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What did you think of the movie ?
It was good. 32%  32%  [ 6 ]
It was bad. 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
I dident see it yet. 63%  63%  [ 12 ]
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24 May 2008, 6:47 pm

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No I haven't , Are they really good ? I have been looking for a new book series to read . I have read some of J.R.R. Tolkien's books .

Interesting fact you might know, C.S. Lewis was good friends with J.R.R.Tolkien .

I have heard they didn't stick to the books but I think the movie was excellent!

Yes, I knew Tolkien and CS Lewis were good friends. The Narnia book series is excellent; I found it more interesting than Tolkien personally. There are quite a few Biblical/Christian allusions (CS Lewis was also somewhat of a theologian, in addition to an author) but even if you don't share Lewis's religious beliefs, the Narnia books are very well-written and interesting stories.


I just got the first book and Ill be reading it shortly , thanks for the info.



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24 May 2008, 8:31 pm

I was kinda forced to go...
Not exactly forced, but I went because afterwards, there'd be a lot of vodka going around.
And trust me, after seeing this film, I needed to get trashed.
Unfortunately for me, we ran out of vodka.

This movie was aweful.
Here's why:
1) Alright, the first movie did an ok job with the whole talking animal thing...the second one, not so much. They spend way too much time trying to be cute.
2) The comic relief. (would you call them puns?) Every three minutes, I literally wanted to vomit. Here's the thing: I actually did. While it was mainly due to way too much popcorn and a whole lotta sprite with lemonade and raspberry tea, the childish jokes didn't help any.
3) The allegory. OK, we all know JRR and CS were friends. Any streetwalking bimbo knows that. However, people who say that LOTR has much biblical allegory are looking way too hard. If you can find a biblical message in LOTR, you can find it anywhere. Narnia, on the other hand, was written with the Bible in mind. In the first one, other than Aslan, the allegory wasn't all that in-your-face. In Caspian, it's so clear that you begin to wonder why they just didn't scrap narnia and and call it "stories of the bible". This becomes especially obvious when they have little "kodak moments". Awe...noone had faith in Aslan, so they failed him...but Aslan is a kind lion, and he will forgive them...Bull. This stuff just gets way too out of hand. I know, it's well known that Lewis got really hung up on the allegory. (It ruined the Last Battle). In the movie, it's even worse. If that's even possible.
4) The length. I don't care what you say, it was wayyyyyyyyy too long.
5) It's a bridge! This was the Two Towers of the series! In my opinion, it was always the second worst book, right behind The Last Battle.
6) The audience. The first one was geared towards the 10-14 age group. The second one is geared towards the 4-9 age group. It looks darker, but don't let that fool you.


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25 May 2008, 12:33 am

well, if the 'religion' is too much, you can always watch the Golden Compass..;)



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25 May 2008, 12:48 am

i didn't know it was out yet!

i really wanna see it.



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25 May 2008, 9:36 pm

Haha something tells me the Golden Compass wouldn't be any better than this...


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25 May 2008, 9:39 pm

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I just got the first book and Ill be reading it shortly , thanks for the info.

Which "first book?" Magician's Nephew or Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe?


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25 May 2008, 9:41 pm

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3) The allegory. OK, we all know JRR and CS were friends. Any streetwalking bimbo knows that. However, people who say that LOTR has much biblical allegory are looking way too hard. If you can find a biblical message in LOTR, you can find it anywhere. Narnia, on the other hand, was written with the Bible in mind. In the first one, other than Aslan, the allegory wasn't all that in-your-face. In Caspian, it's so clear that you begin to wonder why they just didn't scrap narnia and and call it "stories of the bible". This becomes especially obvious when they have little "kodak moments". Awe...noone had faith in Aslan, so they failed him...but Aslan is a kind lion, and he will forgive them...Bull. This stuff just gets way too out of hand. I know, it's well known that Lewis got really hung up on the allegory. (It ruined the Last Battle). In the movie, it's even worse. If that's even possible.

Actually, I read recently that CS Lewis didn't even intend to make Narnia into a Christian allegory- elements of Christianity just kind of worked themselves in as he was writing. People often read way too much into an author's intentions. Lewis had Christianity on the mind, so it influenced his writing. No actual deliberate allegory involved.


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31 May 2008, 3:42 pm

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I just got the first book and Ill be reading it shortly , thanks for the info.

Which "first book?" Magician's Nephew or Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe?


Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe, But I noticed it is the second book in the series :lol: . So ill have to go back to the book store lol.