Has anyone read this controversial series by Phillip Pullman?? http://www.philip-pullman.com/hdm
It is criticized for it's anti-Catholic bigotry and it's promotion of atheists for young developing minds.
In spite of it's poor reputation, I myself have read the books and seen the (potentially good) 2007 movie.
Even though I am a Catholic I found the books sort of intriguing, but ultimately disappointing.
The Golden Compass was very good, but the whole narrative/story just sort of slows down midway through the second book and it becomes almost a tome of atheistic philosophy.
People blame a smear campaign by the Catholic Church was responsible for the first movie's failure, but honestly I think it was just too deep and complicated for an American audience, somewhere between an adult's film and a children's film.
Part of me thinks it was just as well. Though the Golden compass lends itself to making a movie version out of it, the other two books...would have to be edited/condensed quite a bit to make films that had a nice clip to it, if that makes any sense.
There is hope though for you HDM fans.... the BBC is making a miniseries out of it!!
http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radi...ailer-plot
It is criticized for it's anti-Catholic bigotry and it's promotion of atheists for young developing minds.
In spite of it's poor reputation, I myself have read the books and seen the (potentially good) 2007 movie.
Even though I am a Catholic I found the books sort of intriguing, but ultimately disappointing.
The Golden Compass was very good, but the whole narrative/story just sort of slows down midway through the second book and it becomes almost a tome of atheistic philosophy.
People blame a smear campaign by the Catholic Church was responsible for the first movie's failure, but honestly I think it was just too deep and complicated for an American audience, somewhere between an adult's film and a children's film.
Part of me thinks it was just as well. Though the Golden compass lends itself to making a movie version out of it, the other two books...would have to be edited/condensed quite a bit to make films that had a nice clip to it, if that makes any sense.
There is hope though for you HDM fans.... the BBC is making a miniseries out of it!!
http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radi...ailer-plot
