Comments on: The Golden Compass http://jeffberryman.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/ Cobbling together the artist's life...acting, writing, directing, teaching...making beauty... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John http://jeffberryman.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-1213 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:19:03 +0000 http://jeffberryman.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-1213 I love this series. I love the Lord of the rings. I like The Chronicles of Narnia.

All have a subtle message.
I love them anyway.

Books are books.

]]> By: Tinc Anpuller http://jeffberryman.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-60 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:50:23 +0000 http://jeffberryman.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-60 “It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you’ll have to learn by yourself.”

]]> By: Rob Meyer http://jeffberryman.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-59 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:45:35 +0000 http://jeffberryman.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-59 The on-line trailer was enchanting, reminding me of some of the old classic sci-fi movies which mixed their science with their fantasy: lazy zeppelins floating over chromed cities, men in aerodomed hats, an updated spin to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.

Now there is hesitation. I don’t want to have the pleasure of my entertainment ruined by an undertone of anti-religious bigotry. I pays me money, I wants to be dazzled, not bamboozled.

Oh, confusion!

]]> By: Bro. Bartleby http://jeffberryman.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-57 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:27:36 +0000 http://jeffberryman.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-57 “It’s Truth He wants us to be chasing, because it is His.”

I like that.

]]> By: Jeffrey Overstreet http://jeffberryman.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-56 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:04:19 +0000 http://jeffberryman.wordpress.com/2007/07/15/the-golden-compass/#comment-56 Jeff,

I thought “The Golden Compass” was the best fantasy book written since “The Lord of the Rings.”

I still do.

But then I read the sequel, and while it was full of great writing, the story started to turn strange and troubling.

And then I read the third one, and oh boy… it was heartbreaking. Characterization suffers. The story loses its way. And the characters start speechifying about how Christianity is a lie. The climax amounts to an audacious act of giving God the finger.

Enjoy!

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