generally the opposite sex of the person to whom it is connected. With Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker. Filming began at Shepperton Studios on September 4, 2006,[6] with additional sequences shot in Switzerland and Norway. Her uncle, Lord Asriel, a noted explorer and scholar, has been absent seeking the elusive Dust, a cosmic particle that the Magisterium forbids to be mentioned. The Golden Compass (2007) - IMDb Directed by Chris Weitz. Lyra is an orphan and her only relativ… Production designer Dennis Gassner says of his work on the film: The whole project is about translation—translation from something you would understand into something that is in a different vernacular. Lyra later discovers that Mrs. Coulter is head of the General Oblation Board and realizes they are the "Gobblers.". [49] On December 19, 2007, the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, published an editorial in which it denounced the film as godless. Lyra is taken to the bear king Ragnar Sturlusson. The extra material on the single-disc DVD consists of previews of upcoming New Line Cinema films. In an alternate Earth, a powerful church called the Magisterium strictly controls the populace's beliefs and teachings. One is batted away but the other is caught and sealed in a can by Farder Coram, who says the spy-fly has a stinger filled with a sleeping poison. Pantalaimon is the external expression of Lyra’s soul. Time left 6d 8h left. [69] James Christopher of The Times of London was disappointed, praising the "marvellous" special effects and casting, but saying that the "books weave a magic the film simply cannot match" and citing a "lack of genuine drama. A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge. After consulting with Magisterium agent Fra Pavel, Mrs. Coulter sends two mechanical spy-flies after Lyra. His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (1995; published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). But there were those who feared the particle and would stop at nothing to destroy it. ", Search for "The Golden Compass" on Amazon.com, Title: But Lyra's greatest adventure would begin closer to home, the day she heard hushed talk of an extraordinary particle. [1] Overseas rights to the film were sold to fund the $180 million production budget for the film, so most of these profits did not go to New Line. Microscopic in size, the magical dust--discovered in the vast Arctic expanse of the North--was rumored to possess profound properties that could unite whole universes. Witches, however, have bird-shape dæmons that are able to travel long distances from their bodies. Published in 50 countries with over 22 million copies sold, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass are renowned for their engrossing storytelling and epic scope. He hoped, however, that the rest of the trilogy would be adapted with the same cast and crew. Asriel receives a grant for another expedition. The Gobblers are experimenting on the kidnapped children using a procedure called "intercision." Lyra overhears Mrs. Coulter telling the station scientists that Asriel escaped and has set up a laboratory. And Was Tom Stoppard's Original Script a Masterpiece? [63] In the United Kingdom, the film grossed $53,198,635 and became the second-highest-grossing non-sequel of 2007 there (behind The Simpsons Movie). "[71] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated it 4 stars out of 5, praising Nicole Kidman's casting and saying it had "no other challengers as [2007's] big Christmas movie. When Lyra is taken from the college by the beautiful but deadly Mrs. Coulter, the Master of Jordan gives her the titular golden compass – an alethiometer. The movie is closed-captioned by the National Captioning Institute on its first home video release. The eagerly awaited second volume in the graphic novel adaptation of Philip Pullman’s international bestseller The Golden Compass. There are always compromises." [5], On August 9, 2005, it was announced that British director Anand Tucker would take over from Weitz. C $17.78. [50], Pullman said of Donohue's call for a boycott, "Why don't we trust readers? It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Sega.[80]. Brand New. The Tartars are defeated and the children rescued. As a visual experience, it is superb. Ragnar, who usurped Iorek's throne, initially appears to be winning; Iorek feigns weakness and kills Ragnar, avenging his father and regaining his kingdom. It is written by Phillip Pullman, a proud athiest who belongs to secular humanist societies. Written and directed by Chris Weitz, it stars Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green and Ian McKellen. She reveals she is Lyra's mother but was forced to give her up; Lyra realises that Asriel is her father. He advises her to hire him and his friend Iorek Byrnison, an armoured bear that Lee has come to rescue. While sneaking around in the Retiring Room, Lyra and Pantalaimon are forced to hide in a closet. In The Golden Compass, all human beings and all witches have what is known as a daemon, which represents a person’s spirit or inner being. After a subsequent interview in which Weitz said the novel's attacks on organised religion would have to be softened, he was criticised by some fans,[5] and on December 15, 2004, Weitz announced his resignation as director of the trilogy, citing the enormous technical challenges of the epic. [64] This has been cited as a possible "last straw" in Time Warner's decision to merge New Line Cinema into Warner Bros. As in Rowling's series, the hero of The Golden Compass--Lyra, a pre-teen girl in Oxford, England--is plucked from her mundane existence to become supremely important to the fate of the living world. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? It's a hybrid or amalgamation, and that's what this movie is about from a design perspective. [65] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 42%, based on 197 reviews, with an average score of 5.63/10. [39] The league hoped that "the film [would fail] to meet box-office expectations and that [Pullman's] books attract few buyers",[40] declaring the boycott campaign a success after a North American opening weekend which was lower than anticipated. I think [it] is a wonderfully good-looking movie, with exciting passages and a captivating heroine. In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. The story is about whether Lyra can reveal the Magisterium’s plot. Based on the award winning novel, The Golden Compass is an exciting and epic fantasy adventure. It is incredibly well-written and a real treat for the imagination. In the morning, just before Lyra's departure, the Master comes to Lyra's little upper room in college and gives her a strange golden instrument called an alethiometer, or "golden compass". the golden compass trilogy seems like a natural progression in christian literature. "[70], Time rated it a "A-" and called it a "good, if familiar fantasy," saying "The find is Dakota Blue Richards ... who's both grounded and magical. Because Lyra is still young, Pantalaimon can change shapes. MCU fans, here are some streaming picks to watch while you wait for the next episode of "The Falcon and the Winter Solider. The novel rarely mentions explicitly the Magisterium's intentions, relying on the gossip of others, and the comments of Mrs Coulter. Lyra is taken to the Gyptian king, John Faa, whose ship is heading north to search for the captured children. Some religious organisations also cited for the source material's anti-religious themes. The book is really descriptive and has the perfect balance between what’s real and what’s magic. Confirming Serafina's prophecy of an upcoming war with Lyra at its centre, Lyra is determined to fight the Magisterium, who plot to control all the other worlds in the universe. Microscopic in size, the magical dust--discovered in the vast Arctic expanse of the North--was rumored to possess profound properties that could unite whole universes. Weitz revealed on Twitter that it would take $17 million for him to complete VFX for his directors cut making him think there is no financial incentive for them to finish it and release it . Since Weitz was an admirer of Stoppard's work, he decided not to read the adaptation in case he "subconsciously poached things from him. "[83] Although producer Deborah Forte had, in March 2008, expressed optimism that the sequels would be made,[84] by October 2008, the two planned sequels were officially placed on hold, according to New Line Cinema, because of financial concerns during the global recession. The daemon dies when the person dies. [25] New Line Cinema commissioned Hossein Amini to write a screenplay based on the second book in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife, potentially for release in May 2010, with the third book of the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass, to follow. Since his departure, blueprints, production design and visual effects strategies had been put into position, and while Weitz admitted that his fears did not vanish, the project suddenly seemed feasible for the director.[5]. In 2019, 12 years after the film's disappointment that caused the two sequels to be scrapped, a television adaptation of His Dark Materials was made. [77] It was also nominated for 2 Critics' Choice Awards in 2007 ("Best Family Film," and "Best Young Actress" for Dakota Blue Richards[78]), 5 Satellite Awards and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. "[13] Weitz was attracted back to the project after receiving a letter from Pullman asking him to reconsider. "[35] A Christianity Today review of the film noted that "'Magisterium' does refer, in the real world, to the teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, and the film [is] peppered with religiously significant words like 'oblation' and 'heresy'", adding that when one character smashes through the wall of a Magisterium building, the damaged exterior is "decorated with [Christian] Byzantine icons. "[35] The changes from the novel have been present since Tom Stoppard's rejected version of the script,[13] and Pullman expected the film to be "faithful",[32] although he also said: "They do know where to put the theology and that's off the film. It is produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Production and was shown on both BBC One and HBO. And I thought, 'You know what? Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. When Lyra casually mentions Dust, Mrs. Coulter sternly warns her to never mention it again. Billy has the daemon Ratter, which is Tony's in the book. So, it's a new signature, looking into another world that seems familiar but is still unique. Upon reaching the station, Lyra reunited with Roger. It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. There, Lyra finds Billy Costa, who has been surgically separated from his dæmon. It received a much better reception than the film adaptation. [85][86] Sam Elliott, however, stated, "The Catholic Church ... lambasted them, and I think it scared New Line off."[87]. The Golden Compass is the first book of the dust series by Philip Pullman. When Mrs. Coulter's dæmon attempts to steal the alethiometer, Lyra and Pan escape with it into the streets. Lyra, astride Iorek, goes to an abandoned building the alethiometer pointed her toward. [45][52][53] Sales were in fact poor; one week after the film's release, Roger Ebert said of the Catholic campaign, "any bad buzz on a family film can be mortal, and that seems to have been the case this time. A #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children''s Fiction Published in 40 Countries "Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty years." With Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson, Kit Connor, Ruth Wilson. Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence, The Timeless Yet Underappreciated Allure of Eva Green, His Dark Materials: Every Episode Of Season 2 Ranked According To IMDb, Nicole Kidman Rumored To Be Getting Her Own Aquaman Spinoff Series, Everything Coming to IMDb TV in July 2020, 45 Young Adult Movies As Ranked by Teen IMDb Users, Childhood Films That Are Darker Than They Seem. This second volume of the graphic novel finds Lyra in the far North. "[29] In 2011, Pullman told an audience at the British Humanist Association annual conference that he was also disappointed by this decision, and hoped that a director's cut of the film would be released some day including the footage cut by New Line. It is followed by The Subtle Knife and concluded with The Amber Spyglass. The Golden Compass The “Golden Compass” is not only an amazing and fascinating story, it is also a … The gyptians, water travellers, are being worst hit. A wise Gyptian elder named Farder Coram is able to decipher the compass. Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. [79] The film's soundtrack album was released on January 22, 2008, by WaterTower Music. Club argued that through the use of a spoken introduction and other exposition-filled dialogue, the film fails by "baldly revealing up front everything that the novel is trying to get you to wonder about and to explore slowly. Mrs.Coulter. [59], On June 9, 2020. If his theory is proven, it could severely undermine the Magisterium's control. "[31], Several key themes of the novels, such as the rejection of religion and the abuse of power in a fictionalised version of the Church, were diluted in the adaptation. However, New Line president Toby Emmerich stressed that production of the second and third films was dependent on the financial success of The Golden Compass. The Magisterium has seized or destroyed all other alethiometers, and Lyra is warned to keep hers a secret. "[29], At the British Humanist Association conference in 2011, Pullman said that there were not, after all, going to be more films with the same cast and crew. The Magisterium in The Golden Compass is modeled closely after the organization of the Roman Catholic Church. Once a prince of the armoured bears, Iorek is now exiled in shame, the local townspeople having tricked him out of his armour. The studio ordered significant changes late in post-production, which Weitz later called a "terrible" experience. Lyra joins a tribe of seafarers on a trip to the far North, the land of the armoured polar bears, in search of the missing children. The Golden Compass is one of those lyrical suspensions like Alice in Wonderland and The Lord of the Rings that crosses all age lines and intertwines mythologies and legends with seamless beauty.” or Best Offer. Lyra destroys the machine, setting off a series of explosions. It was no ordinary life for a young girl: living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College and tearing unsupervised through Oxford's motley streets on mad quests for adventure. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. New Line production president Toby Emmerich said of Weitz's return: "I think Chris realised that if he didn't come back in and step up, maybe the movie wasn't going to get made … We really didn't have a Plan B at that point. C $11.84. His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Players take control of the characters Lyra Belacqua and Iorek Byrnison in Lyra's attempt to save her friend Roger from the General Oblation Board. [6] He later indicated that he had envisioned the possibility of being denounced by both the book's fans and its detractors, as well as a studio hoping for another Lord of the Rings. New Listing The Golden Compass. [citation needed], Tasha Robinson of The A.V. Lyra meets the wealthy Mrs. Coulter, a "friend" of the college. But there were those who feared the particle and would stop at nothing to destroy it. There will be a new Children’s movie out in December called THE GOLDEN COMPASS. That's the foundation for the The Golden Compass, the forthcoming epic fantasy film from director Chris Weitz based on the first book in the His Dark Materials novel series by Philip Pullman. (2007). Like the real-life church, the Magisterium has a pope that leads it in making decisions about what is considered to be the correct interpretation of scripture. Knowing Iorek will be outnumbered, Lyra tricks Ragnar into fighting Iorek one-on-one. Pictures. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, picks up where the Harry Potter series leaves off. [4] Although the film's visual effects (which Weitz has called the film's "most successful element") won both a Oscar and a BAFTA, critical reception of the film was mixed and its revenue was lower than the studio had anticipated. From United States. 8 of 12 people found this review helpful. [citation needed]. He hates C. … "[25] (The San Francisco Chronicle found this "truncated" ending abrupt. "[68] James Berardinelli of ReelReviews gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, calling it "adequate, but not inspired" and criticising the first hour for its rushed pace and sketchily-developed characters. You sometimes are wrong about your characters. Iorek carries Lyra to Bolvangar, but only Lyra crosses a narrow ice bridge before it collapses. [1] Despite this, the film's fortunes rebounded as its performance outside the United States was described as "stellar" by Variety,[62] and as "astonishing" by New Line. It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. "[42] Denny Wayman of the Free Methodist Church made the assertion that The Golden Compass is a "film trying to preach an atheistic message. All music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (except "Lyra", written and performed by Kate Bush). The graphic novel adaptation of The Golden Compass, one of the most celebrated books of all time! ", "Catholics 'forced film chiefs to scrap Dark Materials trilogy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Golden_Compass_(film)&oldid=1012905235, Films that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2021, Articles with dead external links from December 2020, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Peter's operation was so impressive that, well, I realised the distance between me and Peter Jackson… At that moment, I realised the sheer scope of the endeavor. The film premiered in London on November 27, 2007, and was released on December 5, 2007, in British cinemas by Entertainment Film Distributors and released on December 7, 2007, in American cinemas by New Line Cinema. Lyra reunites Billy with Ma Costa, but the group is attacked by Samoyeds, who capture Lyra. Favorite movie(s) adapted from Young Adult books? Few individuals can decipher its symbols. With the help of Gyptian fighters, newfound… The Golden Compass … Soon, Mrs. Coulter's congenial manner changes and shows she is aligned to the Magisterium and its mandate. and the story is somewhat ruined then, because as an adult, you can't just … She's blonde. In the book, the Jordan College Master reluctantly poisons Lord Asriel's wine; in the film a visiting Magisterium official undertakes (more willingly) this action. British singer Kate Bush wrote and performed the song "Lyra" which is played over the end credits. Why don't we trust filmgoers? "[43] Other evangelical groups, such as the Christian Film and Television Commission, adopted a "wait-and-see" approach to the film before deciding upon any action,[44] as did the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. On February 11, 2002, following the success of New Line's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the studio bought the rights to Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. He tells her that it is capable of telling the truth, but he can't tell her much about how it works. A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero. "[14] After delivering his script, Weitz cited Barry Lyndon and Star Wars as stylistic influences on the film. A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality. Was this review helpful to you? The project was announced in February 2002, but difficulties over the script and the selection of a director caused significant delays. I love magical realism and there are plenty of fairytale elements in The Golden Compass. [28] (Neither deviation from the book features in Scholastic Publishing's The Golden Compass: The Story of the Movie novelisation.) The magazine concluded that instead of a "likely three hours of running time" that included such scenes as Mrs Coulter's London party and Lyra's meeting with a witch representative, the studio had opted for a "failed" length of under 2 hours in order to maximise revenue.[23]. and the four children are like, the gospels or something. She has to be. Lyra discovers scientists are experimenting to sever a child from their dæmon. The Golden Compass was nominated for the National Movie Award for Best Family Film, but lost to Disney/Pixar's WALL-E. French composer Alexandre Desplat composed the film's music. Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. The film depicts the adventures of Lyra Belacqua, an orphan living in a parallel universe where a dogmatic ruling power called the Magisterium opposes free inquiry. So, a lot depends on Japan, frankly… I think if it does well enough here we'll be in good shape for that. [74] In July 2009, after this possibility had been exhausted, Weitz told Time magazine that he thought the film's special effects ended up being its "most successful element. At US$180 million, it was one of New Line Cinema's most expensive projects ever,[2] and its disappointing results in the US contributed to New Line's February 2008 restructuring.[3]. [55], Nevertheless, in a production independent of the film, a His Dark Materials television series debuted in November 2019, and does not skirt around the parallels the novels draw between the fictional Magisterium and the real-world Church; e.g., Magisterium officials in the show wear priests' cassocks and collars, unapproved teachings are called "heresy", and prayers at the dinner table are said in Latin. In July 2003, Tom Stoppard was commissioned to write the screenplay. When Asriel returns to Oxford, Lyra saves his life after seeing a visiting Magisterium agent spike his wine with an unidentified poison. aslan is only a lion when the reader is about 10 or so in the united states. A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. [citation needed], Debbie Day of Premiere magazine said "The Golden Compass ultimately fails as a film in its broad strokes and inadequate scene development."[75]. 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