Btw haven’t seen the film. Is it worth watching?

Love the books :D

Btw haven’t seen the film. Is it worth watching?

Love the books :D

As a writer, I have trouble with “faithful adaptations” of books. I think there are fine movies created from books but I have rarely seen movies which capture the essence of a writer’s style. A screenwriter once told me that a screenplay was like writing a poem, with all the other bits left out. I see the point.

A movie has its merits, often stronger than the book on which it was based. However, rarely do screen adaptations live up to their hype. If you can enjoy a movie for its strengths, fine. Same with books. But they aren’t the same. A writer’s style is just that. A screenwriter, even if the author of the original book, will often admit that the adaptation leaves gaps and is lacking in some ways.

Still, the graphic images and ability to bring a book “to life” is compelling to those who relate to visual images more than text.

As a writer, I have trouble with “faithful adaptations” of books. I think there are fine movies created from books but I have rarely seen movies which capture the essence of a writer’s style. A screenwriter once told me that a screenplay was like writing a poem, with all the other bits left out. I see the point.

A movie has its merits, often stronger than the book on which it was based. However, rarely do screen adaptations live up to their hype. If you can enjoy a movie for its strengths, fine. Same with books. But they aren’t the same. A writer’s style is just that. A screenwriter, even if the author of the original book, will often admit that the adaptation leaves gaps and is lacking in some ways.

Still, the graphic images and ability to bring a book “to life” is compelling to those who relate to visual images more than text.

Just got home from the theater… Im warning you if you havent yet seen the movie, in my opinion it outright sucked. I was particularily upset by the watered down version of the strongest side characters story (if u see the movie u will know) also the ending… wow the ending biggest let down EVERRRRR!!!! I rest my case on that because when the screen went blank half the theater said “WHAT THE *@!#”

the end.

Just got home from the theater… Im warning you if you havent yet seen the movie, in my opinion it outright sucked. I was particularily upset by the watered down version of the strongest side characters story (if u see the movie u will know) also the ending… wow the ending biggest let down EVERRRRR!!!! I rest my case on that because when the screen went blank half the theater said “WHAT THE *@!#”

the end.

This is also the main theme of these books..that the church doesn’t want the world to know the truth..
and Lyra doesn’t kill God. Interestingly enough “god” is simply the first angel which are simply creatures that can pass through parallel worlds without gates as they have less flesh. “God” took it upon himself to claim he created all things when really all things were created by themselves “matter begets matter”. The best part is God turns out to just be this super super old angel that they keep in a casket because he can;t even talk anymore. he ends up dying by disintegrating during the final war when the other angels are trying to transfer him elsewhere. he’s basically a figurehead even to the angels.

This is also the main theme of these books..that the church doesn’t want the world to know the truth..
and Lyra doesn’t kill God. Interestingly enough “god” is simply the first angel which are simply creatures that can pass through parallel worlds without gates as they have less flesh. “God” took it upon himself to claim he created all things when really all things were created by themselves “matter begets matter”. The best part is God turns out to just be this super super old angel that they keep in a casket because he can;t even talk anymore. he ends up dying by disintegrating during the final war when the other angels are trying to transfer him elsewhere. he’s basically a figurehead even to the angels.

I am a friend of one who must see all of these movies in order to give family value to them, for those who want their children to know only truth, and he states, unequivically that this movie is a means of changing minds of those who are innocent and can be swayed into wondering if God really does exist, or is there another way. Harry Potter movies were blatent about their Demonic Witchcraft and tried to make Witchcraft out to be between “good” and “bad” witches and, even after those movies were watched by so many youth, the interest in Witchcraft soared and many Christian children, who saw them, began to doubt their own faith in God.
This is even more devious, for it works on the premise that there are other valid ways to live in this world, totally without being encumbered by God and his “rules” or Truth.
What most do not realize is that Demonic forces really do seek to create means to counter God and overrule any faith in Him and take allegience to themselves, by courting people with lies of self-rule, self aggrandizment, self-awareness, self-gods.
It is true that this writer is a Godless athiest and that he has used his writings to not only make fun of God, but try to get societies children to feel that they, alone, are their own gods and can choose their Demeons to lead and direct themselves. There is a sad ending to that!

I am a friend of one who must see all of these movies in order to give family value to them, for those who want their children to know only truth, and he states, unequivically that this movie is a means of changing minds of those who are innocent and can be swayed into wondering if God really does exist, or is there another way. Harry Potter movies were blatent about their Demonic Witchcraft and tried to make Witchcraft out to be between “good” and “bad” witches and, even after those movies were watched by so many youth, the interest in Witchcraft soared and many Christian children, who saw them, began to doubt their own faith in God.
This is even more devious, for it works on the premise that there are other valid ways to live in this world, totally without being encumbered by God and his “rules” or Truth.
What most do not realize is that Demonic forces really do seek to create means to counter God and overrule any faith in Him and take allegience to themselves, by courting people with lies of self-rule, self aggrandizment, self-awareness, self-gods.
It is true that this writer is a Godless athiest and that he has used his writings to not only make fun of God, but try to get societies children to feel that they, alone, are their own gods and can choose their Demeons to lead and direct themselves. There is a sad ending to that!