is a special case; whether it is commercial value or artistic reputation, it has encountered Waterloo, it is the classic fantasy novel "Dark Matter Trilogy" by Philip Pullman .
The film "Golden Compass" based on a novel in 2007 was released, but the box office was not satisfactory. But the magical world in the original work is still yearned by countless book fans and audiences. So, today, twelve years later, it returns again. The two big film and television giants HBO and BBC jointly cooperated and spent huge sums of money to create and adapt it into a series that does not lose the quality of the movie.
Dark Matter Trilogy
His Dark Materials
"Dark Matter Trilogy" has three original novels, namely: "Golden Compass Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass" . Since the publication of in 1995, the "Dark Matter Trilogy" has sold tens of millions of copies in worldwide and has won numerous awards.
The book ranks third on the BBC The big read book list, second only to "Lord of the Rings" and "Pride and Prejudice." The original work of
has won numerous awards, and many fans have high hopes. Catching up with the magic craze of the year, the producer of the movie "Golden Compass" deliberately competed with the prevailing "Harry Potter" at that time.
They invited Nicole Kidman, who was the highest paid in Hollywood at the time, and big celebrities like Daniel Craig, Eva Green, etc. They also spent countless dollars for the presentation of CG animation in the film; Still did not save the ending of the box office rush. The first trial of
ended disastrously, and 's original planned trilogy film production also failed. Therefore, restarted the IP of "Dark Matter" this time, but also wanted to take more detailed shots of the previously ignored content.
Yimei and Little Wolf Girl starred in
hand in hand in order to ensure the quality of word-of-mouth, this time the drama version of the cast is also very careful. The producer invited the original author Philip Pullman, and personally served as the producer.
is also very happy that his masterpiece was made into a TV series. Philip Pullman said: “Seeing this story being adapted into different forms and presented through different media has given me a steady stream of It’s been changed into radio dramas, stage plays, audiobooks, movies, and comics, and now, there is a TV version." The director
has directed "The King's Speech", "Les Miserables", "Denmark "Girl" and other good reputations, and won the Oscar for best director Tom Hopper in one fell swoop.
In addition, the cast combination of "Professor X" Zhan Yimei + "Little Wolf Girl" Daphne Keane has even suffocated the appetite of the fans. In addition to
, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Clark Peters, Ruth Wilson and other stars also appeared in the show.
This time, they did not disappoint the audience. In only one episode, Douban and IMDB both reached the high score of 8.8.
High-quality graphics, compact plot, dense foreshadowing, and suspenseful atmosphere, the first episode of "Dark Matter Trilogy" fully shows the magnificent temperament of epic drama series
The story is mixed fairy tales, magic, and science fiction The multiple elements of .
This is a world where multiple parallel universes are intertwined. Every human has an animal that accompanies it like a shadow, as if the soul is to the body shape and reflects the character of the owner. There are so many animals in
, people think that they are watching "Where are Fantastic Beasts".
For example, the soul of the heroine Lyra (Lila) played by "Little Wolf Girl" is a very rare white weasel;
The male lead Asriel, whose soul is a snow leopard; Mrs. Coulter
, is a golden monkey. Although
is a magical theme for teenagers, the story is full of fables. The technological progress of
in this parallel world is different from our dimension. They live in modern homes that generate electricity, but they still retain the old world steam locomotives and airships for transportation.
Politically, they are still under the totalitarian rule of the church, using religious excuses to maintain some sordid business behind them.
Lyra is a little girl who is curious about the world and adventurous. For some special reason, she was sent to Jordan Academy to be protected by her "uncle" since she was a child. "Uncle" Lord Asriel, played by "
Yimei", is a brave and adventurous person. He has always believed that there is a magical connection between their world and the outside.
He discovered a kind of "dust" called The medium of (dust). Through this medium, people can observe the magic that is invisible to the naked eye. When
took a photo of the aurora when he was shooting in the polar region. Through the "dust", the aurora borealis Behind it, a city in the sky appeared. He thought that this might be another new world he had explored for a long time.
To this scene, the professors who had been skeptical before began to be convinced. In order to study more deeply, After Asriel applied for a fee to the academy, he embarked on a journey to find the truth again.
And the other half, Lyra faces a more dangerous situation-
is in the golden compass prophecy, she will unlock the dark matter Secret, to subvert the operation of the entire world and the rule of the church. The dean of the academy knew that Lyra was in danger, so according to the instructions of the golden compass, he asked Lyra to go north with Mrs. Coulter.
Mrs. Coulter looked dignified and elegant, but as the story goes During the process, Lyra also discovered her unknown secret... The "mysterious dust" in the
story is actually the meaning of "free will" and . In the old Western religious views, free will is The root of human sin is like Eve Adam who stole the forbidden fruit.
So the church plays the role of "God", they stop people from thinking, perform operations on children, strip their souls, and hope they will obey.
And the golden compass that Lyra took from the old man can lead the voyager lost in the vast sea to find the correct route, help people not to be confused by illusions and discover the truth.
The "Dark Matter Trilogy" has just been aired recently, and the second episode of the second season can already be seen. More mysteries have yet to be unfolded. You can rest assured and follow it slowly!
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