The Golden Compass (2007)

Director:

Chris Weitz

Writers (WGA):

Chris Weitz (screenplay)
Philip Pullman (novel)

Release Date:

7 diciembre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Thriller

Frase comercial:

"It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself."

Plot:

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Plot Keywords:

Sword | Disobedience | Ring | Witch | Fantasy World

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A real let down

Cast

Nicole Kidman	...	Marisa Coulter
Daniel Craig	...	Lord Asriel
Dakota Blue Richards	...	Lyra Belacqua
Ben Walker	...	Roger
Freddie Highmore	...	Pantalaimon (voice)
Ian McKellen	...	Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Eva Green	...	Serafina Pekkala
Jim Carter	...	Lord John Faa
Tom Courtenay	...	Farder Coram
Ian McShane	...	Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Sam Elliott	...	Lee Scoresby
Christopher Lee	...	First High Councilor
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Stelmaria (voice)
Edward de Souza	...	Second High Councilor
Kathy Bates	...	Hester (voice)

También conocida como:

Brújula dorada, La (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence.

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA | UK

Idioma:

English | Icelandic | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:PG | Finland:K-11 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:10 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43880) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:All | Malaysia:U | Ireland:12A | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivialidades:

Nonso Anozie was replaced by Ian McKellen as the voice of Iorek Byrnison. The director, Chris Weitz stated in an interview with ‘Empire magazine’: "It was a studio decision...You can understand why you would cast Ian McKellen for anything, but letting go of Nonso was one of the most painful experiences on this movie for me. I need to say about Nonso that he is one of the most promising and soulful young actors I have encountered in England and I've worked here for quite a bit now and he's actually in the next Mike Leigh...But it was, uh, that was kind of a dark day for me. I kinda wanna go out of my way to point out how much I love Nonso's work. And that's that".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Serafina Pekkala: There are many universes and many Earths parallel to each other. Worlds like yours, where people's souls live inside their bodies, and worlds like mine, where they walk beside us, as animal spirits we call daemons.
Stelmaria: Are we going to see the child?
Lord Asriel: I should think so.
Serafina Pekkala: So many worlds. But connecting them all is Dust. Dust was here before the witches of the air, the Gyptians of the water, and the bears of the ice. In my world, scholars invented an alethiometer - a golden compass - and it showed them all that was hidden. But the ruling power, fearing any truth but their own, destroyed these devices and forbade the very mention of Dust. One compass remains, however, and only one who can read it.

Movie Connections:

References Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

Soundtrack:

Lyra

A real let down

Having seen the Golden Compass I can honestly say Im hoping they don't make a follow up.

The story was truncated beyond the necessity involved in translating a book to film, the intricacies of the characters (especially Lyra) were swept over with a series of single scene expositions, that despite the talents of all the actors involved failed to accurately portray their persona's or motivations.

Whether or not you agree with Pullmans subtext in the book or not, the film failed miserably to deliver any semblance of the authors story.

On the plus side the Daemons and other effects were expertly achieved, fantastically voiced. The actors did their best with what came across as a disjointed, amateurish script. Key plot hocks were evaded, key sub text elements were missing and the directors clear priority of not offending any member of a dogmatic organised religion shone through the entire production.

In a few words: Great actors and effects in an unworthy script that was neither a faithful production of Pullmans work nor anything other than a flawed attempt to achieve box office takings.