Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs The Golden Compass
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for The Golden Compass). The Golden Compass is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 1h 55m. The Golden Compass is the older of the two (2007 against 2018). Both are adventure, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Golden Compass| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | The Golden Compass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Chris Weitz |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Jim Carter, Eva Green, Sam Elliott |
Synopsis
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
The Golden Compass
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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