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Article: WHOSE DARK MATERIALS? With the film adaptation of the first novel in Philip Pullman's fantasy series about to open, here's how to get your 'Golden Compass' bearings
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 2, 2007
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MOVIES
The worst thing about film versions of beloved works of fantasy
like "The Lord of the Rings" or the Harry Potter series is that,
once you've seen them, the movie pushes your versions of the book's
landscapes and characters subtly - or roughly - aside. The
directors' Mordor and Minas Tirith, their Hogwarts and Azkaban, get
mixed up with yours, and you can never really get yours back
unsullied.
Now fans of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass," the first
volume in his three-part "His Dark Materials" series, face the same
dilemma. Should they give up the images they've happily absorbed
from Pullman's masterful books and see the film version, which opens
Friday?
For all of its ...