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Faker:
I remember in a news post many Moons ago that jeph said he was reading Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy, and a few people here are fans, well they are making a movie of the books, and a director has been picked.

Now for those of you who haven't read the books they take a pretty tough view on the influence that organised religion can have on peoples lives and the way some people will se this influence to their own ends, and the books have been labeled contraversial because of this.

So we know Hlywood studios like to avoid contraversy when it comes to "childrens" franchises so they have, "cut all that god stuff out"

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Inlander:
I was a bit underwhelmed by the books - they were page-turners, for sure, but Pullman never seemed to quite get a grip on some of the crucial issues (for instance, "dust") and so a lot of stuff felt a bit hazy to me.  That, and the writing was at times a bit clunky - yes, I'm aware they were written for children but all the same the way reviewers (especially in Britain) gushed over the books you'd think Pullman was the second coming of Joyce or something.

Having said that, the first book was a corker and was easily the best of the trio, in my opinion.  I'd probably go and see the film, as the books did deal with interesting issues and Pullman, to his eternal credit, didn't shy away from making tough decisions about his characters and, by extension, his audience.  If the film(s?) can keep that same attitude of treating the audience with a bit of intelligence then it could work out okay - although, by removing "all that god stuff" they're pretty much ripping the central metaphor of the book right out - it sounds rather like making a film of Moby-Dick and leaving out "all that whale stuff".

One very, very good thing about the books is that reading them gave me the impetus to go and read Milton's Paradise Lost, which is absolutely magnificent.  And I'm sure I'm not the only person in the world who rushed out to read that after finishing His Dark Materials.

thehoopiestfrood:
I adore the books, and I think it's ridiculous they're writing out the athiest elements in the book, though I've heard they've done the same with the Christian elements in the new Narnia films so it seems to be that they're avoiding religion as a theme in general at the moment.

CHEESEGOD:
When I heard they were making movies based off of His Dark Materials, I was angrified. A great set of books, and I don't want to see them ruined.

Lunchbox:
Even fanart of His Dark materials annoys me.
Can you imagine how badly they will stuff up the mulefa?

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