7/7/2023 0 Comments The golden compass book 2The film gets the mechanics of human-daemon relationships right, but, ironically, it doesn't quite get the soul. But the film is so busy zipping from one plot point to the next that you never quite develop a feel for the relationship that exists between any individual human and his or her daemon. (The servants tend to have daemons shaped like dogs, while the villains tend to have daemons shaped like insects and reptiles.)Īgainst all odds, the film succeeds in creating an environment where the appearance of these animals everywhere is taken for granted, and where the constant shape-shifting by the younger ones seems perfectly natural. In the parallel universe where The Golden Compass takes place, every person has a daemon, and the daemons of children are constantly shifting shape, from one animal to another but when these children hit puberty, their daemons settle into one character-defining form for the rest of their lives. But many of them are "daemons," or external manifestations of a human being's soul. Some of the talking animals, namely the polar bears, are just that: animals that talk. For the most part, the actors are perfectly cast in their roles, and the special effects are dazzlingly complex and rendered with just the right, casual touch, especially where the talking animals are concerned. Fans of the book-including those who disagree with the trilogy's anti-religious thrust but enjoy Pullman's obvious skills as a writer-will find much to enjoy. There is spectacle aplenty here, to be sure.
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