The Golden Compass (2007)/His Dark Materials (2019) side-by-side comparison

[@sinom]

The golden compass' visual style is a lot more magical and fairytale-esque, while the series is a lot more grim and a lot of the sets are less grand and more down to earth (though some are actually bigger and grander). While it definitely was a conscious effort, it also definitely helped with the smaller budget.

[@londonmandela5000]

the golden compass reminds me of the first two harry potter films directed by chris columbus and the show reminds me of the harry potter films directed by david yates

[@AlejandroContreras-co3ef]

I love both

[@16patsle]

@KANYEda WESTaro I believe they intentionally changed up the style for the tv series. Some see that as one of the series biggest weaknesses, though I'm not personally botherer that much by it.

[@AbelMcTalisker]

@KANYEda WESTaro I would say the technology just looks more plausible with a 1930/50`s look rather than the more fantasy look of the movie.

[@seandabest4329]

If I were to describe it, I'd call the Golden Compass a fantasy world while His Dark Materials is more of an alternate version of our own. Which works out well enough for me.

[@justsomerandomguynamedsam3657]

All I remember is a polor bear in armor and something about a golden compass

[@Nazaba09]

This is legit all I remembered too. 😂 last year I came across the show on hbo and I was like ‘why are the bears from the golden compass on a tv show?’. Then I found out about the show and binged it.

[@delafo58]

Hahahah me too when the trailer have thumbnail polar bear, that was im thinking. And i tell "is this golden compass?"

[@АннаМалеева-ю9н]

All I remember that golden compass tell you truth and only one girl can use it

[@CooKieFigHt11]

I remember that weird dude with the flute

[@GC-pj6no]

Same. My memories intermingled with some of the moonacre movie scenes and the polar bear for a few seconds before everything settled with the girl riding a polar bear and a woman with sparkling clothes. P.S. I used to rewatch the secret of the moonacre more than the golden compass before.

[@kolapse320]

2007: Lyra saves his life from the poison, gently says “ Lyra!” 2019: Jiu Jitsu the shit out of her

[@16patsle]

The 2019 version is actually almost exactly what he does in the book

[@kolapse320]

@@16patsle cool, i was comparing the movie and the show only. Anyway, i love how in the first episode of season 2 she grabs Will the same way.

[@16patsle]

@@kolapse320 Cool, I could definitely see her do that. Still waiting for the episode here. I'm looking very forward to seeing the early scenes with Will and Lyra especially. I love that they've expanded them a bit compared to the book, I always found the whole dæmon/no dæmon confusion thing when they meet to be fascinating.

[@ziripond3502]

I laughed way too hard at this, thank you xD

[@kolapse320]

@@16patsle omg im sorry i mentioned something from season 2, its not exactly a spoiler, but atill i did not think about it before saying, my bad.

[@kingexplosionmurder632]

People saying there were many scenes without dæmons and iorek but they forget that the show had a longer screen time but about a quarter of the budget the film had

[@christinajsamuel8515]

Good point

[@liliks14]

still the result remain the same . onscreen daemons are important characters

[@liliks14]

@@Shaliister i don't like the series at all . i wasn't in love with movie either but at least it was more accurate to the book visually and casting wise : Lyra was never some emo girl but a child fool of energy and vivacity , as opposed to the tv show actress

[@liliks14]

@@Shaliister i read the books several times . the steampunk feel was sorely lacking in the show tbh

[@liliks14]

@@Shaliister its a matter of taste , i hate the show but i respect and accept that others ADORE it . no pb there . im just very very disappointed .but though i always imagined Will as a white kid , I think the black actor they picked outshined the main actress by FAR , acting wise and charisma wise . she is extremely flat and bland, in my opinion ( and tbh in many many other ppl's opinions as well . just watch the ratings )

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

A reminder: One is a roughly two hours film adaptation that was developed and produced for five years with approx. 180+ million dollars of budget, and the other one is a *seven and half hours* miniseries that has been developed and produced since four years ago (and still on-going).. with *only one third* of the film's total budget (or roughly one fourth if inflation counts). The fact that the miniseries isn't only matched the former film adaptation, but even exceeded the former in so many ways with much smaller budget is just.. mindblowing!!

[@thorxal5933]

I mean, I think the 12 year margin is kinda important, but whatever dude

[@maidenlessbastard]

Yeah, it really is incredible... Still there's an overwhelming absence of daemons, to the point that it feels odd

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

@@thorxal5933 Not quite like that, I wasn't just saying "a TV show is now technically better than a film." or so. Actually, if you look about it, the miniseries is an example of how you're given the creative and artistic freedom as well as how you should thoroughly and carefully plan and realize a series or film project. Meanwhile, The Golden Compass is simply an example where the filming company you're working has the significant control over your creative freedom and while the film is decent at the least, it's still merely a film made for sake of profits, hence why it was ended up as a box office flop regardless of its impressive visual features. Oh, and honestly TGC isn't even as good as the 3+ hours moster epic that is King Kong from 2005, which only took like *two years of development and production* and costed just 'slightly' more expensive.

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

@@maidenlessbastard Yeah, it's kinda disappointing. But given the amount of production budget and how much sophisticated the process of making the daemons was, I guess it's understandable at the least. Well, let's hope they could get more of them in the upcoming season 2.

[@ashmaan2386]

it's all about time.

[@cinemazione5847]

Ok the movie has several problems... but you have to admit that Nicole Kidman was PERFECT for Mrs Coulter. Her performance was probably the best thing in the whole film. She nailed it.

[@andren.6156]

Nah She is prettier and More glamurous and I like her More at the beginning but after ending the show I think Ruth wilson is a Better actress and did a Better part than Nicole. Nicole was glamurous gorgeous but Plain. Ruth shows More emotion and depth also Focus in the details as the subtle monkey manierisms She is a Better Mrs Coulter although She is not blonde and that pretty.

[@bookchaser1103]

The movie cast as a whole was perfect. Pullman didn't really like the movie, but he always brings up the cast. I don't get how unbalanced and erratic Coulter is in the show. Especially at the beginning, she was cool and cold as ice.

[@andren.6156]

@@bookchaser1103 I mean before watching and getting familiar with wilson i preferred kidman. In physical appearence i think all the film characters were more accurate. Coulter and lyra were just like i imagined reading the books however the show it's better and so it's the acting even if the actors don't look so much like the books.

[@bookchaser1103]

@@andren.6156 I personally enjoyed the film acting too. I mean, Sam Elliot may have been a little old for Lee, but again, perfect otherwise. I love Miranda, but he looks more like a 1940s NY gangster than a Texas aeronaut. And I love Dafne Keen, but I ssy give her 5 or 6 years and she would be a great Lyra as we meet her in the Secret Commonwealth. But as for HDM, Dakota Blue Richards just nailed it. Imo anyway.

[@awegs218]

True! After watching I still picture her when I read the book.

[@richardjohnson9543]

There's some irony to these scene comparisons looking like parallel world versions of the same people and events

[@TotallyAGoblin]

Legit thought golden compass was a Mandela effect thing that nicole kidman played coulter

[@hanahc3525]

Oh, I love this view of things I genuinely thought that it was like another comment or said “Mandela effect “ Now I realize that there’s two adaptations of the books

[@victorserrano8294]

Mrs. Coulter is really scary in the series

[@allbutperfect]

I love her so much, gosh😭😭

[@cully7927]

@Ari yeah, quote harrowing to be honest, the way she hurts a piece of her own soul and bullys it. Powerful stuff.

[@run2cat4run]

You see her face n Luther as Alice 😱

[@yinnyonline]

maybe at first, but by the end of season 2 she's absolutely comical

[@DrinkingMud]

The 2007 film has a really nice fantasy setting and aesthetic, but the 2019 series is just superior in every other way. I think people praising the 2007 film forget how scuffed the ending was

[@londonmandela5000]

i agree

[@Tehblood]

both the books and the series are much more grounded and gritty, as compared to the more kinda lion, witch, wardrobe fantasy of the movie. I prefer the more grounded interpretation of the show for sure. though as a one off fantasy type, the movie isn't bad. just think the series has a closer feel to what the books were.

[@welch_inc6532]

@@Tehbloodyou really do feel the influence from the lion, the witch and the wardrobe film in the film. The grounded aesthetic also helps to compliment the two worlds. If they carried over the string fantasy aesthetic then the our world would appear even more dull

[@AerialH2O]

I will never forgive that film for letting Roger live...however, I do think the 2007 film was well done as a standalone. Even though the books were my life as a kid and the movie kinda betrayed me as a book-to-film adaptation, I thought it was well done, and I still have the DVD and re-watch it. The casting was spot on, and I really enjoyed how they CGI-ed Lyra's world.

[@youngmultiverser9311]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJzceWefn8x5mKM Yes but the movie will always have a superior Bear fight. I mean the show pussied out for the death whereas the movie did THIS. This scene is a hundred times better than what happened in the episode

[@paolarosichetti4056]

In the BBC show the Magisterium is mooore scary than in the movie. Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel was a very good choice. And Ruth Wilson is an AMAZING Marisa Coulter.

[@nothuman6140]

James McAvoy was a perfect Lord Asriel, Craig just didn't have those fierce dark eyes and powerful shoulders like the book describes, the BBC adaptation was for better scripted and casted. Pullman himself said that he despised the 2007 film but the 2019 adaptation was as he imagined it as he wrote the books. (Not to mention the americanised screenplay in the 2007 film that really doesnt fit with the style of the book)

[@sanjanaunni8205]

@@nothuman6140 exactly james macavoy was FUCKING AWSOME. he provided ruthlessness, persuasiveness and got everyone onto his side. The mivie version asriel sucked cause he was so emotionless and had a wooden face. He never showed any persuasiveness as in the books and was like a robot that contributed nothing towards the film

[@Enel97]

@@nothuman6140 lol qtf are you talking about. Macavoy looks like some lunatic hobo not the epic figure who managed to gather an army of angels.

[@awesomerobotg3494]

Ximena Del Río ikr, have you seen Split? He did what I think is some of the best acting of all time in that movie. Great actor

[@H_WLL]

Fairly sure the studio was scared they’d upset the church so they portrayed it munch less tyrannically

[@ridethasno]

The Golden Compass had a budget of 180 million not including marketing. The HBO version’s budget is around 40 million. Personally the show is much better and stays true to the books.

[@braugarduno3024]

but also remember that fx in 2007 was way more expensive than it was in 2019

[@paolobedin5068]

Imo, the golden compass is the one more similar to the book, but they both sucks very hard

[@isobellemoxon1091]

@@braugarduno3024 yeah no the movie is far closer to the book

[@Gustyrd1]

I hope they give them a big budget for the last season. Even more now that HBO Max exists.

[@cloudsurfer73]

@@paolobedin5068 Agreed. I wish I could combine the two

[@Punipunpi_panda]

Wow the colours and cinematography was so much prettier in the 2007 version. The many golden colours really created a sense of the dust being all around you. With the high contrast of the green and cold colours of the northern testing lab

[@virginia905]

The show looks bland and generic compared to the movie. I still like the show better, but damn, we were really robbed a wonderful movie trilogy :(

[@akshaytrayner1960]

To be honest the original movie is ok but the 2019 version has more scenes from the book than the 2007 movie did and the TV series gave the actual ending

[@earthdyrad]

The actual movie wasn't able to give an actual ending because it collided with the Catholic Church so the directors left it with no ending.

[@copperboltwire320]

Wait, so the "story" ends with them just walking through and done?

[@akshaytrayner1960]

belive or not the 2007 movie actually had the orignal ending but new line wanted 50 minutes from the orignal cut removed it is such name we will never get a directors cut of the movie

[@jolienvandamme2909]

Copper Boltwire I think that’s how the first book ended there are 3 books in his dark materials.

[@TheMoonRover]

@@copperboltwire320 The first book ends with Lyra walking through the portal, as does series 1 of His Dark Materials. The film changes it quite a bit. Book/TV Show: they rescue the children, then Iorek defeats Iofur, then they catch up to Lord Asriel, who opens the portal. Lyra steps through, cliffhanger for book 2 / series 2. Film: Iorek defeats Ragnar, then they rescue the children. They leave, intending to rescue Lord Asriel, the end. It's roughly equivalent to episodes 1-5, 7 and 6 (in that order) but not 8.

[@lightworker_7170]

I only recall "The Golden Compass" for Eva Green's otherworldly portrayal of Serafina Pekkala.

[@murtazarizvi368]

2007 actually felt like a steampunk fantasy world. the series feel more like set on earth with no fantasy environments

[@turbobrony1472]

Even if it bombed in cinemas, I really liked the Golden Compass movie, and I fully enjoyed the His Dark Materials show!

[@DinosaurNick]

There's a SHOW??? I never heard of it! AHH I GOTTA FIND IT!

[@Truls.bjorndal]

I completely agree it may have been flawed but it was a great movie and the show has done nothing but improve on it soo far

[@adan.gabarre11]

Even if it bombed in cinemas i really liked the goldem compass movie and i fully enjoyed

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

@@DinosaurNick I mean, what do you think of the scenes below it then lol😂

[@teamoth8603]

@@DinosaurNick it's on BBC Iplayer! Its what got me into the books which is now my favourite book series!

[@cloudsurfer73]

Based on just the visuals from these clips, the movie is more of how I imagined the world looking like in my head while reading the book. Just based on looks and Lyra’s mannerisms

[@flowerchild6309]

Yesss!!

[@shaddow9709]

I agree

[@courtneyharmon3343]

I really loved the fact that the series wasn't as grand and had less of a mythical feeling. It made it easier to imagine the multiverse or alternate universes they talk about. I also love the style choice and the directing of the series. So much of the content is very similar but somehow they feel like different stories because of the stylistic approach they took. Great cast too. Love Dafne Keen! It's also awesome that they have a story in our world that crosses over. So excited for season 2!

[@thirstymonk]

Yes, I like it too! It feels just like the our world, but some things are so off, that you can actually feel it is a paralel universe. It's so cool.

[@shrimboy7492]

I loved The Golden Compass when it came out. Still loved it and watch it again and again when I need a little Nicole Kidman in my vein. Just thankful HBO/BBC had the resources to start it up again. Hope they can finish the series with book 3.

[@christinajsamuel8515]

Think they are planing to

[@Tehblood]

season 2 starts airing i think next month on BBC.

[@sabrinakennedy6378]

All I remember is the bear fight scene. It honestly had me there. The “IS THAT ALL?!” From the original was 👌

[@n0yn0y]

The polar bears from the 2007 version look like they should be sipping cokes

[@modbz]

Weird that the series didn't have Iorek knock Iofur's jaw off, but the movie did, despite being much more light-hearted.

[@welch_inc6532]

The show was prewatershed so they couldn’t show it without having to make the rest of the show broadcast after 9pm. Cutting off their target audience

[@CendaquentaBooks]

Yeah, I know it's not exactly a PG moment but it's so iconic, I missed it in the series!

[@adeledelignette5355]

They also have a lot less budget

[@juttamaier2111]

That scene amazed me, and haunted me for quite some time. Good they didn't repeat it in the series.

[@roccohitch7316]

When i saw the Golden Compas in the cinema, i was totaly caught in this fantasy atmosphere, it was soo well made, just perfect. His Dark Materials is to modern, it cant catch me like Compass.

[@randomrat3150]

My biggest problem with the show was even though the daemon cgi was improved, you barely see any daemons throughout the show. I would forget Pan was even there at times because he'd be missing for an entire scene.

[@Rebobina2]

Daimonions and their link with humans are VERY important...the fact they cannot be far away one each other...but the series poorly show that!!! I'm very dissapointed too

[@danielv.8372]

Needs more budget to do so. And they show regularly that the daemon can be somewhere on their clothes. But I'm pretty sure that if the raitings/more viewers go up, their budget too. So we better talk about all the amazing things. *We do not talk about the dissapointing bear fight... I'm pretty sure they needed more budget*

[@AngelusHale]

@@Rebobina2 It's a tv show guys. Sometimes they have to use tricks for money reasons. I think we can all understand that. Considering how this is a tv show and doesn't have a movie kind of budget, it's still insane the CGI they can provide.

[@leah-marie5031]

You do realise they had a budget right?

[@missingsparrow]

@@danielv.8372 I loved the bear fight, it felt brutal and animalistic

[@tabithadarkrider8552]

In my opinion you can definitely see that the bbc series was somewhat influenced by the 2007 film and not purely its own adaptation of the books. When certain shots are compared side by side like this, you can tell they referenced the film to get an idea of how to shoot certain scenes. I think this is ok! I also think it means the 2007 movie deserves more credit for its visual direction. It took a lot of liberties with the source material, yes, but people are also too eager to overlook what it did right, a mistake the bbc team didn’t make. They didn’t dismiss the films existence but rather built upon its (few) strengths.

[@busharmann]

tabitha darkrider "BBC"

[@kathrynmiller4240]

tabitha darkrider I went to a screening/q and a the HDM creators did and asked that very question - how reactive they felt to the film (and stage play). They claimed they didn’t refer to other versions at all, didn’t rewatch the film etc. But I definitely think way more of the movie went in than they realise. Sure sometimes it’s just that there are only so many ways to stage something but details like Lyra’s Jordan costume looking so similar make me think that TGC has soaked into their subconscious to some extent.

[@tabithadarkrider8552]

BEAM J you are right, I tend to fall in that trap too often because of how it was marketed as hbo’s, lol.

[@Bruh-bp6nn]

BEAM J Yes, BBC.....what’s your point?

[@gstv612]

The BBC series is more accurate to the books than the film. Firstable cause the series tells the story for not a child target like they did with the movie and all the sense of the books disappeared. Secondly, in a film the cost of the production is highly more than in a TV show so all of the costs will be more awesome in the film than in the show. And finally, about the cast, I will say that Ruth Wilson takes Ms Coulter to another level overpassing Nicole Kidman which made an amazing performance (like always) on that film. All of the cast from the series is more accurate (in my opinion) to the characters from the book than in the film.

[@unsweeteneddoll]

Anyone else noticing how just about every single scene of Lyra hugging Pan or showing any affection for him has been removed from the show?

[@matthewcourt3795]

Same with her and Yoric. Wonder why.

[@solarsleepless]

Iorek*

[@movedchannels1654]

@@matthewcourt3795 i think it would be due to budget? I can always check if anywhere states the budget for the show but i assume it wouldnt be as big of a budget as for a movie

[@movedchannels1654]

I just checked, yeh the budget for each episode is less than 7 mil while the budget for the movie was 180 mil

[@movedchannels1654]

But yeh anyway, it would cost a lot for the cgi in general, perhaps they just couldn't afford too much into it? I imagine there were scenes storyboarded and what not with more daemon interactions but well see once they release more behind the scenes perhaps?

[@ptuptipili]

I would have loooved to see Eva Green as Serafina Pekkala again

[@jan_Masewin]

There’s so much less gold in the palatte and fewer dramatic shots, which I feel fits better with the books’ character than the depthless epic fantasy vibe they were tryna go for in the film tbh

[@rufusdavis137]

I like how in The Golden Compass when Iorek and Ragnar are fighting you know who’s who by the armor color schemes;Iorek(gold armor) and Ragnar(silver armor) but in His Dark Materials both polar bears don’t have their armor like in the movie

[@Yukosan13]

I'm surprised at how little I remember of the 07' movie.. mostly remember the bear and Nicole Kidman as in my mind she's the perfect Mrs. Coulter.. I imagined her when reading the books

[@Rebobina2]

Philip Pullman changed the description of Ms Coulter in the books when he saw her in the film

[@londonmandela5000]

even though i like the show a bit more than the film nicole kidman as mrs coulter was perfect casting

[@stephenking5852]

@@Rebobina2 you’re right. He regretted not making Coulter blonde like Kidman.

[@folopoideco]

movie coulter had the looks and hypnotizing charm. Series Coulter have the deep and darker traits much better portrayed. The perfect book adaptation would be a fusion of them.

[@sofiapeeters6286]

Nicole didn't do Marisa Coulter's character justice at all imo. Ruth however is absolutely dedicated to this character and it shows. You can see all those different layers of the character, she makes Marisa an actual well rounded character, not to mention that her acting is top notch, and absolutely looks like the Mrs. Coulter desribed in the original books.

[@a-winters-breath2729]

It's interesting for me to see how many people here in the comments prefer the movie version of the daemons and their interactions with the people around them over the show version, while for me it was the entire opposite. Even though this video necessarily leaves out many scenes of Lyra and Pan from the show, as they were simply not included in the movie, you can tell the effort they put into showing the connection between a person and their daemon in the show just from these scenes. While in the movie, both are often shown apart from each other and not really taking notice of each other, in the show they have constant conversations, eye contact, including them into the action (compare for example Lyra looking at the alethiometer, where in the show she actively slides over to look at it together with Pan). Still people find the movie version more appealing because there are more hugs and the like, even though those hugs often remain the only interaction they have. I wonder if that might be a cultural difference here. Emotion in US-American productions often seem to be shown through overly expressive actions (like dramatic hugs), that can quickly feel "over the top" to Europeans, while we tend to portray emotion with subtle interactions without having to constantly be on top of each other.

[@123haninhk]

It seems that the fans of the movie are mostly casual viewers/audience. My cousin really liked the movie because of the Hollywood Fantasy Hero genre trope and hates the series because according to him it's too dark and too realistic. Casual fans don't care about details and character developments; they just simply want to be entertained for 2 hours along with their favorite actors, CGI, and as you said, the over the top emotions. I'm not American nor European but many people in the world also are used to Hollywood films with their over-the-top everything. Casual audience will never be able to sit through eight to twelve hours of TV, it made them restless. I know this from experience that casual audience seriously prefers bad movies as long they have big budget stuff that bedazzles them instead of quality storytelling.

[@antonellamR2D2]

The show's Lyra is better in every frame. The first girl can't act, in comparison.

[@khabirgaiarsa7896]

Each production had a different approach. The series had full on puppets and puppeteers during the shootings so the actors had a physical reference of where the daemons were and what they were doing. The movie used those little green balls as reference which I imagine don't offer the same immersion for the actors. Pan and Lyra from the series feel like they're one being imo.

[@christine713]

@@khabirgaiarsa7896 and the cutting scenes are far more emotionally impactful because of it! I prefer the emotional depth of the series for sure.

[@spicynoodles2742]

Honestly, I would blame the book a bit for that, since the movie is much more attached to the book than the series. Now reading the book, I really feel that Lyla's interaction with her daimono is a bit dry, to say the least, and like in the movie, there are many moments where they hug and cry, to show how important the bond of human and daimono, but there are also other parts where Lyla and her daimono hardly speak or interact with each other. There are really many parts of the book where I wish they would give more detail about daimonos and what they do.

[@lunaribeiro8603]

okay but Stelmatia carrying Pan in her mouth only to promptly toss him to the side all pissed off while Asriel holds Lyra by the arm to give her a talking to is the best part of The Golden Compass, change my mind

[@Crimson430]

What's smart about the show is that you see the fights through Lyra's eyes which makes the scenes very immersive, and is a great way for the show to save money 😉

[@stevenuntalan7515]

Wow thank you for this video! I'm sad the 2007 movie didn't have sequels. Such a great cast and production development but HBO Max & BBC's adaptation is gorgeously rendered. Beautiful cinematography, screenplay, and casting characterizations.

[@danielv.8372]

*We do not talk about the dissapointing bear fight (His Dark Materials)* This show needs more budget, let's focus on all the amazing things... more viewers/more budget.

[@Cmentar34]

why do you consider it disappointing?

[@wyattguilliams5325]

@@Cmentar34 You're telling me that you didn't want to see Iorek slap the bottom jaw off the other bear and then snap his neck????

[@pamplemoo]

@@wyattguilliams5325 let's not forget that they take off their armours to fight! Iorek was wearing it all the time until that moment!

[@colinharbinson8284]

I was ok with the film, but it was too" Disney". They could never have moved on to the second book, the TV version is darker and apart from some modernization of Lyra's world, is far better.

[@miscellaneousgoblin910]

Colin Harbinson I absolutely agree!

[@welch_inc6532]

The film was really influenced by the lion, the witch and the wardrobe

[@ziripond3502]

@@welch_inc6532 Really? How'd you know that? Thanks for the info, it kinda puts things in perspective :)

[@welch_inc6532]

@@ziripond3502 they share the same aesthetic in colour, texture and lighting. A lot of films was influenced it at that time

[@heehee2007]

I honestly didn’t really like the movie because it didn’t really have good pacing. As a TV show, we got more time to see the characters develop

[@beanondaddy3397]

I saw the Golden Compass with my girlfriend and watched his dark materials with my daughter...😋

[@pokemontwo8764]

Awwwww

[@peliculafanatic5701]

I saw golden compass alone and his dark materials with myself

[@pokemontwo8764]

@@peliculafanatic5701 :/

[@stephenking5852]

Talk about growing up.

[@elcascodehades1345]

@@peliculafanatic5701 same

[@gelicainouza8481]

People bashing the 2007 movie saying they hardly remember it. Well, it was 13 years ago. The new series just started last year. Offcourse you're going to remember something a lot fresher in your mind. I haven't read any of the books and I am still very much entertained by both the 2007 movie and the new series 🤗🤗

[@Winter_DamonTorrance]

So everyone with blonde hair became a brunette...

[@David-un4cs]

The darker hair for Mrs. Coulter is more book accurate though.

[@esmeraldaesmeralda8015]

Hahah lol I like the finesse of those blondies .

[@campkira]

cheaper to hire... and more british...

[@giahuyoduong4544]

Actully because TGC 2007 The Author has change hair Color of Lady became Blonde

[@Boogsboogie]

Their dark materials

[@heyyoptapwi8098]

I like both versions. I think that the series would be way greater if they could do it with movie actors. Nicole Kidman's acting was more mysterious and motherly (in case of her daughter), series actress was good but looked quite unstable in her mind. Eva Green's witch looked better, series one reminds me of witch from DmC tbh, which doesn't fit here (however she played it great). Also the atmosphere of movie is more magical and soft while atmosphere of series reminds me movies about WW2. Anyway, both versions actors did great job.

[@VibrantlyDark]

I remember watching The Golden Compass movie and wanting more details and more show in general, I was so excited to hear they got a TV show, so they can do the story justice

[@88cryingwolf]

Seems like the golden compass really went out of its way to have as much golden this in it as possible.

[@seven3502]

I know Lee's older in the books. And the movie version Lee fits just right for the role. But they made the Lee in the series so likeable that I prefer his version. They made him like the PERFECT father for Lyra. And I'm gonna cry. 😭💙

[@marquis911]

I mean, they picked the most likable guy to play him.

[@seven3502]

@@marquis911 true 😂😂😂

[@vaeirin]

Lyra's relationship with her mother is one of the best thing in the series. So strong and emotional always making my eyes tear up

[@16patsle]

The film is all in all not that bad, and in many instances follows the book more closely than the series. It is a bit too colorful and happy, but I guess that's what they aimed for. The main things they did wrong was somehow putting Svalbard before Bolvangar, and also not making the whole series. I don't like that they cut the ending (would love a director's cut as well), but it is acceptable since they never made any more films anyways.

[@AnthonySelkirk]

Comparing the last chapters of the book... 2007 Movie: Oh wait

[@Roadent1241]

"We can't have that, that's too bad of an end for the kiddies!"

[@state_song_xprt]

The actors they got to play Roger in the 2007 and 2019 versions look almost uncannily similar

[@Roadent1241]

I did wonder for a few episodes, maybe it's a much younger family member because that is some close doppelganger or cloning magic XD

I like The Golden Compass's cast more than His Dark Materials's cast Also the Golden Compass in the movie is more beautiful than the show

[@feetenthusiast1015]

2007 looked way better and that cast, wow! 2019 cast looks like the people chosen last in a game of dodgeball

[@alpborakirte801]

This movie has one of the best casts. Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen (Iorek), Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Derek Jacobi, Ian McShane, Eva Green.

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

And Sam Elliott

[@LEGENDARYMONSTERVERSESHIMO]

I only like the film cas of sir Ian mckellen as iorek byrnison the only thing hated about the film is because Ian McShane he's the worst actor in the world and I wish he never existed and never born and never put in this world and planet

[@LaPtaVerdad]

The ambience in my opinion looks way better in the 2007 adaptation

[@dannylmaoooo]

I read the book before watching the ‘07 movie and I imagined Lee Scoresby to be muuuuuch younger than the movie version. The series really made that up for me. Hamilton nailed that character.

[@liliks14]

yeah right . the book described him as an old man . how could the show have nailed it ? have you REALLY read the books ?

[@dannylmaoooo]

lili ks he was 24 in once upon a time in the north, and northern light happened roughly 30 years after that. So pretty middle age for sure, but I wasn’t expecting a fully gray haired man. Also I read the books so thanks for asking.

[@liliks14]

@@dannylmaoooo he was 24 back when he met Iorek .this is art of his backstory . but as you know ( since you say you read the book) he was much much older when he met Lyra

[@dannylmaoooo]

lili ks that was exactly what I said in the last reply

[@liliks14]

@@dannylmaoooo but in the show he is old* when he meets lyra . which is why he was miscast . he wasn't too bad as lee so maybe they should have aged him a little bit

[@bookchaser1103]

I know people prefer the HBO series, and I can appreciate for what it is. But geez, the film. The cast, the colors, the aesthetic, I maintain it all looks rather great. I know the film had more money, but it was totally meddled with by the studio. The series may not have had the budget, but they did have the time, and the producers had much more control, and it's still not really book accurate at all. There are parts I enjoy, and other parts I just don't get what they're going for. The gyptians, for instance. Aren't they supposed to be exotic Mediterranean gypsies or something? These jokers in the show look like they should be running a flea market around Cleveland or some such. Just very bland and boring.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

That was one of the first things I noticed. They probably thought it was "racist" or something. Idk, I am disappointed that there still isn't a sequel, since I played the video game back many years ago, the story and setting gripped me, but I was so bummed about the cliff-hanger ending, and then even more so after watching the movie. Maybe I'll try reading the books. Oh, and of course I'll give this series a try, like sure there are things I don't feel were the best ideas, but that doesn't mean the show won't be good.

[@chuckingreaper8654]

@@ashwinnmyburgh9364 The video game was better then the movie by miles with maintaining atmosphere. It felt like it completed what plot the movie was missing.

[@KevinMAbraham]

this movie to series adaptation is one of the best example out there. You can mix and match both media and theyre all very cohesive. Amazing

[@richardmahood7478]

Thank you, Matt, for a truly phenomenal video. I have played around with DaVinci 16 (free edition) and what you have done took some dedicated work. It was well done, I still like the characterizations from the movie more than the series; I feel they reflect the people as described in the book more accurately. If you notice, once the series got past what was covered in the movie, they seemed to loosen up and follow the book more closely. At first, I was worried about interjecting the scenes from the second book (Will's back story) but it worked and I think might be worthwhile going forward. I am still not happy with them taking an ultra-minor character in Lord Boreal and making him such an important figure. I hope this second season ends the way it should if you catch my drift. Stay safe and healthy.

[@enriqueramirez0615]

The Epic Bear Battle Royale is the big highlight of the film and TV series.

[@koksiantor]

i wished the style of the movie with the story accuracy of the series

[@aditisaini556]

One word.. Budget. Frankly after the golden compass massively failed, it took nearly twelve years for the industry to put money in it again. I am just grateful to have the show at this point.

[@mythicalsalmon3621]

Some sets in the 2007 looks like Willy Wonka factory

[@kittycatwild9283]

Don't get me wrong, I love the TV-series, but something about The Golden Compass just seems far more magical. Everything to the odd carriages and the golden color scheme. They even used swords instead of guns. Plus, the daemons seem more connected in the movie compared to the show. Even though the bears aren't daemons Lyra still showed more compassion with him compared to the Lyra in the show. (11:05) One of the reasons why the concept was so unique was because of the daemons, which the show did not seem to.. well.. show.

[@kittycatwild9283]

Of course that doesn't mean that the tv-series is all negatives. It was really great! Especially with how much darker (even though I wish they showed the whole bear fight) it was and them getting the concept of realism. The armors on the bears were just splendid as well. Just wish it gave me a special feeling like the movie did.

[@tommybro5313]

That was the point

[@kittycatwild9283]

@@tommybro5313 ?

[@tjc3644]

I dont get why people keep saying daemons werent shown in the tv show. Pan is in pretty much every scene and theres deamons in every scene A lot of them have bugs for deamons

[@kittycatwild9283]

@@tjc3644 Hey there Thomas! I mean side characters or background characters. Sometimes even the main characters don't have their daemon's with them.

[@chloefranklin5324]

I think I'm in the minority when I say I think the film is better. Yes, I have read the books (the first one at least - I need to get to the others) and I know the film missed out the true ending. But overall I think the casting, the visuals, the music and just the general vibe was better. It captured the spirit of the book better imo. Maybe it's just nostalgia on my part because I grew up with the film but the series lacked that magical feeling that I loved about this story. Plus, they royally screwed up the bear fight and I can't forgive them for that because it's the best scene in both the book and the film.

[@JustASmallTownGirl85]

Agree👏

[@loveroftherussianqueen]

agree!!

[@phoenixfire124]

I like the intention behind this compilation. It's really effective. Love it!

[@BingBingBongBong]

Is it just me or does golden compass look waaaaayyy better ?

[@gleggett3817]

Just you.

[@BingBingBongBong]

@@gleggett3817 you’re high.

[@Roadent1241]

I mean it was a film, much higher budget and it was made to be all bright and fantasy-like. The TV show is just darker and grittier?

[@hanifkhairy3682]

the way nicole and ruth have the same vibe is, astonishing

[@tradengaming2023]

You gotta admit... the camera work in TheGoldenCompass is 100x better than Dark Materials, I prefer the fantasy look of Golden Compass over the Shaky cam high contrast look.

[@somerandomdude2495]

I think some characters was quite off compare to how the book explained them. Asriel was a dark face man while Marisa was a woman with black hair with length up to her face. The 2007 messed it up. The mini series was quite there but I'm not that convinced that their portrayal of Asriel.

[@leila7254]

Really I wonder where they were going with that ending back then, since they had planned to adapt all the books. Roger survives, no opening between worlds so how does Lyra travel to Cittagazze and meet Will in the second movie ? Also if Roger is alive, how does Lyra decide to go the Land of the Dead in the third movie ?

[@AbelMcTalisker]

Good point, the basic problem is the complexity of the story and trying to give an idea of what is going on in a single movie was always going to be difficult and I don`t think they entirely managed to pull it off. I really don`t know how they planned to continue the second movie as they not only have to resolve the whole death of Roger scene (perhaps one of these days we might get a special edition with the original ending restored?) but then jump away from Lyra`s story and introduce Will, A whole separate movie in itself! I suppose they might have just followed Will for the entire movie after Rogers death and just have him meet up with Lyra in Cittagazze at the end, intending to make four movies at least. I suspect though that the critics would have had a field day and a lot of the audience that liked the fantasy elements of the first film would be disappointed with a second one that takes place entirely in our world with few fantasy elements and a different protagonist. At least the TV series has the longer run time so they can tell Will and Lyra`s stories in parallel and season 2 can start in Cittagazze.

[@djaid18]

They cut out the ending to the film and were going to put it in the sequel bits of it were filmed as well

[@williamwallace4080]

It must've been a decade since I last read the series. Should probably start again

[@Animaxx010]

I thought the cast for the 2007 movie was pretty good. But the tv series definitely was superior due to being more true to the book.

[@lolstuffenjoy9880]

U can see a very clear distinct difference between the cinematography. Most of the time, golden compass looks more cinematic whilst dark materials is very tv drama sequence. But that'd obvious

[@timaustin2000]

What's really interesting about this is that the art design and cinematography are clearly nicer in the movie but that, remarkably, the Daemon CGI is actually much better in the BBC show.

[@timaustin2000]

@Little Idols well, yes. But 12 years later on less than quarter of the budget is still fairly remarkable, don't you think? Shows how far computing has come.

[@hanniffydinn6019]

The cgi is better because software is better, they use real muscle modelling now, and real bone models. Better hair rendering. 🤯

[@Rebobina2]

But daimonions aren't present in a lot of scenes of the series...

[@youngsatellites]

@@Rebobina2 daemons? and that was pullman's choice. they had tried adding a daemon to every person in the scene but it made it too messy and distracting, so they are more selective and it allocates the budget better.

[@imari2305]

I've never seen the movie or the TV series but watching this side by side it's almost identical. Now I want to see both.

[@mhenning2345]

Both versions have their advantages! I really liked the 2007 film (I knew nothing about the books back then) and I loved the 2019 series. In this great video you can see how the film got many things looking much more glamorous, in the series only the CGI creatures look naturally better. But the film 'censored' many things and cut short the story of the first book before the dark twist ending. With the budget of the film and the story of the series, it would've been perfect, but still, both stand very well on their own.

[@e.6272]

Golden Compass should be recognized for the CGI in 2007!

[@whitewineflavouredtoffee9157]

i haven't watched 'his dark materials' yet, but however good it may be, 'the golden compass' just has a very special place in my heart and i will forever be biased! but i still think 'his dark materials' will be brilliant

[@Roadent1241]

It is. Just bring tissues. You have two whole seasons to go through and the final one (until the Book of Dusts get converted and that is going to be a fair bit more adult...) we are unfortunately still waiting for.

[@iAmPimmiCue]

@@Roadent1241 I doubt the book of dusts will be made into shows.

[@Roadent1241]

@@iAmPimmiCue I mean Shades of Grey got films, and these are tamer. Someone will do it someday.

[@Sam-kp7cm]

I grew up watching the golden compass I really wanna watch this new one now

[@kisrakkulacoglu4217]

Nothing can surpass the actual Golden compass! I mean look at the design of the world, the fashion, the culture, the freakinggg animation... the animation was even more realistic back in the old days I swear ( whoever We’re the creators of the animations they have my full respect )! The new version just looks so fake and plastic... like the bear or the leopard ... the freaking actors! Like none fits to the original characters and no one will have a place in my heart except the originals. I am sad that Golden compass didn’t get a second movie or get a tv serie with Nicole Kidman, Dakota Richards and Daniel Craig even Eva Green and Sam Elliott in it. I tried watching His dark materials but I just couldn’t bare it.. I mean 2007 VS 2019 and 2007 still looks perfect and more superior to 2019 version. I see no new development with all the technology we have... I feel sad and disappointed what can I say...

[@profleodeandrade]

My only problem with the show is Lee Scoresby. Sam Elliot nailed in the film. Lin Manuel is kinda... Okay.

[@pattabiramanmuthu9235]

Both the Tv series and the movie have pretty good CGI compared to their respective time of release.

[@jamesjhernandez2191]

I love both the movie and the tv series

[@jakehopkins6989]

What about the books?

[@jamesjhernandez2191]

@@jakehopkins6989 I love the books

[@lizziewrites]

Nah, No offence, but I found the movie terrible.

[@StevenCasteelYT]

I just finished the audio books. Haven't ever watched either movie. They both look surprisingly good!

[@Roadent1241]

I mean there's only one film. HDM is a series. Two seasons out so far, last one has yet to be made, I think. But the series is at least more faithful to the books.

[@iamb34]

The film had such an aesthetic that is difficult to find even in nowadays films or tv series. It was just so unique and the acting was on point. People are saying that the series is way better in the plot and the acting and they’re right because it’s a series, there’s more time to see and react to the characters than in a max 3 hour film. But if the “Golden Compass” had been in series format, it wouldn’t have had much to envy “His dark materials.” Still, I like how their retook this amazing books and gave an end to the trilogy. God knows how much I’ve wanted a sequel of the Golden Compass.

[@cookieridergirl]

It’s weird. So like I can see where technology has improved enough to surpass a 180million dollar budget of the pass and how technology has just made the whole process cheaper and better quality. But I can still also see where the 180 million dollar comes into play in the older film. Grander set designs. More background actors and animated characters. Could also have different stylistic choices. Though the film has grander and more magical designs the series has more grounded realistic designs. Also 2007 golden compass had a very white cast. Though I need to read the books. I don’t mind if it’s to be authentic to the ethnicity of the source material. If it’s not specified though yes let’s spice it up. If it was and they made it all white anyways shame on them.

[@astriktus]

Apparently that’s because in 2007 diversity wasn’t that important

[@truegamer_007]

It was kinda jarring to me to see so many characters imagined as white to be black in the series. I thought it made sense everyone was white since they were all English/British. But actually the world of His dark materials (the book) is like an alternate history, and it's kinda steam punk. So it's not totally out there for there to be significantly more racial diversity. Even among gypsies, since you'd expect them to be ethically homogenous. But that's in the case of our world, not Lyra's world. All in all, nice way to use diversity without it taking precedence over the story.

[@nabilfreeman]

​@@truegamer_007 It is a bit surprising but I think it's a good thing for global audiences, in the UK it's really common for race switching to happen in TV and theatre. After a while you get used to it and discover more great actors and actresses. Then they get more BAME roles written for them.

[@jovyrivera7055]

I remember watching the golden com-- The armored polar bear

[@helioske]

How is it that a film with lesser technological advancements taken 8 years prior is much more magical and cinematographically-appealing?

[@hanniffydinn6019]

Also steam punk! So visually superior....the bbc show is in present day, and you see cars of today....how dumb is that ? 🐯🐯🐯

[@hugoslr]

@@hanniffydinn6019 cars of today? i don't think you have seen many modern cars then... those aren't more modern than the 30s, and Lyra's world is not said to be steampunk anywhere.

[@BlindDeathh]

Its called production budget

[@rudranshu65sengupta14]

The Golden Compass portrays Lyra’s World like it set in a Steampunk-esque 1920’s - early 30’s alternate universe. His Dark Materials has a more 1950’s - early 60’s vibe.

[@hanniffydinn6019]

Rudranshu65 Sengupta the stream punk Art Deco Esq as the film shows, it visually far. Superior. It’s a different “world” after all. 🤯🤯🤯

[@madrid_seu]

i like the production design of the HBO show better, but hate how tom hooper's camerawork always looks like his camera operator is trying to hold still while powerful magnets are swaying him everywhere

[@taeeliza6202]

thank you this was super interesting

[@haruboonchuy8872]

I love how the golden compass is in this show that’s how I knew who the creators are

[@ghosttroop115]

The difference between lurik getting his armour is amazing lol

[@theyoungconservation]

*iorek

[@stianthijsen4784]

I liked the movie from 2007 but watching this new epic series made me LOVE "His Dark Materials"... the movie could only rush through the complex material and left the viewers with lots of unanswered questions... the series got room for way more details and brilliantly done!

[@georgemorganwebb4302]

Lady and the Tramp (1955/2019) side-by-side comparison It/It Chapter Two (1990/2017/2019) side-by-side comparison Pet Sematary (1989/2019) side-by-side comparison

[@haruxai904]

George Morgan Webb and also the lorax(1972/2012), and The Elephant's child(1967/1987/1992/2008)

[@SlykeThePhoxenix]

What? Lady and the Tramp was remade?

[@CraigUntlNytTym]

@@SlykeThePhoxenix on Disney+, I thought it was wonderful..

[@winifrednyankori5268]

The TV series has diversity that's lacking in the golden campus movie

[@jericholacey1800]

I don't care what people say about these two films, I love these films. I grew up watching golden compass I love fantasy movies.

[@20krakso90]

Can we please appreciate what an insane actress Dafne Keen is. Her facial expression and everything is absolutely amazing. The Movie Lyra seems more like that Typical annoying kid in a Disney movie.. always smiling and stuff like that. I mean HDM is a very dark franchise.

[@rosemacey]

I haven’t watched His Dark Materials, but I’ve watched The Golden Compass... I’ve noticed the cinematography in His Dark Materials has a really strong difference. And there’s more magic to the surroundings in The Golden Compass, but maybe that’s just my personal perspective.

[@Mr.Floyd1984]

I was always hoping for a sequel to The Golden Compass but this will definitely do

[@Axxidous]

I liked the movie and the movie cast. And while I didn’t care for the cast of the show at first, I didn’t hate them. Asriel played by James McAvoy is great. And Ruth was a good Ms. Coulter. The movie one was pretty good too. I ended up loving the show cast and the show entirely a bit more than the movie for fleshing things out more and feeling more believable somehow. Such a great show.

[@boybye7986]

All I remember it two big ass beats fighting that's all I remember from the golden compass 😂

[@Sebbir]

I can’t tell if im impressed that we have gotten to a point where tv shows looks just as good as movies or that a movie from 2007 has cgi that still looks good 13 years later

[@sebastiancabrera7986]

The end of his dark materials is different that the golden compass

[@emilyhang7294]

That's because the end of his dark materials actually ends with the real ending of the book

[@teamoth8603]

Correction: the ending to the golden compass didn't complete the whole book while the show included the whole thing while adding elements from the second book

[@christinajsamuel8515]

@@teamoth8603 good point because herd they were planing to do it in the sequal that never got made

[@christinajsamuel8515]

@@emilyhang7294 good point

[@Grissha]

They actually got the final chapters filmed, but the studio wanted a very family-friendly movie and made the director cut off the sad ending. It was supposed to be the opening of the second movie, but...

[@jimmymccartney2049]

Music:Alexandre Desplat(2007)

[@jimmymccartney2049]

Directed by:Chris Weitz

[@jimmymccartney2049]

Narrated by:Eva Green

[@Foagal1775]

Man I didn't know they had a TV series going. I was a little upset for years when only 1 movie was made and that's it

[@Roadent1241]

Understandable, but at least there was an audioplay and now there's a TV show you can binge until S3 gets made~

[@xsomili5501]

just from this video alone, i already like the beneath one more. it feels more surreal