Post by torahanjyuu on Dec 11, 2007 12:16:03 GMT -5
Last night, I watched The Golden Compass. There was almost nobody in the threatre, and they had the sound turned up so loud I couldn't hear what was going on. It was loud to the point of distracting and painful!
At first, I was absolutely horrified. The special effects were incredible, and it seemed to have some huge-name actors (I just can't be sure, because I'm awful at remembering names and faces). But I couldn't follow the story -- it was throwing too much at me without answering the onslaught of questions I had. There was almost no set-up time to introduce you to how this other world works (i.e. -- they tell you that touching someone else's daemon is a horrible horrible thing, but they don't tell what would happen!). And that's not even touching the meaning of the storyline, which is blasphemous at best!
But I've slept on it (where I dreamt about it), and I've been thinking about it all day long. It's starting to grow on me, I think -- but I have to see it again. I do not want to pay the $7.50 to see it again, though, so I guess I'll have to wait until it comes out on DVD or something.
In any case, I am most definitely going to read the book! I just have to wait until after Christmas, in case anyone get me the book (I suggested it as a gift idea).
Anyway! What do you guys think of the movie? I'm not talking so much about their portrayal of daemons, since I know they're common in the therian community, but rather what you thought of the movie itself.
At first, I was absolutely horrified. The special effects were incredible, and it seemed to have some huge-name actors (I just can't be sure, because I'm awful at remembering names and faces). But I couldn't follow the story -- it was throwing too much at me without answering the onslaught of questions I had. There was almost no set-up time to introduce you to how this other world works (i.e. -- they tell you that touching someone else's daemon is a horrible horrible thing, but they don't tell what would happen!). And that's not even touching the meaning of the storyline, which is blasphemous at best!
But I've slept on it (where I dreamt about it), and I've been thinking about it all day long. It's starting to grow on me, I think -- but I have to see it again. I do not want to pay the $7.50 to see it again, though, so I guess I'll have to wait until it comes out on DVD or something.
In any case, I am most definitely going to read the book! I just have to wait until after Christmas, in case anyone get me the book (I suggested it as a gift idea).
Anyway! What do you guys think of the movie? I'm not talking so much about their portrayal of daemons, since I know they're common in the therian community, but rather what you thought of the movie itself.
