The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
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UPDATED: Monday, December 19, 2005 04:23
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Originally posted by Tensen01:
Oh, Haze, please don't say Allegory in a thread about a work by C.S. Lewis... like Tolkien, he abhored allegory... And seeing as how Liam Neeson is Irish... Probably.
Sorry Tensen...but he did allegorize.
Here's a quote from a biography of his:
Lewis the Writer
In addition to his teaching duties at the University, Lewis began to publish books. His first major work, The Pilgrim's Regress (1933), was about his own spiritual journey to Christian faith. Other works followed that won him acclaim not only as a writer of books on religious subjects, but also as a writer of academic works and popular novels. The Allegory of Love (1936), which is still considered a masterpiece today, was a history of love literature from the early Middle Ages to Shakespeare's time; Out of the Silent Planet (1938) was the first of a trilogy of science fiction novels, the hero of which is loosely modeled on Lewis's friend J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the children's classic The Hobbit.
In addition to his scholarly work, Lewis wrote a number of popular novels, including his science-fiction "Space Trilogy," his fantasy Narnia books, and various other novels, most containing allegories on Christian themes such as sin, the Fall, and redemption.
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Psolaris, I meant he hated people reading into his own works things he didn't put in, both him and Tolkien were adimant on that... but it doesn't matter, I just look at it as a great work of Fantasy
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In a way, I think it might be a good analogy to say that the Chronicles of Narnia is my Harry Potter. These were the first books I ever actually read for personal enjoyment way back in my early teens (I read The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe when I was 10). I found them to be masterpieces of literature. Had it not been for Lewis I doubt I would have ever attempted to tackle Tolkien or White’s “A Once and Future King.”
The CGI was convincing and impressive, but not nearly the scope of Lord of the Rings. Aslan looked like a lion and the wolves looked like wolves. The final battle scene was very impression and much larger scope then I expected, but nothing like the horizon to horizon sprawling massive battles of the Return of the King. The fighting seemed plausible for the most part. The book itself took some liberties with this so I’m forgiving.
The acting was so-so. The children looked like stereotypical British children. The little girl they got to play Lucy was adorable. She was cute as a button, and really expressive, probably the best actor in the movie; she could give Dakota Fanning a run for her money.
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Originally posted by Psolaris:
If I'm not mistaken, the costume crew that worked on Lord of the Rings is the same crew that worked on Narnia. I could be wrong though. I do know that some of the LOTR crew is the same, and if it's not the costume crew, then it's something else.
The same company (Weta) that did the special effects in LOTR have done them in Narnia. So we get the added benefit no doubt of some superb DVD extras.
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Just got this from BoxOfficeMojo, "Attracting a broad audience, 'The Chronicles of Narnia' roared with an estimated $67.1 million"
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I saw it on Friday and it was even better than I expected! Loved it loved it. The special effects were great and the girl playing Lucy did a great job. I was really impressed with her performance. And the battle was fantastic.
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Originally posted by Tensen01:
Psolaris, I meant he hated people reading into his own works things he didn't put in, both him and Tolkien were adimant on that... but it doesn't matter, I just look at it as a great work of Fantasy
Ah...my apologies then. I had misunderstood your post. DOH! Your are correct that they both hated people reading TOO much into their stories. However they both did allegorize.
In either case, both are great authors and created great pieces of work!!
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Originally posted by trebz:
The same company (Weta) that did the special effects in LOTR have done them in Narnia. So we get the added benefit no doubt of some superb DVD extras.
Ah ha! I knew I read something along those lines.
Thanks Trebz!
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Originally posted by Psolaris:
You mean James Earl Jones...and Sean Connery? The answer is No, and No. While both of them have very distinct voices, if you put the voice of Vader into someone as gentle as Aslan, too much reference to the dark side...and not to mention that he's already voiced a lion before; Mufasa. And I'm sorry, listening to James Bond talking throughout the movie would have sucked, been too distracting (think "Dragonheart," knowing it was Sean Connery talking was very distracting and took away from the dragon IMHO). Liam Neeson has a very gentle, kind, warm voice...the very nature of the Lion himself. It was perfectly cast.
I'd have to agree. JEJ and Connery would've been too much. I've not seen this film yet, but even just thinking about it I can't imagine a better voice for Aslan than Liam Neeson.
Everyone keeps saying I need to go see it. Maybe I should, eh?
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