"lion the witch and the wardrobe and the beaver and the lampost"

the family toy caught the midnight showing of the narnia movie.

while i have nothing in particular to complain about, there is also nothing about this film which is standout excellent.

i'd love for them to make lots of these movies, i read and enjoyed the books as a child. i predict this one will only do moderately well at the box office and there probably won't be a second one.

Comments

[Dave M]

I remember you saying that the beginning of Rings brought tears to your eyes because you saw up on screen the world that had meant so much to you in the reading.

Because I've read the Narnia books, to myself twice (once as a teen, once last year), and to my kids twice (yes all of them), I spent the first minutes of Narnia crying silently in the theater because I really go along for the ride with these stories. And I knew what was coming! But then I was disappointed. Reviews I've read focus their praise on the film's childlike fantasy and escapism. But the power of the books for me isn't just escape or a childlike view ... it's in the appearance of Christ in Aslan, no question.

And I realized that when I read Lewis' written account of Christ (which, I guess I know can't really approximate the reality), I am free to supply the sound and the image ... i.e. my experience of Christ supplies the 'effects'. So I was always very moved when reading the books. But the film overwhelmed my imagination and it wasn't better.

I'm only talking about Aslan really, because I spend a lot of time thinking about Christ. And I guess if I'm honest, the white which couldn't compete with my understanding of Jadis (who fills in for Satan in the books, another character I spend time considering). But I don't think about fauns. The faun was nice ....