I saw this movie last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is reputed to have an anti-religious theme, and while the book may, the film need not be taken that way. The film contrasts the power of truth with the power of authority. Virtues, such as courage and loyalty, confront one another on both sides. Thus, when truth and authority are divorced from one another, conflict is inevitable.
The chief protagonist is a young girl who can read the Golden Compass, an instrument that tells her the truth. It would be convenient to have something like that but, alas, noone else does. Hence, the young girl, who is able to divine the truth and her colleagues, who cannot, reflect the value of freedom in a world in which no authority can tell us with certainty what is true.
It's also a great adventure story with brutal violence and beautiful women. Can't beat that.
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