As a lover of young adult fantasy, one of my favorite series for a while has been Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Now is the age of fantasy, and some of my favorite childhood books are becoming films. It's an exciting time to be a fantasy lover. With the popularity of Harry Potter and the success of Lord of the Rings, the fantasy era is a full swing.
Movies have been made with a very degree of success. Lord of the Rings far surpassed any expectations and will endure for all time, I think. Some other favorites of mine did not fare as well. Eragon was a disaster, and The Seeker promises to be dreadful, as I've already expounded upon prolifically in a previous post.
So you can understand my caution when I saw that Phillip Pullman's book(s) made it the big screen. The trailers look good, but I've been fooled before.
But today my faith is restored. The website is very promising, with a note from the director Chris Weitz that clearly states his love and devotion for the book, as well as his collaboration with Phillip Pullman to create a story that he is happy with.
But what really got me was the Comic Con preview. It reassured me that the movie will indeed be faithful to the book and will include several things that I thought would be far too complicated for how the film industry perceives its audience (have you ever noticed that most films assume we are dumb or aren't going to get it? Drives me nuts!).
So check the website, poke around, and then go see this movie in December. Oh wait, check the website, poke around, BUY the book (cause you will want to read it again!), and then go see the movie in December.
In fact, buy the whole trilogy. You can buy the boxed set at amazon.
Oh yeah, and if you happen to meet me, say hi to my daemon Ichanus. He's an ocelot.
Movies have been made with a very degree of success. Lord of the Rings far surpassed any expectations and will endure for all time, I think. Some other favorites of mine did not fare as well. Eragon was a disaster, and The Seeker promises to be dreadful, as I've already expounded upon prolifically in a previous post.
So you can understand my caution when I saw that Phillip Pullman's book(s) made it the big screen. The trailers look good, but I've been fooled before.
But today my faith is restored. The website is very promising, with a note from the director Chris Weitz that clearly states his love and devotion for the book, as well as his collaboration with Phillip Pullman to create a story that he is happy with.
But what really got me was the Comic Con preview. It reassured me that the movie will indeed be faithful to the book and will include several things that I thought would be far too complicated for how the film industry perceives its audience (have you ever noticed that most films assume we are dumb or aren't going to get it? Drives me nuts!).
So check the website, poke around, and then go see this movie in December. Oh wait, check the website, poke around, BUY the book (cause you will want to read it again!), and then go see the movie in December.
In fact, buy the whole trilogy. You can buy the boxed set at amazon.
Oh yeah, and if you happen to meet me, say hi to my daemon Ichanus. He's an ocelot.
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Keep up the good work.
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