I haven't seen one of these. Are they good? My friends keep telling me they are but when I watch a trailer and see tiny kids with talking animals I'm going to assume I'll get pissed off.
I like the first 2
[QUOTE=doom65;26596726]I like the first 2[/QUOTE]
Isn't the third one the one that's coming to theaters soon?
I saw the first, it was alright. Haven't seen the second yet.
They're watchable I suppose. They just aren't that compelling. I failed to be amazed or grow attached to any of the characters.
Haven't seen a single one all the way through but I like the cg!
They're fun films if you can put up with kids and some bad acting.
We don't take too kindly to Narnia 'round here
They're pretty kiddy friendly but I enjoyed them. Definitely look into them if you liked the books.
I prefer the title "Chronicles of Crap".
AKA, the books are way better, don't even bother with the films.
I remember there were more books, so it won't be the end of the series, even after [sp]Aslan said not for them to return to Narnia, even though they did anyway[/sp]
First movie was decent, but as Pops said, the books are way better.
Personally I prefer C.S. Lewis' "space trilogy" especially "Out of the Silent Planet"
now that would make a decent film IMO.
I haven't read the books, which is odd, considering they are pretty much required reading for Christian children :P
Anyway, I enjoyed the movies. I enjoyed them because of the Christ allegory (well, the first one is like that - not much in the second one), however, my sister didn't even notice it, so I guess that's good, or bad, depending on your point of view.
I didn't read the books, so I don't know what the allegory is like in the books, but here is what I noticed, and remember. Haven't seen it for two years.
-Aslan is a lion. Jesus is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah
-Aslan wrote the "deep magic" before the creation of everything. Jesus wrote the Word before the creation of everything
-In Narnia, an innocent one can take the place of the guilty. In the Bible, Jesus Christ took the place of sinners condemned.
-Aslan is shaved. Jesus had his beard plucked out
-Aslan was chained to a stone tablet. Jesus fulfilled the law of God in His life (the law written and engraved on stone tablets) and in His ressurection, destroyed the believers relationship to the law of condemnation.
-Aslan died for Thomas the rebel. Jesus died for the whole world of sinners and rebels.
-Aslan rose from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead.
And so on. There is probably more in the book, but that stood out for me in the film. But Santa shows up too... so Narnia is a wacky place!
Much lighter than Lord of the Rings. Also, this isn't the same order as the books. TLTWATW is the 2nd book. Prince Caspian is the third book, and the voyage of the dawn treader is the fifth book.
And there are more books after the voyage of the dawn treader as well, but different characters.
i didn't like the books or the films.
Oh, saw the end of the final book, interesting.
i laughed at the kid who wants Turkish delights all the time
I liked the soundtrack.
[QUOTE=Lukasaurus;26600325]I haven't read the books, which is odd, considering they are pretty much required reading for Christian children :P
Anyway, I enjoyed the movies. I enjoyed them because of the Christ allegory (well, the first one is like that - not much in the second one), however, my sister didn't even notice it, so I guess that's good, or bad, depending on your point of view.
I didn't read the books, so I don't know what the allegory is like in the books, but here is what I noticed, and remember. Haven't seen it for two years.
-Aslan is a lion. Jesus is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah
-Aslan wrote the "deep magic" before the creation of everything. Jesus wrote the Word before the creation of everything
-In Narnia, an innocent one can take the place of the guilty. In the Bible, Jesus Christ took the place of sinners condemned.
-Aslan is shaved. Jesus had his beard plucked out
-Aslan was chained to a stone tablet. Jesus fulfilled the law of God in His life (the law written and engraved on stone tablets) and in His ressurection, destroyed the believers relationship to the law of condemnation.
-Aslan died for Thomas the rebel. Jesus died for the whole world of sinners and rebels.
-Aslan rose from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead.
And so on. There is probably more in the book, but that stood out for me in the film. But Santa shows up too... so Narnia is a wacky place!
Much lighter than Lord of the Rings. Also, this isn't the same order as the books. TLTWATW is the 2nd book. Prince Caspian is the third book, and the voyage of the dawn treader is the fifth book.[/QUOTE]
Just because you can make vague connections to something that wasn't even intended to be religious (He said so himself) doesn't mean that you should read a book or enjoy them for their "Christ" themes.
Bad idea to post something so religious on a majority nonreligious forum, especially when you appear naively devout like you do.
The older films are British classics the new ones are meh
[QUOTE=doggyalt;26607303]Just because you can make vague connections to something that wasn't even intended to be religious (He said so himself) doesn't mean that you should read a book or enjoy them for their "Christ" themes.
Bad idea to post something so religious on a majority nonreligious forum, especially when you appear naively devout like you do.[/QUOTE]
I don't think you get how religious C.S Lewis became after converting from a life of atheism.
The connections aren't vague, try explaining how they are with evidence like the poster that you're disagreeing with did.
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[QUOTE=Indyclone77;26607499]The older films are British classics the new ones are meh[/QUOTE]
I love the old BBC ones.
I remember that the books were awesome because with Lewis' writing style, it left a lot to your imagination instead of overdescribing it and limiting your view. The movies don't do the books justice. They put too much emphasis on Aslan instead of the characters, even though the books are a lot about the characters being inspired by Aslan to believe in themselves and stuff.
[QUOTE=doggyalt;26607303]Just because you can make vague connections to something that wasn't even intended to be religious (He said so himself) doesn't mean that you should read a book or enjoy them for their "Christ" themes.
Bad idea to post something so religious on a majority nonreligious forum, especially when you appear naively devout like you do.[/QUOTE]
Who are you to say how I should enjoy a movie? (I said I never read the books). As a Christian, it was obvious to me that there were connections that I could see, whether Lewis intentionally put them in there, or whether his beliefs influenced his fiction subliminally.
Some people might find it interesting. There are many non believers who have an interest in faith, whether it be christian, islamic, jewish, hindu, or whatever else.
I also love how you assume that any believer is "naively devout", knowing absolutely nothing about me. I am a 28 yr old educator and am capable of investigating the claims made by the Bible and making my own informed decision about whether it is true. My post wasn't an evangelistic effort to get you to believe as I do. It was an informative post for the benefit of the OP and for anyone else that may be interested.
Not everyone is an atheist, deal with it mate :smile:
Most people on Facepunch are atheists actually, and I never liked the Narnia films anyways... I don't think they are very interesting.
Come on.... Richard Dawkins could read my post and agree with it. There was nothing in it that was offensive to anyone. Unless of course if doggyalt is offended by the mere mention of Jesus, or is so uncertain in his Atheism that he feels the need to mock anyone with contrary beliefs (You'd be surprised how many people are like this - they only feel secure in their beliefs if they are mocking others, or beating others in a debate or whatever).
Oh well.
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[QUOTE=Cl0cK;26610424] I don't think they are very interesting.[/QUOTE]
Then the post wasn't meant for you :smile:
i liked the first one a lot but the second was alright to.
Never bothered seeing the first 2. They didn't appeal to me.
[QUOTE=Lukasaurus;26600325]I haven't read the books, which is odd, considering they are pretty much required reading for Christian children :P
Anyway, I enjoyed the movies. I enjoyed them because of the Christ allegory (well, the first one is like that - not much in the second one), however, my sister didn't even notice it, so I guess that's good, or bad, depending on your point of view.
I didn't read the books, so I don't know what the allegory is like in the books, but here is what I noticed, and remember. Haven't seen it for two years.
-Aslan is a lion. Jesus is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah
-Aslan wrote the "deep magic" before the creation of everything. Jesus wrote the Word before the creation of everything
-In Narnia, an innocent one can take the place of the guilty. In the Bible, Jesus Christ took the place of sinners condemned.
-Aslan is shaved. Jesus had his beard plucked out
-Aslan was chained to a stone tablet. Jesus fulfilled the law of God in His life (the law written and engraved on stone tablets) and in His ressurection, destroyed the believers relationship to the law of condemnation.
-Aslan died for Thomas the rebel. Jesus died for the whole world of sinners and rebels.
-Aslan rose from the dead. Jesus rose from the dead.
And so on. There is probably more in the book, but that stood out for me in the film. But Santa shows up too... so Narnia is a wacky place!
Much lighter than Lord of the Rings. Also, this isn't the same order as the books. TLTWATW is the 2nd book. Prince Caspian is the third book, and the voyage of the dawn treader is the fifth book.[/QUOTE]
It is [b]not[/b] a reflection of christianity.
That's like saying Barrack Obama is a reflection of islam because he's black.
You don't have to think it is a Christian allegory, although millions of Christians and non-Christians would disagree with you.
Just because the allegory is there, doesn't mean you have to hate the movie if you are an Atheist. Are you so afraid that a bit of christian allegory being in the Chronicles of Narnia is going to destroy your atheism? Who cares. I posted what I saw. I don't see why everyone has to say I'm wrong when I drew some pretty strong connections. There were heaps of others I saw in the movie as well.
Here is another movie with Christ imagery - Gran Torino. He dies to save someone else. And in case Clint Eastwood thought we were stupid, when he dies at the end, he lays his arms out ala crucifixion. Clint Eastwood is by no means a Christian, but anyone can see the imagery in many of his films has been influence by Christ - he talks about it in interviews, and DVD commentary. And Doctor Who.. the list goes on. However, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is pretty much an allegory for the gospel. Some people see it, some people don't. Evidently, you don't, but it doesn't mean it's not there.
Enjoy the movie for what you see it to be.
I also never said reflection. I said allegory.
Also, I'm not from the states.. I didn't think Obama was Islamic? I don't follow the weird Christian right wing politics/propaganda that seem to permeate the south.
EDIT: I'm starting to border on debate, which I don't do, so I'm just gonna gracefully back out of this thread.
In summary - the movies are good, and I like them for different reasons to most other people. Have fun.
Uhh it's an established fact that the chronicles of narnia are entrenched in Christianity.
CS Lewis is lame, good writer though I guess.
So is Star Wars.
But back on topic, I have no interest in seeing anymore Narnia films.
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