The Golden Compass, and Heroes
I saw the Golden Compass yesterday. It was all right. It was very nifty to look at, and the main character was clever and proactive, which was really nice to see for a 10-year-old girl. The bear fight was sweet.
I only have two complaints: 1. It felt rushed. It was almost 2 hours but it didn't feel that long (to me anyway); the ending kind of springs up on you, since it's supposed to be the first part of a trilogy, but the characters start talking about what they're going to do next and then the movie is over. 2. DANIEL CRAIG WAS ONLY IN THE MOVIE FOR TEN MINUTES! What?! I was upset about that because Daniel Craig is great, and his character is interesting from the get-go. But he literally has 2 scenes. BOO. But it seems he will have a bigger part in subsequent films (if they even get made).
Apparently they totally shied away from Pullman's atheist themes. Come on you guys! This movie is PG-13! It's not a film for little kids; it's okay to be a little controversial! But maybe I'm biased. I'm going to read the books once I get a chance.
Interesting article: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/religious-movies
In other news, Heroes is over for a while, which is disappointing. All I have to say about it is that it better get better. Last season this show was a perfect storm of things I love; this season it was just kind of dull, but it's still trying to be character-driven superhero drama, so I'll watch it til the very last episode no matter what. I just hope it gets to be more enjoyable.
I only have two complaints: 1. It felt rushed. It was almost 2 hours but it didn't feel that long (to me anyway); the ending kind of springs up on you, since it's supposed to be the first part of a trilogy, but the characters start talking about what they're going to do next and then the movie is over. 2. DANIEL CRAIG WAS ONLY IN THE MOVIE FOR TEN MINUTES! What?! I was upset about that because Daniel Craig is great, and his character is interesting from the get-go. But he literally has 2 scenes. BOO. But it seems he will have a bigger part in subsequent films (if they even get made).
Apparently they totally shied away from Pullman's atheist themes. Come on you guys! This movie is PG-13! It's not a film for little kids; it's okay to be a little controversial! But maybe I'm biased. I'm going to read the books once I get a chance.
Interesting article: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/religious-movies
In other news, Heroes is over for a while, which is disappointing. All I have to say about it is that it better get better. Last season this show was a perfect storm of things I love; this season it was just kind of dull, but it's still trying to be character-driven superhero drama, so I'll watch it til the very last episode no matter what. I just hope it gets to be more enjoyable.