Golden Compass -

[Tonks]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lee Storm(God Is The 
Healing Force)" <n2fgc at ...> wrote:

> In a nutshell, The Golden Compass (which is the US name) is the 
first of a trilogy written by Philip Pullman who is a devout 
atheist.  The story is almost compelling, but it is, in total, a 
slam against the RC and any other Christian belief system... 
sometimes subtle and sometimes very blatant.  The second story in 
the trilogy is The Subtle Knife.
> 
> Pullman is hoping that the movie will compel young readers to want 
to get the book and the rest of the trilogy and that the work might 
swing them away from Christianity.  


Tonks:
Thanks Lee and everyone for the information. Actually while I was 
waiting for replies I went looking on the internet and came across 
this and if you follow the link about the author's name you get some 
interesting information about him too.

SPOILER WARNING if you follow the link it tell the whole plot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Compass_(film)

When I saw the movie I had a feeling that I was like a person 
watching a HP movie without having read the book.  In fact that is 
just what I said to the person I was with "this must be what it is 
like for all those people who go to the HP movies and have never 
read the books." I was a bit lost and could also tell that whatever 
it was they were trying to resolve was going to be continued in 
another movie. As a stand alone movie, it didn’t make much sense. 
But it was a nice little beginning of a tale, but very confusing for 
anyone who hasn’t read the book. And I didn't know there was a book 
at the time. But thought there must be, since I was so lost.

I could tell that part of it was a slam against the RC church by the 
name of the Administration and by the way that the members of it 
dressed. But I couldn't figure out what this dangerious stuff 'dust' 
was. 

Now that I know the name of the author. Pullman, I have heard that 
name before in connection with JKR. Isn’t that the man that JKR 
hates or something? Or people thought that Lockhart was based on 
him? I can't remember what it was that was being said about him in 
relation to Rowling, but I remember something was.

Tonks_op
now if I could just remember where my bed is.