Didn't it take $200M to make the film? Nice way to parse, Philip Pullella.
I tend to think Philip Pullman’s blamed more than he really deserves. His books are just speculation, and don’t, if you’d read them, actually decry the idea of an ultimate being. Rather, he’s a writer taking an idea he finds interesting and going along with that. The books aren’t preachy, and they tell a solid story. A lot’s been made out of his books, but they’re not comparable to, say, Richard Dawkins.
The film, on the other hand, was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.