Unless you have been on another planet for the last few weeks you will be aware of the release of Narnia, which is based on the writing of CS Lewis.
I read all the books when I was growing up and probably have them somewhere, though I’m not too sure which relative’s house they are currently in.
In either case I was looking at the review over on Entertainment.ie. Some of the comments were amusing – references to Aslan the music group of course, whereas others were a bit bizarre,
It seems there is a theory that Narnia has a subtext.
I’ve no intention of exploring this subtext – I’d rather enjoy the film for what it is – a film
If you want to discover the Christian / Biblical aspects you may find this useful:
If you would like to relive your childhood, then I’d recommend the original books:
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.
Directed by
Andrew Adamson
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Cast
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Kiran Shah, James Cosmo, Judy McIntosh, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Patrick Kake, Shane Rangi, Brandon Cook, Cassie Cook
I loved the series of books as a kid and read them as a fantasy story. Until i got to the last book where it became a bit too unsubtle and preachy for me.
Intend to read them again.
I’ll have to find mine first .. or buy a new set
The answer to your question is Narnia is a film for simpletons who believe in Fawns, arms-dealing Santas, and lions coming back to life after being killed by witches.
I still have my set, but someone stole the lion the witch and the wardrobe from it, years ago. 🙁
i will have to buy that one again.
I have a beautiful hardback illustrated book encompassing all 7 books. I love it.
The whole Christian subtext went totally and utterly over my head when I was 11 years old, and I didn’t find out about it until a few years ago.
Anyway, I enjoyed the film which I saw yesterday.
Given that CS Lewis is a well known atheist-turned Christian and that all his other books have Christian theme, it seems more than a little reasonable that there should be a Christian subtext, though how well that translates into a movie (and how determined the directors were to put it there) I don’t know.
I saw the movie but did not realize that it had biblical aspects until my mother pointed it out. I think it is a great way to teach children through symbols. They might not understand it immediantly, but it is a good opportunity to explain it to your kids. I loved the movie too and I want to see it again.