The Golden Compass - 4 More Days. . .

Until the epic battle for our souls!!


As we draw nearer to the pending apocalypse, commercials for The Golden Compass have shifted from showing anything about the actual film simply to depicting battle scenes, complete with the tagline "From the Studio That Brought You 'LORD OF THE RINGS'."

My guess is that with the movie coming out this Friday, the marketers are trying to attract people that are not interested in the film, but only in something that's like Lord of the Rings. I seem to remember similar tactics for "The Chronicles of Narnia," which is mostly about Jesus.

However, there's also a feeling that maybe some of this is to deflect the controversy and avoid showing what the movie actually is about? Or, maybe it's trying to draw in unsuspecting potential Atheists? Am I analyzing this too much?

On that note, here's today's update on the hubbub.

Again, keep your eyes peeled for my review of the film next Monday.