{"id":123887,"date":"2020-12-01T20:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bringing-awe-back-film\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T20:00:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:00:06","slug":"bringing-awe-back-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bringing-awe-back-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bringing Awe Back \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29950193d73\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29950193d73\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bringing-awe-back-film\/#Only_the_Children_Are_Left\" >Only the Children Are Left<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bringing-awe-back-film\/#When_The_Fog_Lifts\" >When The Fog Lifts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bringing-awe-back-film\/#The_End_of_Destiny\" >The End of Destiny<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bringing-awe-back-film\/#Subtle_Sidenotes\" >Subtle Sidenotes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Bringing Awe Back \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-647850\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-e1606795961242-700x343.jpg\" alt=\"his dark materials theft review\" width=\"700\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-e1606795961242-700x343.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-e1606795961242-360x176.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-e1606795961242.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>His Dark Materials<\/em><\/strong> is only getting better with each episode of its second season, with the third episode, \u201cTheft,\u201d finally bringing an end to the sluggish witches vs. Magisterium plot and getting to the real action. And by real action, I mean Will and Lyra sitting down in a movie theater to watch <em>Paddington<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>No, I don\u2019t really mean that. But that scene is a pivotal example of how <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> is letting loose its dour, epic fantasy tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ings to embrace some of the awe and whimsy that was mostly absent from its first season. Pairing that quiet moment of connection with Will and Lyra in the crowded movie theater (along with the quiet comedy of Lyra being introduced to popcorn for the first time) with the escalating stakes of a stranger stealing Lyra\u2019s alethiometer and Lyra\u2019s mother getting closer to finding her makes for a thoroughly exciting episode of <em>His Dark Materials<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-647849\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-4-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-4-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-4-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-4.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Only_the_Children_Are_Left\"><\/span>Only the Children Are Left<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of my favorite things about <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> this season is how much of a presence Pan is shown to be, compared to his curious absence in long stretches of season 1 (owing, likely, to budget). One of the remarkable things that sets <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> apart from other fantasy franchises is the existence of the daemons: the other half of humans who represent a person\u2019s soul, in walking, talking animal form. And we get to see Pan act as Lyra\u2019s soul in this episode, or rather, as her con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> \u2014 nagging her and doubting her motives as she goes on her own self-serving mission to learn about Dust with Dr. Mary Malone (<strong>Simone Kirby<\/strong>), defying the alethiometer\u2019s orders for her to help Will find his father.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dafne Keen<\/strong> is becoming wonderfully adept at showing Lyra\u2019s natural arrogance, throwing around smirks and sneaky jabs about mustaches. But Lyra\u2019s trademark cockiness comes back to bite her, as she is quickly accosted by said mustachioed policeman, who is searching for Will at a perplexed Mary\u2019s office. Lyra smoothly lies in response to the cop\u2019s rapidfire questions, before letting down her guard and accidentally giving Will away, her face dropping when she realizes what she\u2019s done. A chase quickly ensues, leading Lyra right to the car door of Lord Boreal, or Sir Charles Latrom as Lyra knows him, who offers her a ride home. Lyra happily takes his offer, and distractedly fields his smooth questions (Ariyon Bakare, again, shining when given the chance to actually play the snake) before just as quickly leaving his car, almost forgetting her backpack with the alethiometer in it. But she soon discovers the alethiometer to be missing and for Latrom to be \u201cnothing more than a thief,\u201d as Pan declares. Lyra\u2019s panic is palpable, and it\u2019s never been more clear that Lyra has been thrust into an alien world \u2014 bringing something much more interesting to her character, as she relies on her own cockiness more.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Will (<strong>Amir Wilson<\/strong>) finds his way to Lyra after spending the day searching Citagazze for her, where he found only a standoffish Angelica (Bella Ramsey, so wonderfully scrappy and earthy in her brief appearances) who rejects his questions about the myserious Torre degli Angeli and tells him about how the Spectres killed or chased out all the adults in the city, leaving him with an ominous warning about his impending adolescence. But upon finding Lyra at the botanical gardens back in his world, where she tearfully admits that she lost the alethiometer, Will takes her to the movie theater in one of the most delightful scenes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> thus far. Not just for the fact that they\u2019re playing <em>Paddington<\/em> at the theater, but for those small moments of emotional intimacy that play out over a comedic scene \u2014 Will and Lyra admitting that they worried about each other while Lyra steals his popcorn and calls it disgusting. The scene ends with a lovely little moment of Pan peeking his nose out of the backpack to watch <em>Paddington<\/em> in awe, and it feels like <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> is no longer afraid of embracing the magical side of its story.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-647851\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-1-700x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-1-700x350.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-1-360x180.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-1-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_The_Fog_Lifts\"><\/span>When The Fog Lifts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 -->The B-plot of the episode follows Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s adventuring aeronaut, Lee Scoreseby, who finds himself drawn by strange winds to a sad northern fishing town, where he trades whisky for information on Stanislaus Grumman, the explorer who was said to have a connection to a powerful weapon. His information leads him to a nearby Observatory where Grumman used to work, manned by Dr. Haley (<strong>Angus Wright<\/strong>, a British character actor making a meal of his short scene), who is quick to accuse Lee of being a heretic and shoot at him. It\u2019s a chilling reminder of the religious fanaticism that controls the world, as is the next scene that sees Lee captured by the Magisterium\u2019s forces, who had been called by Dr. Haley before Lee instinctively shot him dead.<\/p>\n<p>In an intriguing invented scene for the series, we get the only meeting between two of the most important adults in Lyra\u2019s life: Lee Scoresby and Mrs. Coulter (<strong>Ruth Wilson<\/strong>, killing it again with the chilling menace and trembling vulnerability, what more can I say?). It\u2019s a scene that isn\u2019t in the books, but Miranda and Wilson absolutely sell the hostility that gives way to wary trust, as Mrs. Coulter frees Lee out of her love for Lyra. Oh, and Mrs. Coulter finally finds out where Lyra is, thanks to a conveniently placed other prisoner, Asriel\u2019s manservant, who reveals that Lyra <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed into the other world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-647848\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-3-700x420.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-3-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-3-360x216.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-3-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_End_of_Destiny\"><\/span>The End of Destiny<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lyra, Lyra, Lyra. It\u2019s all about our resident prophecy girl, who is revealed to be the chosen one to bring an \u201cend of destiny,\u201d declares Serafina Pekkala\u2019s daemon Kaisa, in conversation with Iorek Byrnison. It\u2019s a welcome return to see Iorek again \u2014 whose home is now melting because of Asriel\u2019s tear in the sky \u2014 though it occurred to me how funny it was that this very serious and straightforward exposition scene takes place between two talking animals. Only on <em>His Dark Materials<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Also grappling with destiny is Dr. Mary Malone, who is on the verge of making a scientific breakthrough with dark matter, but hits a wall after Lyra suddenly disappears. Kirby\u2019s grounding presence offers a nice bit of normalcy in all the fantastical and intense happenings of the episode, and getting a peek at her domestic life (complete with a concerned sister and cute nieces), only proves how watchable she is. I like to see Mary struggling, in a rut, and spending time with her and her frustrated family life communicates that too. Finally, when science fails her, Mary turns to faith, bringing out the I Ching sticks to study \u2014 the intercutting of her using the sticks with the Cave waking up and reflecting the sticks\u2019 patterns is a nice touch. Mary\u2019s scientific breakthrough timing with the climax of Will and arriving at Boreal\u2019s mansion, where he shows his hand and offers a deal: retrieve the \u201csubtle knife\u201d from the Torre degli Angeli, and he\u2019ll return the alethiometer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Subtle_Sidenotes\"><\/span>Subtle Sidenotes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The show is really hinting at the importance of those botanical gardens\u2026<\/li>\n<li>I wonder if the Paddington shout-out is a nod to the famously mocked CGI bears of <em>The Golden Compass<\/em> or to the shared backer to both <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> and <em>Paddington<\/em>, Anton. I\u2019m choosing to think the former.<\/li>\n<li>No Andrew Scott this episode, but I would recognize that voice mystically whispering \u201cReturn\u2026\u201d and that mouth anywhere!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 --><\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- \/post -->\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/his-dark-materials-theft-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Bringing Awe Back \u2013 \/Film&#8221; His Dark Materials is only getting better with each episode of its second season, with the third episode, \u201cTheft,\u201d finally bringing an end to the sluggish witches vs. Magisterium plot and getting to the real action. And by real action, I mean Will and Lyra sitting down in a movie&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/his-dark-materials-theft-e1606795961242.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1568,1513,9652,1570,35939,1525,25709],"class_list":["post-123887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-mediaa","tag-featured-stories-sidebar","tag-action-adventure","tag-fantasy","tag-features","tag-his-dark-materials","tag-television","tag-tv-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}