The Golden Compass: Movie Adaptation
Thursday, den 19. June 2008The Church need not be worried about this movie. Even though it’s based on Philip Pullman’s book, the scriptwriters toned it down so much so that it would appeal to kids. Honestly, it seems that the scriptwriters are under the influence of the “Magisterium” themselves. They just gathered the exciting parts of the book and [...]
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The Amber Spyglass
Monday, den 9. June 2008The Golden Compass is all about adventure. The Subtle Knife raised a lot of questions. This book is all about the heart. The third installment of Pullman’s trilogy is the longest and the most moving of the three parts.
There are three separate events told in this book. The main story is the journey of Will [...]
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The Subtle Knife
Friday, den 6. June 2008The story begins in our own world, where Will Parry accidentally killed one of the men who were looking for his father. While escaping from these people, he strayed towards another world called Cittagazze and met Lyra. Suddenly, Will’s life turned upside down and he finds himself helping Lyra in her quest to learn [...]
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The Golden Compass
Wednesday, den 4. June 2008Turning it into a movie surely made me curious. I was immediately drawn by the concepts of a parallel universe, where the soul of a person is manifested in an animal companion called dæmons. I rarely buy new books (since I prefer to buy it second-hand), but I was forced to buy the original since [...]
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