narnia lives

one of my favorite childhood stories and inspirations comes alive tomorrow on the silver screen. i hope the movie fulfills at least some of the storytelling potential found in the book.

looking back, there is probably a fair amount of religious allegory in the book that i don't exactly buy into (& didn't really understand when i first read the chronicles of narnia as a child)... a likely by-product of Lewis' uptight christian british white boy upbringing and beliefs.

still, that doesn't take much away from the magic & wonder that sweeps over me when i think about the world inside The Wardrobe. of all the authored worlds of fantasy and science fiction, even LOTR, Star Wars, Star Trek, and others, this one always had the most appeal to me growing up.

and why not?  isn't life a lot more interesting in a world where magic has great meaning, where you are a prince or princess, with fantastical creatures all around, and a powerful talking lion befriends you & helps save the world against the forces of evil?

i can't wait.

Comments

[Dave]

holy cow chris! that's *your* site?

amazing. i came across that yesterday. quite impressive, all the detail. dang!

- dave

[Chris Yeh]

Yo Dave, you're not alone in being overly obssessed with Narnia.

In my limited "Copious Free Time"(TM), I've been working on building a community wiki for Narnia fans:

http://narniaconfidential.com/

I've lost a lot of sleep, but I think it's pretty cool!

--Chris

[Mark Johnson]

CS Lewis was a very serious Christian. His most famous non-Narnia work is Mere Christianity, which is a decent read (if you're into that stuff).

I think the Chronicles of Narnia rock. I wish they would have done the movies in Chronological order (i.e. start off with "The Magician's Nephew), but I'm totally stoked to see Aslan kick some butt. In the previews, the CG looks unfreakinbelievable.

[eolson]

I am with you Dave! I am psyched about this movie. I loved the story as a child also and was so surprised when I first heard about it being made into a movie. I hope they have done it justice. Judging by the previews, I don't think we'll be disappointed. Lets compare notes after we have both seen it. Talk to you soon!

- Eric