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"If you value your life, come no further! "
Honestly, it was the presence of Daniel Craig which drew me to this film more than anything else. :)) However, I knew that this would probably be a film I could sink my teeth into after I read the initial summary in IMDB. And when I saw this film in theatres, I knew that I was right. Young Lyra Belaqua (Blue Richards) lives in a world where every human has his/her own animal counterpart, called a daemon. Hers is a twitchy little ferret named Pan (voice by Highmore). Her uncle is the famous (or, in the case of the members of the Magesterium, infamous) Lord Asriel (Craig), who has been avidly studying Dust, which is a taboo subject with the Magesterium. Despite many attempts to stop him from collecting more information on Dust, even attempting to kill him using poison in the wine, Lord Asriel goes about his task unfettered. After delivering a talk to a group of people, among which is a member of the Magesterium, Lord Asriel departs for the North, where he believes that Dust is in huge supply. Before he leaves, however, he cautions Lyra, his niece, about being too curious about Dust. Cue in Mrs. Marisa Coulter (Kidman), who becomes instantly enamored with Lyra and insists that she should stay with her while completing her education. However, Lyra soon discovers Mrs. Coulter's true nature, and she escapes. What follows shortly after that is Lyra's entanglement with the very forces her uncle warned her about. When I read the article about this movie being anti-Christ, I was intrigued. Well, basically, when I watched "The DaVinci Code", all I saw were the workings of an overactive writer's imagination, and not something that the Church should be nervous about, if they're sure that their 'followers' everywhere have a firm hold on their belief. So I took my usual movie money and sat through the showing. And what I saw was a movie not short of amazing, brilliant, and fantastic. Every scene was wonderful, and the cast was simply superb. The whole concept of Dust, and the exploitation of children was good, the latter being so because it's quite evident in society today, and I think it's supposed to be addressed by world leaders, and that the filmmakers were right to put an emphasis on it. I cannot say a bad word about the cast, because they all did a good job, and the discovery of Dakota Blue-Richards as Lyra Belaqcua is a first. Love this movie, and I can't wait for the sequel.
10/10
