Posted on 12/07/2007 10:43:59 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o
Kurt Loder’s a libertarian/conservative believe it or not...
“it’s about an television entertainment network that was once visonary, artistic and cutting-edge, but that abandoned it’s business model for the lowest common-denominator and now steals the innocence and sucks the souls of young children...”
I’m sorry but you need to be more precise. Your description could fit almost any network.
"Golden Compass" is being heavily promoted on Nickelodeon, with lots of "behind the scenes" info-mercials.
It will create a real dilemma for them - risk losing money, or lose a shot to make some anti-Christian propaganda.
I'd bet they'd opt for the propaganda, and let the shareholders take any loss.
We rented a movie a few months ago with a teaser for The Golden Compass. It looked really cool, but I remember consciously thinking, why is this teaser so incredibly long? Is the movie that bad?
Apparently it is... I won’t be seing it. I learned with the last Star Wars movies that it takes more than cool special effects to pull a stinker out of the basement.
Some say Tolkien Lord of the Rings was about the rise of Germany, Hitler and WWII.
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 7, 2007) – New Line Cinema today announced a wide array of promotional partners to support its upcoming fantasy adventure The Golden Compass including Coca-Cola, World Wildlife Fund, Sega, Wal-Mart, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Amazon.com, Emusic, FAO Schwarz, Target, Corgi International, Trans World Entertainment, Circuit City, Marie Claire and Scholastic.
... New Line has over 75 licensed partners producing hundreds of Golden Compass-related products worldwide....
...- Coca-Cola will create 12 million co-branded cups to be used in thousands of movie theaters worldwide and will feature a tie-in to its My COKE Rewards program including a co-branded landing page on the program website. Coca-Cola will also create theater displays and on-screen advertisements promoting The Golden Compass. This marks only the fourth time that Coca-Cola has done a Global Concession Program of this kind.
- World Wildlife Fund will launch a special website at www.worldwildlife.org/goldencompass where visitors can view a panoramic lineup of the animal spirits or “daemons” from the film and can “adopt” a real-life animal whose species is featured in the film – including polar bears, snow leopards, and monkeys - through the site. The partnership also includes a PSA about global warming that is voiced by Dakota Blue Richards and a sweepstakes featuring a grand prize trip for four to Manitoba, Canada, to view polar bears in their natural habitat.
- Sega is the exclusive worldwide interactive partner for The Golden Compass and is producing the official video game for the film, scheduled for release beginning December 1st in the United States. Sega will release the title on seven platforms, supported by a multi-million dollar marketing campaign that includes TV, print, and in-theater advertising as well as extensive in-store signage.
- Burger King International will launch an aggressive program spanning Europe, Asia and Latin America that will include a kids meal program featuring 10 premium items based on characters, vehicles and objects from the world of the Golden Compass.
- In Japan, Toyota will run a tie-in partnership to launch their new family car NOVA.
- Cereal Partners Worldwide will feature The Golden Compass on 20 million cereal boxes throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia.
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Peter Jackson’s success was based on his realization that Tolkien’s material was the best..but he knew how to edit what he had to do for the film. Just goes to show that great CGI can’t cover for the lack of a compelling story and well-structured story. Tolkien wanted to tell a myth NOT to degrade religion but to illustrate the fight between good and evil AND the “eucatastrophe” or joy that comes from good defeating evil..
One of my high school students said “Enchanted” was fabulous! Good to hear another thumbs up
Tolkien addressed that issue in one of his essays. (I don't remember which one, but I will try to reread some of them over Christmas vacation.) He said that The Lord of the Rings is not allegory. In allegory the images and figures in the story can be reduced to a single meaning that the author intended. The story could have been stated directly without the fanciful imagery. Tolkien didn't like allegory.
He said that he wrote mythology. The main characteristic of myth is that everyone can bring to it their own meaning. So for some, Sauron's empire is a story about Nazi Germany. For others it is about the Soviet Union. For still others it is about the relentless battle of evil against good. With a good myth, every generation can bring their own meaning to the story.
So, interpret the story as you like.
The villain is a blonde woman named Mrs. “Coulter”? That can’t be an accident!
LOL!
Well, I saw it and I enjoyed it. I give it one and three quarters thumbs up. I haven’t read any of the books, and I don’t intend to. As for the movie, I looked at it as nothing more than a fanciful tale of an alternate universe, an alternate reality and an alternate religion. As an old sci-fi reader, I have come across all these themes before. This movie will no more influence my beliefs than would a book like “Stranger In a Strange Land” by Robert A. Heinlein. It’s just a movie.
Well, that was a major mistake. Tom Stoppard writes marvelously insightful and witty material.
In other words; just like Bob Dylan’s lyrics.
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