Posted on 12/27/2005 11:28:47 AM PST by Bob J
Are you Christian? I have a totally different take on this.
Disagree with you here. Children will enjoy it as a nice story unless they have read the books and understand the Christian allegories. Parents need to attend with their children so that they can draw on the allegories of Christian life displayed in characters as well as actions.
But the lion, Aslan, is the allegory for Christ.
Please tell me that English is your second language.
And I found Lucy to be quite insightful. She was the only one who really understood what was happening on a deeper level. Do you want to know her allegorical counterpart?
All I can say is that I was in tears from the beginning through most of the movie.
Never felt that way in a movie in my whole life. Like it was all part of me. It was amazing.
Actually Charlotte's Web is a Christian allegory too -- just like the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is.
**It followed the book so well - I loved the movie (I'm not a kid either) and can't wait to go see it again, and see what I missed the first time.**
I don't think people understand the art form allegory the Lewis used.
I read the books as a kid. Since I'm a deist, I didn't take my kid to see the movie because I wanted him to contemplate it as a Christian allegory.
Parents need to attend with their children so that they can draw on the allegories of Christian life displayed in characters as well as actions.
I never said that parents shouldn't attend. I said it was targeted for the 8-12 demographic. As for the purpose of parental attendance, if it trips your trigger to preach to your kids about Christ, more power to you. Never said anything to the contrary on that either.
I grow weary of the English tendancy to cast their child characters beyond their years.
C.S. Lewis, author of the Narnia Chronicles, was reading Plato at six. Any child given the opportunity could read such classics with enjoyment and ease. It's called "an education," and we could use more of it around here.
Bob J, I called my grownup daughter and told her to see Narnia immediately, as Lucie Pevensie, the little heroine, is so much like she was at seven/eight years of age.
Many biblical characters are allegoried as well as the fight of good and evil, the resuurection of the dead and Purgatory.
**I have not read the books but saw the movie last night.An adult needs to watch with a understanding of Christianity to fully enjoy.**
Absolutely -- I thought it was wonderful.
Wow, from the reviews I've seen from those that are familiar with Lewis' works, they have been light praise at the very worst. There were some concerns I understand with having to wrap up the first book in such a short time but this concern was also seen with Tolkien's work. Have you actually read any of Lewis' works? At all?
You probably are a fan of the Odyssey.
I've only seen the previews and ads . . . . those appeared very clunky and made me think it sucked, so I was wondering why all the rave reviews?
He was raised Church of Ireland in Belfast (iow Anglican) and that branch was rather aggressively Protestant (for obvious reasons). He became an atheist as a youth, but that early stuff sticks with you.
He was less "low church" after his conversion, but the "high versus low" controversy pained him. I think it's probably fairest to say that he was a middle of the road Anglican for his day - although a very devout one.
Yes, I felt wonderfully uplifted during the movie and for a week afterward....and maybe still. I raided the public library for everything by and about C.S. Lewis. I love the way he writes, with sweeping ideas but leaving much to the reader's imagination. Thus the feeling of participation.
I could never enjoy J.R.R. Tokien's Lord of the Rings--he supplied much too much detail, leaving no room for my own visions. .
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