Disney finds religion for its "Chronicles of Narnia"

The Houston Chronicle ^ | June 27, 2005 | Mark I. Pinsky

[Betaille]

"33 Posts of comments about the article you posted at the present time.
Care to reply?"

Zots post something and then don't reply. It's amazing how easy these people are to profile.

[CO Gal]

Partly Insane with a 50% chance of histrionics?

LOLOL! If I promise to give you full accreditation, can I use that for our next office meeting?? That is hysterical!

[malakhi]

Are you familiar with the concept of 'allegory'?

No one can seriously question C.S. Lewis's credentials as a Christian.

[Dunstan McShane]

I bought The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe for my grandkids thinking it would a decent "Christian" video they could watch. That stuff is not Christian. It is full of occultic pagan themes and imagery. I wouldn't let the kids see it and threw it away ($20 video). Beware there is stuff masquerading as "Christian" but it is not. Many people will be fooled by this junk.

Sir or ma'am:

You need to try much harder not to sound foolish in public.

I myself was resued from a life of teenaged cheapjack lunk-hood by the Chronicles of Narnia and set happily on the path back to Christ. I will not have a word said against the books.

I don't know which of the two videos (the cartoon or the BBC live-actions films) you saw, but it is extraordinarliy silly to watch a middlingly-done film adaptation of one book, and then to blithely dismiss an entire series of books that have likely done far more than you have to bring others back to God and Christ and give them joy in His service.

I am not foolish enough to expect a retraction or an apology for so wholesale and defamatory a statement as the sort you have uttered. A becoming silence in the face of your own ignorance is quite enough.

Incredibly sincerely,

Dunce

[Cap'n Crunch]

I saw the trailer at the movies about a month ago, it looks great. First Lord of the Rings, now this. I'm looking forward to going and taking my kids too.

[kpp_kpp]

oh my gosh.


do a little more reading before trashing one of the greatest Christian/Christian-themed writers of the 20th century.


or is it not on the approved reading list of your sect?

[TChris]

Some people object to the use of elements of Greek mythology and other non-Christian beliefs to convey a Christian message. I'm not one of them ... but there's a certain consistency to the point of view, at least.

True, that.

I think the important part is the message. This is probably why I don't have a problem with Harry Potter either. The fictional "wizards and witches" setting is really just a backdrop for well-written and uplifting stories. It's harmless make-believe, and the reader knows it.

[mware]

Here is a link to one of the trailers

http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/thechroniclesofnarnia/

[3dognight]

I haven't read any entirely, but just watching the lion the witch and the wardrobe, I could tell that it was occultic right away. So I tossed it in the trash. A few days later, I was on the web looking at something else when I happened on information about the Chronicles and CS Lewis that confirmed my suspicions.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Sure - or it could simply just be left-wingers looking to incrementally put their pro-gay agenda onto children. Because Lord knows they've never attempted that before!

[GB]

My family actually loved the BBC videos, and it got our kids interested enough to where they now have the books.

Do folks have a problem with the BBC videos? If so, what specifically are the problems?

[kpp_kpp]

reading posts like this it is no wonder many "Christians" come across as uneducated baffoons.

[3dognight]

Not in any sect. Don't call sun worship, witchcraft, etc Christian.

[I still care]

I am definately going to see this movie

a. because I want to
and
b. because Disney needs to be reminded of the massive segment of the population they have alienated.

The boycott didn't work? Hogwash. We aren't even in the stats anymore, they don't know we exist, so they don't know the business they have lost. The Passion was a kick in the face.

I live near Disneyworld. Everytime a family came to visit me, I always asked them about seeing Disney. More than half of them said they would rather go someplace else; they didn't want to give Disney the business. I know there are several movies I have not seen like Pearl Harbor. They've lost business, no doubt about it.

Also, whenever anyone asks me about Orlando, I always tell them not to come in May or June because of the gay stuff being shoved in your face. Not once has anyone said to me, Oh, that doesn't bother me. They all say, "Thanks for the heads up!"

[3dognight]

Not uneducated, just verrrry narrow minded.

[Betaille]

"Do folks have a problem with the BBC videos? If so, what specifically are the problems?"

Too much Beaver.

[k2blader]

I'll be going to see the movie. The preview is stunning. :-)

[Celtjew Libertarian]

LOL!

[twigs]

Lewis was very much a Christian. But he was also a Medieval Literature specialist and his own literature carried a lot of those themes. I'm very careful about those things, but I really, really like Lewis. My own child watched the videos and read the books.

[kpp_kpp]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

(and i've never said that in a post before)


would you mind sharing what religious sect you belong to?


you are unreal. thanks for the good laugh.