Posted on 12/06/2005 7:36:27 AM PST by Valin
The latest children's favourite to be given the Hollywood treatment, CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia has been dismissed as sexist, racist, Christian propaganda. Alison Lurie on the fairytale that has divided children and adults alike
Most enormously successful children's books, like Harry Potter, become successful films within a few years of their publication. But there is one odd exception: CS Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has taken 55 years to reach the screen. Or maybe it is not so odd. On first reading, this story and the six other Chronicles of Narnia that followed it seem simple, entertaining and non-controversial; but they have turned some readers into passionate fans, and made others very angry. Children, too, seem to either love the books or strongly dislike them.
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Let's not forget "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis.
Fabulous read!!
This is a putrid article
And I personally can't wait to see the movie(s)! Loved these books as a kid!
I know. I'm hoping all the talk and publicity about the CON movie will generate new interest in his other works, including Screwtape. I want to re-read it.
I thought the first book was pretty good but declined from there. And Lewis' "Space Trilogy", Perelandra, I could never get into despite the great title of the third Book, "That Hideous Strength."
Yeah I watch the news. Noone worships a four-armed god with a vulture's head called Tash that I know of. If only he had said a moon god.
Obviously hasn't read the books. The Star's Daughter is a good and strong supernatural female. Also, how about Aravis Tarkheena for "having adventures"? Or Polly? Or Jill in The Last Battle?
Just another reviewer blowing smoke about books without having read them.
Why do you think there are crescents all over the place in Calormene? IIRC, the Tisroc's turban ("may he live forever . . . not!") has a crescent smack dab in the middle of it.
When I saw the preview, I got wood.
God forbid (pardon the pun) a filmmaker were to espouse his Christian views in a film. Put some rags on their heads and change Aslan to Allahslan and you would hear no complaints.
this is a complaint against the book?
sounds to me like he hit the nail right on the head.
....from another thread....
Posted by maestro to F15Eagle
On News/Activism ^ 12/04/2005 3:59:19 PM PST · 11 of 39 ^
...Lewis'.....'Narnia'....is the GNOSTIC 'good-evil' kingdoms (light/darkness) nonsense,...with 'OBL-as the Lion'....
This anti-real-Jesus-LAMB.....gnostic nonsense to deceive millions....
It is NOT christian,....but it is REALLY.....Pro-Islamic!
Jesus is coming to RAPTURE the Church,.....NOT the kingdom!!!!
Romans 10:17
The latest children's favourite to be given the Hollywood treatment, CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia has been dismissed as sexist, racist, Christian propaganda.
GOOD! if msm doesn't like, i'm sure i'll love it!
Are those your silly comments, or someone else's?
This appears later in the article.
Note: Pullman can in no way be said to be as gifted as CS Lewis. Nor can he be said to be "equally popular" in comparison to an author that has been selling books for the last 50 years.
That review makes this a "must see" movie in my book.
Sounds like a must-see movie to me.
I see nothing dark about them. I heard Lewis' step son, Douglas Greshem, on the Michael Medved show yesterday. What a privilege it was to hear his voice! He said that a major reason they brought Narnia to screen now was that the technology was finally available to make it properly. This man has the same sense of humor that you hear emanating from Lewis' works. He must have gotten it from his mom, who I've read had a very sharp intellect. He wasn't the least bit surprised or dismayed about the naysayers. He was really funny in commenting on them.
Darn, you beat me by a minute.
I was out in LA this weekend and saw him at the Crystal Cathedral this week. He will be on the Hour of Power this weekend.
Loved these books as a kid!
I still do. 57
"That Hideous Strength."
Do yourself a BIG FAVOR read it. It's as relevent today as it was when written.
I really need to pick up the series again. I haven't read them in 20+ years probably!
But that begs the question of where Pullman got the phrase. The answer is Milton's "Paradise Lost". The "his" refers to Satan who is seen by some (including, I believe Pullman) as the hero of "Paradise Lost".
Do you think they will do all of the books? That's going to be an awfully long series (I read them so long ago though I hardly remember them). I guess if Narnia rakes it in though, it's a given.
"Welcome to Narnia! I'm Mr. Tumnus!"
"Hey! Give me back my sock you goat bastard!"
What a ridiculous angle to take. Chronicles does not pretend to be an alternative path. It is a ~story~ that uses Christian ~metaphor~ to explore a theme.
Yeesh.
The Narnia Chronicles are all based on Medieval literature. You have to know the Medieval texts to understand. The author doesn't know that medieval Arabian stories (Like Shaharazad) had demons in them too, of which Tash is an example.
Even the stone table is as much rooted in norse mythology as in the Cross of Christ.
Liberals are just too stupid to deal with.
Lewis'.....'Narnia'....is the GNOSTIC 'good-evil' kingdoms (light/darkness) nonsense,...with 'OBL-as the Lion'....This anti-real-Jesus-LAMB.....gnostic nonsense to deceive million....
It is NOT christian,....but it is REALLY.....Pro-Islamic!
Jesus is coming to RAPTURE the Church,.....NOT the kingdom!!!!
Romans 10:17
This kind of word salad can only come from the poster previously known as f.Christian. May I call you "f"?
The Guardian judges C.S. Lewis' ability:
"It has been suggested that some of these problems arose because Lewis himself did not think things through carefully; that he did not take his writing for children as seriously as his famous works for adults"
Oh sure, Lewis didn't think things through...what arrogance. They would write something this stupid about a brilliant writer because it is Christian. That gives them a pass.
Hah! I was thinking the same thing! :-)
It's just gotta be.
It's an old ID... but I'd put money on it :~D
warning incoming; Lewis is overrated highly on FR.
if it goes as well as expected, its supposed to do the same thing LotR did. new movie every Christmas. someone mentioned on another thread that script for prince caspian is already done.
but its only gonna end up as 7 movies, and the books themselves were much shorter than either LotR or harry potter.
This anti-real-Jesus-LAMB.....gnostic nonsense to deceive millions....
It is NOT christian,....but it is REALLY.....Pro-Islamic!
Jesus is coming to RAPTURE the Church,.....NOT the kingdom!!!!
...........Revelation 6:16........the LAMB.......Revelation 6:16.....the LAMB......Revelation 6:16.....
Biblical contextual TRUTH!
'Narnia' is anti-CHRISTIAN-TRINITY....and is poly-religious-myth-theological-'PLURALISM'.....tash read TRASH!
St. John 1:29.....St.John 3:36......wrath?......Revelation 6:16.....WRATH of The LAMB-God!
Romans 10:17......St. John 3:16.......Sent.....Romans 5:1.....LAMB-PEACE or LAMB-WRATH!
Romans 10:17
/OFF all GNOSTIC false kingdoms
~Inspired~ graphic ;~D
Definately :~D
A certain level of education is required to perform effectively as a critic. Virtually no one on the Left has it these days - but the pretenders love the act of critiqueing so much they leap in with both feet, heedless of what fools they are making of themselves.
No doubt|fear/loathing about it. :-)
Lewis treated the feminine very tenderly, I think.
Yeah. And pull this leg and it plays jingle bells. Little Douggie just needed to line his pockets with moolah and make more money off his stepdad. Good for him for selling out to the Mouse. Of course, his Stepdad, who wrote the books, said he would never let Disney make movies of his books...
http://nthposition.com/blasphemyinnarnia.php
Lewis called the idea of the Mouse making his movies a "blasphemy." I guess millions in cold hard cash can make heirs feel differently.
This film will get the same treatment from the liberal critics as did The Passion of the Christ. And with the same result at the box office.
We had a Showtime free weekend in my area this past weekend so I watched some of the films I would never pay money to see. The garbage that is being put out by the film industry defies description. And the liberal critics love it.
And you say this, why? Can you give a specific criticism?
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