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Chronicles of Narnia poster!
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The Faceless Master
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Book: worth reading?
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Very cool poster. =D They really got just about everything in there (even the lamp post). I can't wait to see this; I just hope that they don't end up ruining it.
Jill Sandwich
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Which way will Aslans knees bend?
Yeah, I have memories of reading the books and watching the tv series on tape at my grandma's house as a little kid. I've read and re-read the series a few times, I went back and read the entire series quite recently for the sake of nostalgia (I have a collectors edditions with the 7 books.)Jonnyram said:
/book nerd: And I notice the witch has been vamped up a bit....in the book her sled is drawn by reindeer, and she had an evil little dwarf to do the actual driving....On the poster I see polar bears and her striking a Bodicea pose..\end book nerd.
Prince of Space
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Very well done. Can't wait for this one.
Ninja Scooter
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i was walking through Borders the other day and noticed that all of the Chronicles of Narnia books were in the "religion" section. The same area where the bible and books about the pope are. I haven't read the books since i was a child, but did i miss something?
Ninja Scooter
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Lathentar said:
i was like 11! I didn't even know what my winky was for yet!
Ninja Scooter
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DMczaf said:
"I wish I didn't know."
My childhood memories destroyed twice in one thread? Thanks alot, fucker.
RaymondCarver
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Naked Snake
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John Howe (of LotR fame) worked on this as conceptual designer, he rocks.
Never read the books or even knew what this was before... Anyone have a link for the trailer?
Never read the books or even knew what this was before... Anyone have a link for the trailer?
Kung Fu Jedi
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Nice poster.
The first time I saw the trailer I was kinda "eh" on it, but the second time I was a little more impressed. Should be a fun film for the holidays.
The first time I saw the trailer I was kinda "eh" on it, but the second time I was a little more impressed. Should be a fun film for the holidays.
Tritroid
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The only thing that worries me about the interpretation of this film is how the beavers are handled.
The beavers in the original film were...really really bad. Hopefully they'll look like regular beavers, through CGI.
btw: For the people shocked that this series has serious religious undertones (which I'm not sure how you missed them) C.S. Lewis was originally an athiest who was converted to Christianity by...
drumroll...
J.R. Tolkein.
The beavers in the original film were...really really bad. Hopefully they'll look like regular beavers, through CGI.
btw: For the people shocked that this series has serious religious undertones (which I'm not sure how you missed them) C.S. Lewis was originally an athiest who was converted to Christianity by...
drumroll...
J.R. Tolkein.
Jonnyboy117
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A lot of kids don't understand allegory until they are taught to look for it, which happens in middle school or high school. I read the entire Narnia Chronicles and didn't realize it was religious at all until Aslan creates Narnia in The Magician's Nephew. That happens to be my favorite book in the series, actually.
Tritroid
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So if The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first book in the series you read, how did you miss theJonnyboy117 said:
Stone Table/Aslan killed
It's almost blatantly obvious. (Especially when you take Susan/Lucy's reactions into account.)
Tritroid
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When she was originally Queen Jadis (From The Magician's Nephew) she had red hair, but I can't remember if her hair changed color in Lion/Witch/Wardrobe or not.ronito said:Yeah all of the narnia books are allegories for christian beliefs. I could talk about it for hours.
But back to more important things. POLAR BEARS?!!! What the?!!!!
And it's been a few years since I read the books but didn't the Ice queen have brown or red hair?
Either way it's not that big of a deal.
Shig said:
Why shouldn't they be there? I didn't realize it when I read the book as a kid, but later on it seemed the books were clearly about Christianity and Islam. I don't if that was Lewis's intent or not of course, but it seemed to be. The books are pretty derogatory towards muslims too, but considering how old the book was I can't hold that against him. Still, I probably won't have my kids reading up about bad the "darkies" were in Narnia.
Quadrophenic
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Magician's Nephew chronologically (in terms of story) is the first book, however the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first book written and is probably the better book to start out with since some character introductions in Magician's Nephew assume you have already been introduced to them in LWW.
its been a long time since I read the Narnia series. All I remember is how the Wardrobe was made, and Turkish Delight....even though I read all 6 of them (or however many there were)
its been a long time since I read the Narnia series. All I remember is how the Wardrobe was made, and Turkish Delight....even though I read all 6 of them (or however many there were)
Major props to the "Wha'Happened" comment above. Fantastic catchphrase.
Anyways, I've got the entire Chronicles of Narnia on Hold at the library, just waiting in the queue. I have seen a play of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, but it was a long time ago. My enjoyment of fantasy really only came with innocently grabbing The Hobbit, never read by my brother, from his bookshelf for a reading class in Grade 9. Enjoyed it ever since, and will give the Chronicles a read. This summer has a lot of reading involved, and a major theme is books that are going to be or have been movies. Going through Hitchhiker's Guide right now, recently finished Bourne Identity and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starting Bourne Supremacy soon.
The trailer for Narnia...meh. I think that it's somewhat cool and it seems generally well handled, but the director is venturing into live action for the first time. Chris Columbus, going into Harry Potter, at least had genuine experience in the field and wasn't able to simply create a technical marvel. Mind you, the acting was still kind of stiff, but it was adequate. Then, you bring in someone like Cuaron, and everything improves greatly.
With Adamson...I'm worried that the film might technically and creatively be a real work of art, but be dragged done by wooden performances and crappy directing of the actors.
Anyways, I've got the entire Chronicles of Narnia on Hold at the library, just waiting in the queue. I have seen a play of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, but it was a long time ago. My enjoyment of fantasy really only came with innocently grabbing The Hobbit, never read by my brother, from his bookshelf for a reading class in Grade 9. Enjoyed it ever since, and will give the Chronicles a read. This summer has a lot of reading involved, and a major theme is books that are going to be or have been movies. Going through Hitchhiker's Guide right now, recently finished Bourne Identity and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starting Bourne Supremacy soon.
The trailer for Narnia...meh. I think that it's somewhat cool and it seems generally well handled, but the director is venturing into live action for the first time. Chris Columbus, going into Harry Potter, at least had genuine experience in the field and wasn't able to simply create a technical marvel. Mind you, the acting was still kind of stiff, but it was adequate. Then, you bring in someone like Cuaron, and everything improves greatly.
With Adamson...I'm worried that the film might technically and creatively be a real work of art, but be dragged done by wooden performances and crappy directing of the actors.
Tritroid
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For recent releases they shifted the chronological order of the books.Porthos said:
Originally the books were published in this order:
1. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wadrobe
2. Prince Caspian
3. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
4. The Silver Chair
5. The Horse and his Boy
6. The Magician's Nephew
7. The Last Battle
Now however they've been rearranged to fit better chronologically:
1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wadrobe
3. The Horse and his Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle
While the new order does allign the chronological order, I'm not sure if I agree with it. Imo, The Magician's Nephew doesn't have the same type of appeal that The Lion/Witch/Wadrobe has. So people starting off with this book may lose interest and decide to not read further books in the series. And by the time they read The Horse and his Boy earlier in the series at Book #3, they may be done entirely. (The Horse and his Boy imo is the black sheep of the series, as it is a completely different branch off from the main story and extremely boring the majority of the time.)
The Magician's Nephew would not a good movie make. It's great as a book but would be way too slow on screen. If anything, they should do all the other books first, and then do The Magician's Nephew as an afterthought/"see how it all began."
Heck, I'm already excited for The Horse and His Boy...the locations in that (Tashban) would look incredible on screen.
Heck, I'm already excited for The Horse and His Boy...the locations in that (Tashban) would look incredible on screen.
Tritroid
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Agreed, they could probably include the majority of what happens in The Magician's Nephew as either straight dialogue or flashbacks.Alucard said:
And I don't want to see them make The Horse and his Boy into a film. The plot was already boring as hell.
They should stick to the central characters imo.
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