Monday, December 03, 2007
The Golden Compass
It’s “Star Wars” meets “Lord of the Rings” meets “Chronicles of Narnia” in this very dark tale of a parallel universe where everything seems familiar, but with a new strange twist. This fantasy film revolves around a young girl’s quest to find lost children with the help of her animal spirit guide, a magic compass (called an Alethiometer), and some unusual friends. Dakota Blue Richards is excellent as Lyra Belacqua, the intelligent heroine who finds courage from within. The film creates a fascinating world of the Magisterium, Gobblers, Gyptions, Witches, armored Ice Bears, and a Texan Aeronaut. Alien liked the sets, the costumes, and the special effects used to create this fantastical new world. The film looks fabulous, but it lacks a soul because not enough foundation was use to build their interesting characters. The details of the characters' backgrounds seemed to be sacrificed to move the story along and leaves the audience unclear about who is who and why are things the way they are. Parents, leave your little ones home because this PG-13 movie is not a children’s story and may give them nightmares. Alien found it a little too dark and too obvious in setting up a sequel.
Alien gives it 2 ½ “more style than depth” stars out of 4.
It’s “Star Wars” meets “Lord of the Rings” meets “Chronicles of Narnia” in this very dark tale of a parallel universe where everything seems familiar, but with a new strange twist. This fantasy film revolves around a young girl’s quest to find lost children with the help of her animal spirit guide, a magic compass (called an Alethiometer), and some unusual friends. Dakota Blue Richards is excellent as Lyra Belacqua, the intelligent heroine who finds courage from within. The film creates a fascinating world of the Magisterium, Gobblers, Gyptions, Witches, armored Ice Bears, and a Texan Aeronaut. Alien liked the sets, the costumes, and the special effects used to create this fantastical new world. The film looks fabulous, but it lacks a soul because not enough foundation was use to build their interesting characters. The details of the characters' backgrounds seemed to be sacrificed to move the story along and leaves the audience unclear about who is who and why are things the way they are. Parents, leave your little ones home because this PG-13 movie is not a children’s story and may give them nightmares. Alien found it a little too dark and too obvious in setting up a sequel.
Alien gives it 2 ½ “more style than depth” stars out of 4.
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