The Golden Compass
The golden compass is a spectacular movie which has the potential to outwit the Potter mania. The movie is full of spectacular visuals which leave you spellbound. The movie is full of talking polar bears, flying witches and artic battles, to name a few.
Though this movie does not have the brand equity of Harry Potter it does have all the ingredients of a blockbuster. Our heroine is a little girl Lyra who knows answers to all her questions from her golden compass. Lyra’s universe is controlled by the authoritarian Magistrate which has full control over its people. It does not encourage free will in its people. It wants to exile deamons who are free spirits living along with humans. To get full control over its people the Magisterium decides to get rid of the deamons. It starts capturing the children and programs them in human labs, so that they forget the ability of free will. But our heroine is made of strong will; she escapes the captivity of Ms Kidman and sets on an adventure to save the world. She is helped by a polar bear in her pursuits. Lyra’s performance is exceptional, she outwits Harry. Daniel Craig has hardly any role in the film, hope his role is saved for the sequels. Nicole Kidman is good in her character.
The characters in the movie are interesting and the CGI animation is top class. The second half the film is really spectacular.
This movie is a good watch for elders as well. So go along with your family and have a blast.