The film centers on a young girl named Lyra ( Dakota Blue Richards), in an alternative universe vaguely like Victorian England. Attentive as I was, I was unable to find anything anti-religious in the movie, which works above all as an adventure. may represent more confident believers whose response to other beliefs is to respond, rather than suppress.įor most families, such questions will be beside the point. The books have been attacked by American Christians over questions of religion their popularity in the U.K.

This version by New Line Cinema and writer-director Chris Weitz (' About a Boy') leaves aside religion and God, and presents the Magisterium as sort of a Soviet dictatorship or Big Brother. Pullman's evil force, called the Magisterium in the books, represents organized religion, and his series is about no less than the death of God, who he depicts as an aged, spent force. Featured locales include Jordan College, London, Trollesund, Bolvangar, and Svalbard.They weren't murky in the original 1995 novel, part of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, a best seller in Britain, less so here. The titular compass, Lyra's alethiometer, is used to decode secrets, answer questions, and unlock bonus content throughout the game. Wolves and other packs of enemies must be defeated using a combination of swipes, bites, and charge moves. In addition to Lyra and Pan, players will guide the ferocious Iorek in combat encounters viewed from a third-person perspective. Each form lets Lyra climb, jump, fly, and perform other actions to solve puzzles or to avoid traps. To help Lyra navigate the 3D environments, Pan can freely transform into one of four animal guises: an ermine, hawk, sloth, and a wildcat. Players will explore 11 areas from the book and film by alternating control of these principal characters.

Joining Lyra on her perilous quest is the demon Pan, a shape-shifting manifestation of her soul, and an armored polar bear named Iorek.

One is imprisoned, the other kidnapped, somewhere within a desolate arctic kingdom ruled by animals and witchcraft. Based on Philip Pullman's best-selling novel and New Line Cinema's theatrical interpretation, The Golden Compass follows the story of 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua, who leaves behind the familiar trappings of her boarding school to embark on an epic adventure to save her uncle and her closest friend.

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