The Golden Compass - people said that it's dark and it is dark. I thought quite seriously before i went to the theatre , though i have prepared to sit through a sequel to find out the "DUST".
Personally, i don't enjoy watching an unscrupulous girl, a liar with a mouth full of curses, trying to ridicule all the so-called "norms" could be a heroine in some kind, saving the world from being manipulated by the High Authority - Magisterium. Why is "being a lady" so disgusting that Lyra cannot even bear to hear her friend from mentioning it? If that's what we call challenging the mainstream, i would say rejection is exactly what the mainstream is trying to do to the minorities.
I did have a hard feeling in some moments. When seeing all the usually wicked, mysterious and deceitful tribes participating in the "saving the innocent children" project, i felt sorry. It's atypical. When i saw the armoured polar bear fought against his enemy, demonstrating the deus ex machina with his fatal strike and he tore away his jaw, i felt awful. It's creepy!!! When the demons (as if the spirit of mankind) tortured each other, i felt terrible. It's abusive. My friend sitting next to me got her face distorted when seeing all these... sorry for her. Another friend of mine complaining that the characters explained arcane concepts way too constantly and the episode covered way too much ground in too little time leaving the film feeling shallow and inchoate.
Maybe the best part of the film is the selection of the character in which the villains worth remembering than the good characters. Nichole Kidman is elegant.
I love this review. lol
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/1207compass1207.html
