Thread: The Golden Compass. Further religious hypocrisy

Lucid, films can have symbolism, or deeper meanings or be giant allegories for other messages. It depends how we interpret them. A shorter version would be a poem. Trees by Philip Larkin could be considered to be a simple poem about trees, or it could be about humanity's underlying fear of death (something Larkin struggled with). You see? Films are the same, the needn't be quite as simple as they appear. It's nice to enjoy a film for entertainment values, but every so often I like to see a film that demands a little thought as to underlying meaning.

Alright Xaq, I can see your point. This is how I should have responded:

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Well, since the movie isn't out yet; I haven't seen it, but I can't imagine how Armored talking bears battling each other could have much to do with religion one way or the other.

Well, Xaq, without having seen the film yet either, I can't really comment. But having read the book on which it is based on (Northern Lights, or Golden Compass in the US) which is part of the his Dark Materials series, I can give you a reasonably reliable answer (provided they don't make massive changes to the original, which I honestly doubt they will).
The armoured bears are just part of the world in which Lyra exists in. It is a fantasy novel (more so in the first book than the others, though we see the connections later), though (to quote Wikipedia):

As the trilogy progresses, it acquires allegorical layers of meaning, introducing a broad range of ideas from fields such as physics (quantum physics), philosophy (metaphysics, philosophy of religion and, arguably, a degree of hylopathism), and theology (biblical symbolism).

I'm sorry you haven't read the books yet, and would seriously recommend them, and hope you will enjoy the film as much as I do, you sweet little man.


...God, I'm a dick.