tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post6663401991852273123..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: The Golden CompassGlenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-63934299557205686222007-12-31T00:38:00.000+08:002007-12-31T00:38:00.000+08:00Thank you for this... I have been wondering whethe...Thank you for this... I have been wondering whether I would see this movie, and whether to read the book first. Have decided I will do both!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535592435042668286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-20321688497245120702007-12-30T19:03:00.000+08:002007-12-30T19:03:00.000+08:00I don't know what the structural reasons were for ...I don't know what the structural reasons were for the moviemakers' decision to end the film where it does - <I>e.g.</I> whether they preferred to have the big battle as the final climax, or whether they wanted to keep the ending more upbeat than downbeat as it's a family film and they didn't want to put the punters off coming back next time.<BR/><BR/>It interests me though, this perceived difference between narrative structures - what is sustainable in a series of novels (each published a couple of years apart) or what is considered workable in a series of movies (released in cinemas a year or so apart, but also made available for private ownership on DVD in between).<BR/><BR/>I realise of course that they are different media, that some things work better on screen and some as written text. But are we to assume that movie audiences are somehow less evolved than readers, and thus needing to be kept entertained with a <I>lite</I> and upbeat version? Or is it more a factor of what the <I>Magisterium</I> of movie production companies have decided is most profitable business-wise, rather than a reflection on the intelligence of the movie-goers themselves?hrugaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621922879300266376noreply@blogger.com