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Dec. 16th, 2005
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Dec. 16th, 2005 02:57 pmI haven't read the Narnia books since I was a kid. Once I saw the Christian undertones, I found them a little hard to take. (Not because I object to Christianity, but because I don't like children's books that are thinly veiled moral lessons. Adult literature of that nature we call propaganda, and I think it's demeaning to kids that we expect them to swallow such things without noticing they're there.)
The movie was quite true to the book. It was indeed full of thinly veiled symbolism and morality, but they can't be blamed for that. I thought it was well-acted. And then there was Tilda Swinton... OMG. Now I want to be the White Witch when I grow up. Which is kind of cool, since I was already on the "wrong side." It works out.
( Minor spoilers here )
Anyhow. To anyone who has seen or is planning to see the movie, or enjoyed the books, I strongly recommend Neil Gaiman's recent Narnia retelling, "The Problem of Susan." It's amazing and creepy and makes you think. You can find it in the new fantasy anthology Flights. I own a copy, so leave a comment if you want to borrow it.
The movie was quite true to the book. It was indeed full of thinly veiled symbolism and morality, but they can't be blamed for that. I thought it was well-acted. And then there was Tilda Swinton... OMG. Now I want to be the White Witch when I grow up. Which is kind of cool, since I was already on the "wrong side." It works out.
( Minor spoilers here )
Anyhow. To anyone who has seen or is planning to see the movie, or enjoyed the books, I strongly recommend Neil Gaiman's recent Narnia retelling, "The Problem of Susan." It's amazing and creepy and makes you think. You can find it in the new fantasy anthology Flights. I own a copy, so leave a comment if you want to borrow it.