Hey, I liked Eragon the movie... it inspired me to read the much better (and more long-winded) book... as for it being allegory, that doesn't start really sinking in until the third book... now that was a tough read... but the movie does look true to the books. I hear that the author calls the Trilogy itself 'The Golden Compasses' and that the US publishers thought it refered to the Truth-o-meter as I so uneloquently call it and liked that title more than Northern Lights. The Studio didn't call it Northern Lights probably because they have moved the scene where Lyra walks into Citagazzette to the second movie... all of which have Philip Pullman's approval. Though some things were removed, the story will remain intact and to the author's approval (unofficially, they don't need it, but the producer has worked very closely with the author.)