Eliteone Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Saw this movie this weekend and I have to say to me it's one of the best movies to come along in awhile. It holds very true to the book. The only obvious addition was the river-ice scene (which does not appear in the books). But it does enhance the action/adventure quotent, and gives us some more glimpses into Susan's (the older sister) character. A quote about the "religious" undertones I read that kind of puts it in perspective. -In regards to the religious undertones: Lewis actually intended for this to be taken BOTH ways. Basically he wanted Christian children to have a safe and ethical fantasy series/world to get lost in without the tainted "evilness" that most magic gets labeled with by religious circles (i.e. Southern Baptist's Conventions' Harry Potter boycott). But he also didn't want readers such as Tolkein fans (and Tolkein himself, who was a close personal friend of CS Lewis) to be turned off by the undertones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{GD}Independent Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I can't wait to see this! These books made me the voracious reader I am today, and I attribute a lot of my success in all things to my early and continuing reading habits. When I heard the movie was coming out, I bought a new set of the books to read to my daughters. They love it! We're almost done with the whole series. I also like the dual nature of the stories. As Christians, I can point out the parallels between these stories and the story of Jesus to my daughters. But I also know that the story can stand on the strength of the plot and characters alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXS Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I took my 9 year old son to the movie yesterday as a reward for reading the book. Once he started, he finished the book in a week. Both of us loved the movie and as mentioned before, it held true to the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belladonna Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We saw the movie today and all seven of us liked it a great deal. Amusing comment overheard while leaving the theater... "Hey, that movie had some kind of a moral to the story, didn't it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
786Snake Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 haha yeah I was interested also and went to see it and was suprised. One of better movies ive seen this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seemann Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 (edited) . Edited August 15, 2014 by Seemann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ion Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 The casting is great, especially Lucy! I liked the character of Aslan and how he overcame the Narnian law by dying - and all for undeserving Edmund! Great character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eliteone Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 One thing that got me confused: When those kidz defeated bad dudes and stuff, they didn't return to normal world! Didn't even think of their poor mother. I just can't get it! P.S. a boy who sold his family for candy? I wonder if all Englishmen are like that. They got so wrapped up in the moment I guess. (being crowned etc) in the end though it was though they had just left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[TNT] Sonic Goo Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 P.S. a boy who sold his family for candy? I wonder if all Englishmen are like that. Yes, that's why they all have bad teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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