Thursday, March 19, 2020

His Dark Materials (2019-)

In an alternate reality where everyone lives in symbiosis with an animal that contains their soul essence, Lyra is a special little girl who lives through unexpected adventures in her quest to unmask a political conspiracy that involves kidnapping children for unknown purposes.

A fantasy series very true to the books according to the general opinion, but which in an effort to concentrate as much of the written reality into the series, has not been able to also recreate the emotional effect and its credibility in relation to this reality. With interesting characters, and new things at every turn, His Dark Materials maintains the interest succeeding in bringing the viewer to the end, but not with much enthusiasm.

Another adaptation was started sometime ago with a full feature film: The Golden Compass (2007-8/10), which was not continued due to some religious controversies.
You've seen Lyra (Dafne Keen) before as Wolverine's descendant in Logan (2017-10/10).

Production: BBC
Featuring: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James Cosmo, James McAvoy, Helen McRory, Anne-Marie Duff, Gedmintas Route

Rating: 6/10

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