tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post6818603844258443265..comments2023-07-27T05:49:05.756-07:00Comments on C. Orthodoxy: Good Stuff From Here and ThereKen Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08014885672703727636noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post-25260270510254237322008-05-16T09:39:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:39:00.000-07:00So have you seen the new one then? I'm hoping to s...So have you seen the new one then? I'm hoping to see it tonight.<BR/><BR/>I agree about the first film; it all felt kind of "precious," like a kid's movie trying to be a blockbuster. I suppose you could say this was because it <I>was</I> a kid's book, but I never felt that way about the original material (which I've read half a dozen times at least).<BR/><BR/>I'm also very curious how they will handle Aslan in later films, if they manage to make them (but I think they plan to). <I>The Horse and His Boy</I> doesn't seem so difficult to me, as the main characters don't actually know it's Aslan until the end, and in the <I>Silver Chair</I> he's mostly absent as well. But <I>The Voyage of the Dawn Treader</I> could be interesting - it's hard to see this toned-down Aslan ripping layer after layer of dragon skin off Eustace - and how on earth will they manage the overt creation and eschatology of <I>The Magician's Nephew</I> and <I>The Last Battle</I>?<BR/><BR/>I suspect they've bitten off more than they can chew with <I>Narnia</I>, but Peter Jackson surprised me with LOTR, so here's hoping Andrew Adamson will too!Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014885672703727636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065406139986258489.post-78612896527812181942008-05-16T09:16:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:16:00.000-07:00You know, I'm more with CAPC on this one. I felt t...You know, I'm more with CAPC on this one. I felt that about Aslan when I watched the first one.<BR/><BR/>There was just no mystery or fearsomeness in Aslan. He was just another talking animal. They were too over-familiar with him.<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested to see The Horse and His Boy if they manage to do the whole series.<BR/><BR/>THAHB is one of my favourite depictions of Aslan/Christ and considering how they've handled Aslan so far, it's a far stretch from "the lion who gave the horses the new strength of fear for the last mile".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com