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Great movie. Alot of people were saying it's for "the younger generation" and "It's no Lord of the Rings." Honestly, I liked LWW alot better...then again, I've always had unique tastes.

Excellent movie, and I will definately be watching it again.
 
I'm looking forward to it personally.
 
yep, very enjoyable, the first 45 mins or so was a little slow buit once it got up to speed it was great, animating that many differnt creatures in the final battle was phenominal:eek:
 
Can't wait to see it. I always enjoyed that book.
 
Seeing it on Sunday with a group from my church (free movies FTW!)
 
I keep hearing that the movie is marketed to christians ...anyone wanna fill me in what christian themes run through it?
 
CptStern said:
I keep hearing that the movie is marketed to christians
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lol, that's bullshit, or at least in the UK it's obviously marketed to kids.
 
5% of the budget has been spent on marketing directly to evangelical churches in the US
 
The whole book series is a metaphor for christianity, more or less.

The lion is a jesus figure, etc.

As much as i liked the books when I was young, and as much as Tilda Swinson is teh hots, the whole affair is all polished and perfect like a theme-park attraction. Add that kid-friendly genericism to the religion-hype and it makes the whole thing seem about as much fun as going to church.
 
I haven't heard much good about it, except in this thread. Certainly the trailer seemed to indicated it was one of those films that wasn't actually totally awful, but was just not interesting or cool or fun in any way whatsoever. Like they forgot to put the soul in. D:
 
Mechagodzilla said:
The whole book series is a metaphor for christianity, more or less.

The lion is a jesus figure, etc.

As much as i liked the books when I was young, and as much as Tilda Swinson is teh hots, the whole affair is all polished and perfect like a theme-park attraction. Add that kid-friendly genericism to the religion-hype and it makes the whole thing seem about as much fun as going to church.
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exactly my reasoning
 
It's a UK production isn't it? I couldn't name anyone around here that actually follows christianity even if they were baptised and went to a christian school. It just isn't as big as it is in America.

I might check this movie out.
 
Walt Disney was the anti-Christ...ironically
 
I saw it and thought it was very good. I never read the book or heard much anything about it before this. So I thought the story was very good and all of the symbology they threw in and little things to catch on to made it a lot better.
 
Can't wait to see it. Going to the theaters at around 12:00 pm, i hope to God i get an empty theater, no annoying kids.
 
The books are Christian, but theres so much allegory and metaphor to the thing that I'm sure you don't even have to think about Christianity if you don't want. It can stand just as a fantasy movie.
 
I saw this tonight at a club with a private cinema screen, lovely place, amazing night. Narnia was an excellent film i must say, it was really that good. So anyone wanting to see, go now, thinking about it, go see, its excellent.
 
I thought the whole "disney pg13" thing really lame-ified the battle sequence. No blood or cool moves, just crappy pg13 fighting.
 
From reviews I've read, it's not half bad. Going to check it out, definately.
 
Story wise, it was great. Very solid acting, Aslan (the lion) had a very majestic feel to him. Very emotionally powerful movie but, as i said before, the Battle scenes were very PG13'ish.
 
Very good but just seemed really quick to me.
 
As stated, it has a big Christian aspect to it...but really, I didn't think much of it. I'm about as big of an anti-christian sort of guy around *lets not start a religious thing plz* but I still enjoyed the movie alot. Then again, the books were awesome, and I'd read them again, if only I wasn't missing one...
 
And in some scenes the CGI effects were impressive, and sometimes they were terrible.
 
There were some very funny moments thanks to the kid-friendly take, like Aslan telling Peter to clean his blade--when there's obviously nothing on it.
 
I'll see it - I don't mind the Christian messages since they're not presented too aggressively.
 
dys4iK said:
There were some very funny moments thanks to the kid-friendly take, like Aslan telling Peter to clean his blade--when there's obviously nothing on it.
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I noticed you never actually saw the blade.

I think the movie makers knew that if there was even one drop of blood it would get PG-13 which turns off alot of families these days.
 
I didn't really care for the Christian subtext in the books. It repelled me, actually. The movie doesn't look appealing to me at all any way. It looks like LOTR for kids.

Meh, I just don't feel like subjecting myself to a film which is pretty much a massive allegory to Christianity. I know I could ignore it, but I would find it difficult to block out something that would be so consciously prevalent throughout the film. That's assuming they've stayed true to the books. Even if that's not the case, it still doesn't strike my fancy.
 
It is often argued that LOTR was actually very Christianized. Apparently Tolkien was very religious, Gandalf was of course a jesus figure (he becomes reincarnated for crying out loud), the Shire was apparently Tolkiens definition of a picture perfect Christian society. The ring of course represents temptation and how evil it is, etc.

Perhaps the Christian tones in LWW are much more obvious but I would not think any less of it if you don't think any less of LOTR for the same reasons.
 
The Mullinator said:
It is often argued that LOTR was actually very Christianized. Apparently Tolkien was very religious, Gandalf was of course a jesus figure (he becomes reincarnated for crying out loud), the Shire was apparently Tolkiens definition of a picture perfect Christian society. The ring of course represents temptation and how evil it is, etc.

Perhaps the Christian tones in LWW are much more obvious but I would not think any less of it if you don't think any less of LOTR for the same reasons.
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Tolkien may have indeed had a religious element to his works, but if so, such themes were far less overt, and would seem more like particular elements as opposed to some grand allegory. Even then, his themes feel more generalized and universal (perfect societies, evil, temptations) whereas LWW derives from specifics.

Besides, I just found Tolkien's work to be far more accomplished and interesting, whereas LWW just never appealed to me. :\
 
The Mullinator said:
It is often argued that LOTR was actually very Christianized. Apparently Tolkien was very religious, Gandalf was of course a jesus figure (he becomes reincarnated for crying out loud), the Shire was apparently Tolkiens definition of a picture perfect Christian society. The ring of course represents temptation and how evil it is, etc.

Perhaps the Christian tones in LWW are much more obvious but I would not think any less of it if you don't think any less of LOTR for the same reasons.
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Tolkien may have indeed had a religious element to his works, but if so, such themes were far less overt, and would seem more like particular elements as opposed to some grand allegory. Even then, his themes feel more generalized and universal (perfect societies, evil, temptations) whereas LWW derives from specifics.
Hell, some have posited that the Rings trilogy is derived from experiences from the First World War. Tolkien's work was a mish-mash of many things, primarily old multicultural mythologies. Lewis' novels are far more refined, specific, and planned in their scope

Besides, I just found Tolkien's work to be far more accomplished and interesting, whereas LWW just never appealed to me. :\

I don't necessarily think less of Lewis' work (although I abhor his apologetics in any theological debate). I just don't care for it. It doesn't jive with me.

EDIT: Snapplerox. Double post.
 
OK, so the books have christian themes. Boo hoo. That doesn't take away the point that they're excellent books. If people are so insecure about their Atheism that they refuse to read them (or watch the movie) for that reason, then they need to sit down and think things through. I've read the series multiple times, and I believe in god about as much as Jerry Falwell believes in Shiva.

Now, on the topic of the movie... my friend says it's excellent. I'll be seeing it.
 
JNightshade said:
OK, so the books have christian themes. Boo hoo. That doesn't take away the point that they're excellent books. If people are so insecure about their Atheism that they refuse to read them (or watch the movie) for that reason, then they need to sit down and think things through. I've read the series multiple times, and I believe in god about as much as Jerry Falwell believes in Shiva.
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Why is it unreasonable to be repelled by certain subject matter?

Ignoring the subtexts, I just don't like the Narnia novels. End.
 
Absinthe said:
Tolkien may have indeed had a religious element to his works, but if so, such themes were far less overt, and would seem more like particular elements as opposed to some grand allegory. Even then, his themes feel more generalized and universal (perfect societies, evil, temptations) whereas LWW derives from specifics.
Hell, some have posited that the Rings trilogy is derived from experiences from the First World War. Tolkien's work was a mish-mash of many things, primarily old multicultural mythologies. Lewis' novels are far more refined, specific, and planned in their scope

Besides, I just found Tolkien's work to be far more accomplished and interesting, whereas LWW just never appealed to me. :\

I don't necessarily think less of Lewis' work (although I abhor his apologetics in any theological debate). I just don't care for it. It doesn't jive with me.
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I suppose you are right but I can't be certain. I have yet to see the movie and it has been about 12 years since I read a book from the Narnia series.

Also, interesting fact: The great marches and the chapter where Frodo, Sam, and Golum have to cross them was actually Tolkien trying to represent a WW1 battlefield. Those dead faces found in the marshes were dead comrades and enemies buried in the mud of a real WW1 battle.
 
Absinthe said:
SYMBOLISM

/boondock saints
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CRAP! I always correct people on that and have seen BDS! Haha wow I had to check to make sure I actually did type symbology. I r dumb...I will go jump off a bridge now.

kbai
 
The movie was great, very true to the book. As long I felt the narnia magic like in the books, it doesnt disappoint me.

9/10
 
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