The Golden Compass: Another Wizarding World

Anne 2022-03-20 09:01:26

Why do you say "again"? ——Voiceover

On May 3, the sky in Beijing cooperated to show the scene of two rainman playing together: it was gloomy, dark, and raindrops the size of beans poured down in an instant. The atmosphere at that time was quite consistent with the movie "The Golden Compass" we went to see.

Alternative worlds parallel to the real world, magic, ghosts, fantasy, aliens, as long as there is a basic and reasonable statement, it can whet my appetite.

There are more and more magical worlds on the screen. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy reminds me of the games "Diablo" and "Heroes of Might and Magic" that I was addicted to in my college days; "The Chronicles of Narnia" evokes The first impression of the wizarding world as a child; "Harry Potter" pointed out an exciting path for the wizard to advance.

If "The Lord of the Rings" is a magical world for adults, then "Harry Potter" is a magical world for young people, and "Narnia" reproduces the magical world of children.

Most of these worlds are an extension or expansion of the human world, but the "Golden Compass" is another magical world.

In this world, everyone's soul transforms into an animal (daemon), or a lion, or an eagle, or a kitten glaze, or an insect, and grows with him.

So, when a group of children are chasing each other, you can also see a group of various small animals running and flying under their feet...
When people are walking on the lively street or raising their glasses at a banquet, Animals
big and small can be seen everywhere, jumping up and down on the roof, on the beams, and under the table... When a person walks in the cold ice and snow in the Arctic, you are no longer alone, and there is a daemon to accompany you, Of course, whether it is a brave snow leopard, a loyal hunting dog, or a mischievous kitten is directly related to your nature.

If you lived in such a world, what animal would your daemon be?


ps, in fact, the world setting of "Golden Compass" is somewhat similar to a Japanese manga "The Adventures of Yoyo" that I read before.

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Extended Reading
  • Cassandra 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    Don't know what the story is about. . . Plus one star for special effects points. .

  • Clemens 2022-01-01 08:01:14

    It tells the adventure story of a girl in a parallel world, with the help of many people, breaking through the resistance of the church to find a companion. The world view of the parallel world is complete fantasy, rich in imagination, and exquisite character modeling. However, the discussion on the religious philosophy expressed in the original work is too simple and requires reflection in the adaptation of the film.

The Golden Compass quotes

  • [first lines]

    Serafina Pekkala: There are many universes and many Earths parallel to each other. Worlds like yours, where people's souls live inside their bodies, and worlds like mine, where they walk beside us, as animal spirits we call daemons.

    Stelmaria: Are we going to see the child?

    Lord Asriel: I should think so.

    Serafina Pekkala: So many worlds. But connecting them all is Dust. Dust was here before the witches of the air, the Gyptians of the water, and the bears of the ice. In my world, scholars invented an alethiometer - a golden compass - and it showed them all that was hidden. But the ruling power, fearing any truth but their own, destroyed these devices and forbade the very mention of Dust. One compass remains, however, and only one who can read it.

  • [last lines]

    Lyra Belacqua: We'll set things right. We will. You, and me, and Iorek, and Serafina Pekkala, and Mr. Scoresby. And my father. We'll set it right, Pan. Just let them try to stop us.