Set in a parallel universe, it features the journey of lyra belacqua to the arctic in search of her missing friend, roger parslow, and her imprisoned uncle, lord asriel, who has been conducting experiments with a mysterious. Furor over a new film titled the golden compasstruth. The film, now open nationwide, is based on his dark materials, a trilogy of books by english author philip pullman, a selfproclaimed atheist. Phillip pullmans novels draw heavily on gnostic ideas, and his dark materials trilogy of which book one, the golden compass, was released as a movie has been a. The golden compass is the first book of the dust series by philip pullman. The fantasy trilogy encourages critical thinking in kids, not atheism. Set in a parallel universe, it features the journey of lyra belacqua to the arctic in search of her missing friend, roger parslow. A new 180 million dollar movie based on the first book of philip pullmans best selling trilogy, his dark materials. Those whove debated philip pullmans awardwinning trilogy since the first books publication in 1995 will tell you theyre all riled up about the. The 2007 film the golden compass is based on a series of books with antireligious themes.
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. It is incredibly wellwritten and a real treat for the imagination. Though the movie promises to be fairly noncontroversial, it may very well. A new 180 million dollar movie based on the first book of philip pullmans best selling trilogy, his dark materials, has sparked furious controversy in the christian world. His bestknown work, however, is the epic and genretranscending book, the golden compass called northern lights in the uk and its sequels, the subtle. The novels have won a number of awards, including the. The fantasy adventure film, the golden compass, elicited indignant protest and calls for a worldwide boycott from the catholic league for religious and civil rights.
The catholic leagues bill donohue appearing on the world over live with raymond arroyo, asked catholics and christians to stay away from this movie, and the related books. Northern lights titled the golden compass in north america and some other countries is a youngadult fantasy novel by philip pullman, published in 1995 by scholastic uk. Jan tomasz gross born 1947 is a polishamerican sociologist and historian. But defending a book on the banned books list from charges that the author. The young filmmaker had fatefully accepted the challenge of adapting philip pullmans the golden compass, and since the north pole was a crucial locale in the book, weitz thought tapping out the. The golden compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film based on northern lights, the first novel in philip pullmans trilogy his dark materials. It follows the coming of age of two children, lyra belacqua and will parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. The religious controversy surrounding philip pullmans his. I met with nicole kidman to talk about that specific thing. Ted baehr of the christian film and television commission calls the golden compass an atheists narnia knockoff, referring to the best selling books the chronicles of narnia by c. But now some of the authors fans may think the film adaptations not. The religious controversy surrounding philip pullmans his dark materials jenn northington. Pullmans main character in the books, a girl named lyra, battles the dark.
The catholic league has called for a boycott of the golden compass. The golden compass is the first book in a series of books called his dark materials. Why the his dark materials books were once considered dangerous. The project was announced in february 2002, but difficulties over the script and the selection of a director caused. The book is really descriptive and has the perfect balance between whats real and whats magic. Tomlinson 16 and 48 professor of war and society, emeritus, and professor of history, emeritus, at princeton university gross is the author of several books. I love magical realism and there are plenty of fairytale elements in the golden compass. The first book of philip pullmans, his dark materials trilogy called the golden compass, is about to hit the big screen this december. Some christians thought philip pullmans novel was blasphemous. Written and directed by chris weitz, it stars nicole kidman, dakota blue richards, daniel craig, sam elliott, eva green, and ian mckellen. A warning about a new film for december, 2007, titled the golden compass. Bill donohue president of the catholic league says the books will eradicate faith in kids. The film the golden compass is a controversy among.
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