Should they have made Narnia movies?

[Crimson]

I wish that never made LWW and now they're going to make PC. For some reason i just wish that....I mean i do't want narnia to be all popular and stuff..i just have reasons that i think no one will understand but me..

[Tooks]

hmm, if it wasn't popular some ppl wouldn't even noe the exeptional writing that C.S lewis has made, most of the people here is a narnia fan because they noe of it by the movie and is reading the books now. and no offense but i think that it's pretty selfish of you not wanting narnia to be popular.

[Crimson]

what? hey! do not be mean plz.....i told you there are reasons why i cannot explain and that no one will even understand it if i told them.......

[Tooks]

im not trying to be mean..it's just my opinion, if it came out mean to you im srry....what if some people understand? woulden't hut to tell people

[she-elfwarrior19]

I have one question of why you brought this up then? :rolleyes: If you arent willing to share your reasons, how do you know we wont understand .

Im not trying to start conflict i just want to know kinda why, you dont want them to be made? :confused: :eek:

[Aravis Kenobi]

I'm glad they are making the films. For one thing, it's a great way of getting the Gospel of Christ into the hands of unbelievers, and second, it's just a great way of showing Hollywood that family-friendly films are what we need more than Harry Potter.

[Crimson]

well...for one i know for sure that no one will understand my reasons of them not makiing the flims. and two, i do not think many people see the gospel in the movies. i do at least

[she-elfwarrior19]

You never know till you try:)

[Tooks]

I have one question of why you brought this up then? :rolleyes: If you arent willing to share your reasons, how do you know we wont understand .

Im not trying to start conflict i just want to know kinda why, you dont want them to be made? :confused: :eek:
..i agree with her :(

[QueenSusanofNarnia]

I wish that never made LWW and now they're going to make PC. For some reason i just wish that....I mean i do't want narnia to be all popular and stuff..i just have reasons that i think no one will understand but me..
I...will...kill...you...Just kidding. I think that without the movies, Narnia would not get so much credit.
I for one didn't bother with the books until after i saw LWW, and there wouldn't be so many fans: it would just be a ruined classic in the 21st century.

[Narnian1]

I have to say I think I kind of understand where you are coming from. I love that they made movies about it, though. I dont know if this forum existed pre-movie, but I have been a Narnia fan from the time I was little. It is rather annoying when people talk like they have loved it forever but they hadnt even heard about it until thy started making a movie. I am glad that people are reading CS Lewis and the series and stuff now, I guess it is just that I loved them before they were big, and now it is the popular thing to like. i dont know how to explain it, it is weird. Also, i do love the movie and think that they did a great job, but they took out so much stuff about the Aslan, and in some parts made him seem less of who he is. Like when he was talking to peter at the camp it made it seem like mr beaver had told him all the stuff about peter when really Aslan knew it without mr. beaver telling anyone anything, after all it is he who calls them into narnia in the first place (see silver chair when Jill meets Aslan). Anyways i dont know if this makes sense but i kind of understand i think

[Aravis Kenobi]

well...for one i know for sure that no one will understand my reasons of them not makiing the flims. and two, i do not think many people see the gospel in the movies. i do at least

True. But those who do see the Gospel in the films will take their unbelieving friends, which may result in them getting interested in the world of Christianity, which would then result in them being saved. :)

[Tirian of Narnia]

your rite Narnia1, It gets me very very mad when someone pretends to like Narnia. It may sound selfish but before the movie I was a very big Narnia fan and then the movie comes out and I'm hoping to help every one out by telling them all about Narnia and stuff but no, they just tell me I'm not as big of a Narnia fan as they are and don't talk to me, it drives me crazy! I mean, they havn't even read the books! :mad: :mad:

[xovermyheadx]

If they had never made the narnia movie i would have never met all these great peeple!!!

[Tirian of Narnia]

Very funny.

[xovermyheadx]

Very funny.


Im not joking!! :eek:

[Tirian of Narnia]

I know. but people is spelled p-e-o-p-l-e. :D

[xovermyheadx]

I know. but people is spelled p-e-o-p-l-e. :D

ooooooo..lol..i know that...c? people..haha...

but if it werent for the movie i would not have made ALL of my friends i have :)

[redsoxfreak01]

I think I know where you guys are coming from not liking the fact that they are making movies. Is it that you were big fans before, and now that it is extremely popular, people think that they are huge fans just for seeing the movie and you feel like you don't get any... credit (for lack of a better word) for being a loyal Narnia fan for a long time? I don't know - I've felt like that before about other things. It's hard to describe...

[Tirian of Narnia]

Exactly, that's how it is.

[Dragon_Rider_of_Narnia]

It's a feeling like your a devout Narnia Fan.
LOL...
It's kinda like a grandpa would say:
I remember when there wasnt a Narnia movie LOL!

[♥AslansForgivenDaughter♥]

It's a feeling like your a devout Narnia Fan.
LOL...
It's kinda like a grandpa would say:
I remember when there wasnt a Narnia movie LOL!

if it wasn't for the movie then I don't know where I would be right now.....seeing the movie really opened my eyes to a lot of things I've never seen before and gave me the hope I needed not to give up on life.....I believe that the movie was God's wonderful gift to us, cause I've known and heard of a lot of ppl who the movie has changed there lives in a vary powerful way....I don't really know how to explain it but it was almost like I had heard about Jesus all my life, but just now is when I'm actually starting to figuer out who he really is and what he's all about....and thats what Narnia has done for me....to me the movie is a magifisent gift that means the world to me.

I'm really sorry if this doesn't make much since to you guys, it does to me but it's really hard to explain to other ppl.....(heh, most of them don't want to hear about it anyways...but whatever...)

the movie is also what got me into starting to read all of the other Narnia books...heh, my mom used to have all seven of the books when I was little but I never got the chance to find out what they were all about cause she thought they were evil or something at the time and ended up giving them away....so without realizing it I had forgotten all about Narnia and had no clue what it really was all about until the new movie came out....thats when everything changed and I'm now reading the book series and am enjoying every minute of the books so far....so without the movie I can honestly say that I would be lost....

(again I'm so sorry if this maid absolutely no since to anyone... :o )

[Malacandra]

Exactly, that's how it is.

Go read the Parable of the Prodigal Son again, then. Pay close attention to the jealousy of the elder brother. :)

TrueNarnian... heh. Getting a head start on the teenage "nobody understands me" thing? Articulate your reasons, and it's good odds one of the older and wiser heads on the board will (a) understand them and (b) have been there themselves, many years ago. :)

[cor fan14]

it makes perfect sense i also am the same way after seeing the movie my faith was so much more real to me like Jesus had to actually die 4 me.

i can also agree with most of ya'll who are saying about people who just saw the movie and have never read the books and think they know more than you do ,its really annoying.

[EveningStar]

TrueNarnian, I can understand your position though I respectfully see things differently.

Great things inspire great art. Some of the most beautiful music and paintings were inspired by the life of Christ. Other great works were inspired by sacrifice, love, and faith. Modern media are the heirs of that ancient tradition. If the media entirely ignore something, it's a bad sign, a sign that no one cares.

The movie LWW reflects the importance of CS Lewis' vision in our world. If for no other reason you should be glad the movie COULD be made and that it WOULD be made.

The movie of LWW is much like a great painting of Jesus. It may be a white man wearing the crown of thorns, perhaps the artist saw in the face of an old teacher or friend the reflected glory of Christ and sought to capture it. The face may be olive skinned. The face may be black. I've seen paintings of Jesus as a negro. All of the paintings had that same prismatic quality of love and sacrifice. All of the paintings were him. None of them looked like him, I'm pretty sure. But all of them felt like him, and that was the important thing. And they all inspired a lot of lonely people to feel more noble, more loved and more cherished, and that's great.

No doubt the Walden Media film is not YOUR Aslan. But that's all right. It is a work of art inspired by sacrificial love. Like the white Jesus and the black Jesus, it's someone's heartfelt statement on what Aslan means to them. We should encourage people to feel like expressing their love for Aslan and not discourage it in any way. It is apathy we should fear, not devotion.

[.:~NikkitaTheJust~:.]

this is all so confusing....and dont get easily confused!:P

[BraveLadyEowyn]

well all in all i wish they never made narnia movies! becuz my sister only likes narnia cuz it is a "diseny" movie

[Charlie Lovs Skandar]

i think its good they made the movie cos its good 4 people who dont or cant read. and instead of using there imagination they hav it already there 4 them :D :p :)

[Crimson]

well.....i am just mad that diseny made the movies. my sis huge diseny fan only likes narnia cuz it is a "diseny movie" and that makes me mad, cuz if it wasnt a diseny movie she wouldnt like it.

[Thenaiadhobbit]

I know my sis is the same way.
She loves every disney movie.
She thought I was stupid for loving Narnia,
The she saw the movie and she a "Narnia Fan".
When shes around her friends she says Narnia is stupid.
None of my friends like Narnia,
But I still am a huge fan.
And I let them know I'm a HUGE fan.

3 Days until Narnia on DVD!

[Crimson]

i know..she said narnia was babyish until it became a diseny movie! she does not even wanna see the movie!! it makes me super mad

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

Well, I must say I really liked the movie. I can understand people not liking it because it is 'popular' now. I only really knew the story of LWW because of the cartoon and a record (yes a record) my aunt had. Then I acted out scenes or made them up with my cousin (she was Lucy and I was Susan). Not everyone has had that chance though. And soon enough, after the movies, the "fans", will find their next craze while the true fans will still be here.

On that same note, I hope there are a lot of new fans because this movie will cause people to want to read the books and if anyone wants to travel the Narnia through Lewis' work, I do not fault them at all. In fact, I am happy to hear of it. Exciting and the books carry messages about God, family, friends, loyalty, forgiveness and becoming better people. I think we need those things in today's society.

[EveningStar]

Rather than letting the way the movie "popularized" the book irk you, consider this. It's one small indicator that in everyone is an innate desire to love God and find approval, and they gravitate toward Aslan.

When Anne Frank's father, who survived the holocaust, managed to visit the house where Anne had hidden till the SS came and took her away, he found her diary. THE diary that became so famous. He leafed through the pages and came across the verse that made up his mind she had hit the nail on the head. "Even in the light of the world's blind madness, I can't help but believe that people are born fundamentally good and seek to do well by others." He wept and said, "Oh but that I had a tenth of your faith, dear daughter!"

We need to reach people with the message of sacrificial love. We need it now more than ever--desperately in fact. Aslan was the opposite of the suicide bomber...he did not die to take others with him, he died to save others. THAT is the sort of martyrdom Christ calls us to. That was the faith of CS Lewis. That is why Peter was told "Upon your courage depends the fate of all Narnia." That is true of each of us. We are pillars holding up our tiny share of the universe. We must bear the load with grace.

[jonathanruiz209]

I hope they dont end up like BBC which skipped The Magician's Nephew, the HOrse and His Boy, and the Last Battle..
If they do PC they better Do all seven, Ive always wanted to The Horse and His Boy and the Magicians Nephew on the screen. Imagine Jadis in the london streets now thats pretty awesome!

[Crimson]

yea...i suppose so. seeing Horse and his boy would be cool and the last battle!! And voyage

[she-elfwarrior19]

See? Its great that they are making the movies eh:), its about time too:):p

[Crimson]

yea but still........some ppl act like they know a whole lot about narnia if they saw the movie. i have liked narnia waay more even before the movie came out

[Prince]

May be the only thing I dont like about them making Narnia movies is that I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THEM!!! I became obsses...........

[Crimson]

those older narnia movies are kinda boring...horrible graphics!!

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

It would be hard to make all of them I think, due to the kids aging and all.

However, who knows. It might happen.

And I agree with Chakal. Anne Frank's diary went on to be printed in many languages, there have been movies and even plays about it. It spreads the story in many different ways, and the message is a strong one.

Can't the same be true for Narnia? My young cousins, 8 and 9 years old saw the movie and now my uncle reads the books to them at night. I think the movies are helping spread enjoyment and thoughts among many. Instead of focusing on "I liked it before it was popular" shouldn't we be happy that more people are enjoying the adventures in Narnia?

[Crimson]

yes well i am glad now that they are making the movies...no matter how old i am i shall see all the narnia movies (that is if they make all 7)

[pink-cheetah]

as long as they dont mess 'em up.

[x-PunkRocker-x]

i agree i mean you cant give an exact reason but you kinda understand in side your self well as i have said i agree

[Lost Dreamer]

thats what i was afraid of, that they'd mess them up. i've read books and then seent he movies made about them and been sooo dissapointed...i havent seen the movie yet but my bro saw it in the theatre and he said it was good; so all my feras were basiclyt unfounded. But i can understand why some people were upset about the movies, but personally i feel that as long as one person becomes saved or changed because of the movie, eveyrhting else is worht it.
I only hope they don't ruin the true image of Aslan in the movies to come.

[Namaste]

As I am reading through the thread I realize that being a fan of the books doesn't take away from anything if one is also a fan of the movies. Nor does it mean that one has to accept the religious ideals that the books talk about in order to appreciate these stories. I am one such individual who has long since dismissed the religious alligories, probably starting from my childhood.

For me, the Chronicles are stories and yes they teach us about the love that comes through unconditionally. They teach about moral standards, of that I can appreciate, but for me they are nothing more than well written children's stories, and that is how I specifically interpret them. I do understand the Christian allegory, however, but I don't read the stories for that, nor do I feel that one has to necessarily 'embrace' them in order to appreciate what Narnia has come to represent. To further my point, I do know of Agnostic individuals who have come to appreciate the moral ideals and values that are present in these stories.

As for the books being made into a movie, I think that I can appreciate the chronicles more through the movies because the visual images feed into my fantasy. Yes, I like the Harry Potter books and movies as well as liking Narnia, and can appreciate the books as well as the movies (although I did not like the Goblet of Fire). The point is, all fantasy books do have something that appeals to me on many levels.

As a writer myself, I can also understand the discouraged individuals who say 'it's not like the books' or 'it wasn't true to the books'. Yet, I also hear these same people who claim to be diehard Narnia fans saying that the BBC version of it stunk because of the effects (or lack thereof), but that version was truer to the books than the recent Disney/Walden film.

Moving on, just because something is put out by Disney doesn't automatically make it cheesy or stupid. Back in 1939 when 'Snow White' was released as a full-length feature film, it was massivly innovative. Disney, whether we like it or not, was one of the front running companies with special effects as well as CGI (working alongside Pixar). I happen to like some of the stuff Disney has put out, one of my favorites being the spirituality that seemed to postively emanate in 'Brother Bear'.

I know that sometimes Disney can go over the top with their sequels, but I also think that given their reputation with feature films (not just animation). I can honestly say that they have become of a mark of credibility, whether positively or negatively viewed. But, someone had to make the movie and Walden could not have done it alone. Disney did give the film some credibility, but as I was watching it in the cinema, I never once thought about it being a Disney movie, I saw it as being a very innovative film with a load of work put into it. I also found that a lot of the movie did not really scream Disney, but instead screamed about the handling of overall story, directing, costumes, etc. It was this handling that sold the film, not the companies that backed it.

Just my two cents worth. :)

[skandar_hh10]

My sister also wishes that LWW wasn't made, and in my mind, she loves the books more than any oneI know! They alowed her to use her imagination, even when people would tell her that she shouldn't. When she saw the movie, whatever creativity of the imagination she had, was destroyed to her. Whenever she reads the LWW, or thinks of it, she'll invision what the movie screen had created, not what she had thought at first. So her view was damaged, I don't know if u guys will understand that, but please dont' ridicule what i just shared.

[Crimson]

OH...well hang it all! I wish i never made this thread..i regret making it. It made me cry (and i mean literally) that they made some changes in the narnia movies and that ppl only like narnia cuz it is a 'disney' movie. my sis for an example. And i cried for like 15 mins! and kept reading LWW the book

I know Im weird. no need to mention it. But i really, really love narnia..i can never stop thinking about it. and i know 1 day i will get to narnia....

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

I agree with Namaste. People say the movie was not how they saw it, but no one will have the same feeling. I found the movie powerful. No one will agree 100% on whether they liked it or not. Some people wanted more religious themes, some wanted less, some wanted it to be exactly like the book, etc. I actually liked the added scenes, like the one on the river. That is just how I feel about it personally.

I never cared about who made the movie either, Disney or not. It was good and that should be what matters. You can't please everyone, and mostly what I have heard is positive. I am happy they made the movie and I think that CS Lewis would have been pleased with it as well (his family stated that they thought he would be too).

[QA48]

OH...well hang it all! I wish i never made this thread..i regret making it. It made me cry (and i mean literally) that they made some changes in the narnia movies and that ppl only like narnia cuz it is a 'disney' movie. my sis for an example. And i cried for like 15 mins! and kept reading LWW the book

I know Im weird. no need to mention it. But i really, really love narnia..i can never stop thinking about it. and i know 1 day i will get to narnia....
You don't need to feel guilty each time people disagree with you. We're all different people with different backgrounds, and with different upbringings. So, all of that is going to affect how we think of certain things.

[Namaste]

OH...well hang it all! I wish i never made this thread..i regret making it. It made me cry (and i mean literally) that they made some changes in the narnia movies and that ppl only like narnia cuz it is a 'disney' movie. my sis for an example. And i cried for like 15 mins! and kept reading LWW the book

I know Im weird. no need to mention it. But i really, really love narnia..i can never stop thinking about it. and i know 1 day i will get to narnia....

You know, it is a matter of disagreeing, which is OK. No one is trying to make you cry. Good heaven's I'd feel positively horrid if my posting evoked that sort of reaction. I have to say that I was not only responding to your words, but to the words of others as well.

I love Narnia probably as much as you do, I grew up reading the books and from my childhood on, they were my favorites. I never once thought as a young person that the books should be made into movies, although in 1968 (thereabouts) there was a series about it in the UK, which was before my time. Sadly, this series is not available on VHS or DVD, which is a crying shame. But, to love Narnia is such a wonderful thing, and the books are truly what started everything. I think as long as things are done in the spirit of the original, then all should be fine with the world, but that's just me.

Even with that said, it was the movie that sparked an interest here in Germany. Imagine some of your contemporaries here finding the books and reading them because of the movie and thus, becoming fans of these books themselves. The movie has brought about the idea that even here, one can find these books and read them. Five years ago when I was looking for a decent German translation of the Chronicles, that was not the case.

I would literally go from one bookstore to the other and ask about the Chronicles and the workers there generally had no idea what I was talking about. I would get the range of 'never heard of it', to dumb looks that generally read as: 'Huh?'. For the most part, the bookstore employees were positively clueless about the books, some had no idea that they even existed. I met another bookstore worker who wanted to have a good English language copy of them and even with her computer experience, she couldn't get her hands on one. So, I went home, grabbed my copy that we bought while in England, and I showed her the ISBN number of the book I had so that she could order it herself. Today, that very same book is available here as a German translation. Without the movie, that would never have come to pass.

So, I am really glad that there is a movie, to introduce a whole slew of new readers to the stories. Without that, the German fans of the Chronicles would never find each other, nor would the books get the credit they deserve. By releasing the movie, it has literally opened the door for a lot more people to be introduced to the wonderful works of CS Lewis. And I think that even in the US and Canada, the movies are going to bring in even more new enthusiastic readers.

[PrinceOfTheWest]

I agree with Namaste, TrueNarnian. Like you, I was extremely skeptical about the movie, fearing another Lord of the Rings debacle. For my part, I was pleasantly surprised by the movie (which, incidentally, is not a "Disney movie" - they only helped with marketing.) I thought they stayed largely true to the actual storyline and very true to the spirit of the book.

Namaste makes the telling point: this movie will get people reading the books. It isn't like Harry Potter, where people have to wait years to find out what happens next. If they like the movie, they can rush right out and get the whole set - which will expose them to Lewis. If they're wise, they'll then pick up the Interplanetary Trilogy, and perhaps then move on to The Great Divorce, and so from there.

I haven't read this whole thread, but please don't feel like people are upset with you. You've a right to your opinion, and it doesn't seem to me that you were expressing it in a denegrating manner. I have all kinds of people who think I'm crazy because I deplore what the Jackson LOTR films became, but I stand by my statements. Namaste and I at least, both childhood lovers of the book series, stand by you.

[Bertman316]

Please remember that a book and a film are two very different art forms, and one does not equal the other. We have to look at the film as a different form of the story. I say, thank God that the director stayed pretty faithful to the spirit of the book - I've read reports about another studio that had been planning to update the story to contemporary times! Can you imagine a bunch of modern-day brats going to Narnia and acting like a pack of divas? Or a strictly pop-music soundtrack? .....I say, thank God we got a film that respected the spirit of the book. I really feel that God can use the film in a different way, to reach people who don't want to read ......and that many people will get into the books because of the movie - this is all good! Narnia is to be shared.
As a side-note: in helping to promote the film in New York, I've encountered some really fine people who truly care about Lewis' work, film, art and God.
Aslan's on the move - Bert

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

Please remember that a book and a film are two very different art forms, and one does not equal the other. We have to look at the film as a different form of the story. I say, thank God that the director stayed pretty faithful to the spirit of the book - I've read reports about another studio that had been planning to update the story to contemporary times! Can you imagine a bunch of modern-day brats going to Narnia and acting like a pack of divas? Or a strictly pop-music soundtrack? .....I say, thank God we got a film that respected the spirit of the book. I really feel that God can use the film in a different way, to reach people who don't want to read ......and that many people will get into the books because of the movie - this is all good! Narnia is to be shared.
As a side-note: in helping to promote the film in New York, I've encountered some really fine people who truly care about Lewis' work, film, art and God.
Aslan's on the move - Bert


Ok, I know this is a serious topic in many cases, but hearing the idea of it being made 'modern', and all those ideas made me laugh. I was glad that the music is mostly instrumental, because it fit. They stayed true to the movie and I think that while not the same EXACTLY, that is not possible. It is clear that the people that made this movie really did their research of the time period and kept Lewis' work as pure as possible.

[Aslan-Edmund]

WHY IN THE WORLD DID THEY CALL THIS AREA "I WISH THEY NEVER MADE NARNIA MOVIES??" That is an INSULT!!! Insult I tell you!! This should be for FANS of Narnia. Not people who hate it!!

[Tirian of Narnia]

I don't dislike the movie I just don't like Narnia pretenders, if you know what I mean by that.

[Namaste]

WHY IN THE WORLD DID THEY CALL THIS AREA "I WISH THEY NEVER MADE NARNIA MOVIES??" That is an INSULT!!! Insult I tell you!! This should be for FANS of Narnia. Not people who hate it!!

The person who wrote the initial posting here did not say they hated Narnia, they said that they didn't like the idea of them making Narnia into a movie. No one here said that they hated Narnia. I have read every last posting in this thread and it was not said by anyone.

There are a lot of folks who don't like movies being made from books because they fear that something is being taken away from the book for the movie. Movies are, after all, a director's interpretation of said book and one can either like or hate that director's handling of it. I don't mind it either way, but I do respect those who don't like the idea of them making movies from books.

And perhaps to start, you should not resort to shouting to make this point known. The use of caps lock in internet terminology is shouting. In order to emphasize something you can write it regularly and put it in bold print or italicize it, that way no one thinks you're 'yelling' at them.

For the record, I couldn't imagine coming to a forum for something that I can't stand...seems rather a waste of time.

[ramsaur]

i'm glad they are making the films its really more of a remake from the old films which were terrible from anyone who has seen them i laughed at alot of stuff in the old ones. the witch falling off a 5ft clift hiting a rock and some how dying haha and some other stuff but this one is good and PC will be good to and all the effects and graphics good stuff.

[NotATameLion]

I kind of understand what they're saying.

I've loved Narnia since about 2nd grade. Until the movie came out, nobody here in my area (or at least almost nobody) had even heard of Narnia. So now it feels weird to me to see all of these Narnia fan sites and fans and stuff. I'm not saying that that's a bad thing, I'm just saying it feels kind of odd with Narnia being so famous.

I know that Narnia has always been loved by a ton of people, but it's never really got attention until now.

But in my small town, many people still don't even know what Narnia is. :rolleyes:

[theanimator]

so wait...Are they really going to make the rest of the series?

[Jamie]

Way I see it, it gets people interested in Narnia and gets them readin the books (hopefully); in the same way that the BBC version got people like me reading the chronicles. Which makes me wonder were people complaining about the BBC series being made almost twenty years ago now??

[mejonny]

I've been a narnia fan for a very long time. I think there was one year where me and my siblings watched the old LWW every week for almost a year. We got to pick what movie we wanted to watch for movie night and we always picked that. We used to play a game on lines from the movies... We would say a line or part of a line and guess the first one to figure out which movie it was was the next person to say a line or part of a line. The movies we used were: LWW, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader (we separated the two parts of the movie), Silver Chair, All of the 3 star wars episodes, and The Princess Bride lol
I still have almost all the lines in order from the LWW memorized lol.

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

Those that are not true fans will be found soon as the hype disappears, look at Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and how fans disappeared from there because there are no more movies. I personally like the movies, because, while I love the books, I am enjoying them a lot! And the music...I get shivers still!

[Namaste]

And the music...I get shivers still!

No kidding. I agree with you there. I go nuts for these film soundtracks. The classical melodies get stuck in my head and I'm humming the melody lines for days. Yes, that is a definite advantage to making films based on books. :D

[stronger_WM]

I wish that never made LWW and now they're going to make PC. For some reason i just wish that....I mean i do't want narnia to be all popular and stuff..i just have reasons that i think no one will understand but me..

I think I know what you mean, I mean, I'm glad that they made them...but ...
Do you feel like you've liked Narnia since you were a little kid and its almost your story and you know that when everyone else starts to like it, they'll forget that you liked it first...or something?

[Narnia Man 2006]

I'm glad they are making the films. For one thing, it's a great way of getting the Gospel of Christ into the hands of unbelievers, and second, it's just a great way of showing Hollywood that family-friendly films are what we need more than Harry Potter.
That's right! Good family movies always win. I have watched as we speak, the box office and "Ice Age: The Meltdown" remains the top 1. I went to see Meltdown and it was a family film; the same with Narnia. You should have seen "Basic Instinct 2" out of the picture at the box office. Why? It was a dumb film. The Academy hates any movie with christian meanings (LWW), a black American family (Daddy Day Care), etc.

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

No kidding. I agree with you there. I go nuts for these film soundtracks. The classical melodies get stuck in my head and I'm humming the melody lines for days. Yes, that is a definite advantage to making films based on books. :D

I am glad someone else agrees. I actually listened to it a bit when I was reading the books. It was kind of cool. So while some might disagree about wanting to movie to be made, I think that most can say they enjoyed the music that went along with the film.

[Tirian of Narnia]

Those that are not true fans will be found soon as the hype disappears, look at Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and how fans disappeared from there because there are no more movies. I personally like the movies, because, while I love the books, I am enjoying them a lot! And the music...I get shivers still!
youre absulutely rite.

[Mrs.Tumnus7]

Those that are not true fans will be found soon as the hype disappears, look at Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and how fans disappeared from there because there are no more movies. I personally like the movies, because, while I love the books, I am enjoying them a lot! And the music...I get shivers still!

I agree with you completely as well! I am still a huge lotr fan and always will be, because I still have that speacial connection with the books. Same as with Narnia. I have a huge passion for them(maybe even more then lotr)and even if the narnia movies where never made(wich I'm glad they are being made) I would still love Narnia no less! And Oh! I love the soundtracks!!!
I have all lotr sound tracks and I have TLWW soundtrack. It's so mystical! I love symphony now because of it. It gives me a sort of spiritual feeling inside!
I love it. And I know the movie lines so well that I can actualy qouat the lines that match the certain music that's on from the movie. I know all the parts.lol :D

[Tirian of Narnia]

The reason I joined this site around when the movie came out is becouse I never really went online before this. I was looking for info about the DVD and found this awsome forum! Don't get me wrong though. I love the movie and though I was kinda annoyed with how they cut off Tumnus`s tail I thought it was a great movie! infact it's the greatest movie of all time! I mean think about it all you "true Narnia fans" is Tumnus really Tumnus without his tail? lol

[straitjackit]

OK, this is going to bug me and I don't mean to sound snarky, but who gets to choose who is a 'true' Narnia fan and who isn't? Someone who read the books when they were younger and liked it before the film came out? That's not fair on the younger children who aren't old enough to read such a thing, or whose parents are illiterate and can't read it to them, but they've seen it at the cinema. They might grow to be 'true' Narnia fans, eh? Or is it someone who sees the 'true' meaning of the story, about Christianity? The film didn't really show that, to be honest with you, and you have to pay attention to the storyline to actually get the idea. I've been reading the books since I was 5, and my mother read them to me when I was three. I didn't get the religious connections until I read about it on the internet, and that was half a year ago. I hate the entire notion about being a 'true' fan of anything - can't people just enjoy it while it lasts? Do people have to discriminate over something like a book or a film?! Just because the series ends doesn't mean the fans 'disappear'. They sit at home, dig it out and view it for their own pleasure. They talk about it with people who want to, if they feel like it. They find enjoyment in it when they want to. It doesn't mean they aren't a fan, it just means that's how they choose to enjoy it. Not everyone goes online and discusses it, or writes fanfiction, or knocks on the back of wardrobes to try and get there - that's for the obsessives.

I actually agree about being disappointed by the film's production, but because I don't think it captured what I love about Narnia. I don't know what it was, to be honest, but it just didn't sit right with me. Or maybe it's only because I'm a fan of the BBC dramas - but they weren't quite right either! I don't know, the books just have something that captures the imagination better, you know? People can depict what the characters look like for themselves, how they think Aslan would look, stuff like that. It's the great thing about books - even with a detailed description, everyone has a different view on the places, the people, the storyline. Films put it into a solid form, one where you know exactly what it looks like because it's sitting in front of you, staring you in the face. I think I like the variety. :D

Middle Earth is Narnia is New Zealand. That cracks me up, especially because Tolkien thought Narnia was naff - now they've been portrayed by the same place!

EDIT: I think this is my longest ever post. For some reason, that makes me feel proud. I don't know why. :D :confused:

[Princey]

I think it's fab that they're making the movies- I mean, I finished the books when I was 8 and it's great that I've got the movies to look forward to!

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

I think that the only one who can decide who is a true Narnia fan, are the fans themselves. I consider myself a true fan even though I was not reading the books early in life. Each person makes that choice. No one can know what is in the heart of another.

[Namaste]

Good point, SusanoftheSouthernSun, you're quite right. :)

[Princey]

I have to say I think I kind of understand where you are coming from. I love that they made movies about it, though. I dont know if this forum existed pre-movie, but I have been a Narnia fan from the time I was little. It is rather annoying when people talk like they have loved it forever but they hadnt even heard about it until thy started making a movie. I am glad that people are reading CS Lewis and the series and stuff now, I guess it is just that I loved them before they were big, and now it is the popular thing to like. i dont know how to explain it, it is weird. Also, i do love the movie and think that they did a great job, but they took out so much stuff about the Aslan, and in some parts made him seem less of who he is. Like when he was talking to peter at the camp it made it seem like mr beaver had told him all the stuff about peter when really Aslan knew it without mr. beaver telling anyone anything, after all it is he who calls them into narnia in the first place (see silver chair when Jill meets Aslan). Anyways i dont know if this makes sense but i kind of understand i think

Totally true. I read all the books when I was around eight years old and loved them. Some people just become fans when they see the movie and they're all like 'Ooh, I'm the No1 Fan of Narnia!' It drives me nuts.

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

Totally true. I read all the books when I was around eight years old and loved them. Some people just become fans when they see the movie and they're all like 'Ooh, I'm the No1 Fan of Narnia!' It drives me nuts.

Well, some of those people might not be 'true' fans, but that means they move on, I am sure. However, the movie might inspire many to read the books. I work at a bookstore. Believe me, Narnia is being read quite a bit, by young children, some who have to be read to because they are not even that far yet. I think it is good to have the movies. A new generation of fans might emerge from those. We should be happy. It means that the dream of Narnia, the adventure, the love...it will live on.

[Edmund Pevensie]

I think the Narnia movies is a way to spread the Religious lesson C.S. Lewis wanted us to learn by his books but society now days ignore books and watch movies so by making the movies people are learning a lesson of Religion.

[sarahnarnia1983]

i understand where you are comeing from but you c i have read all the books and i have seen all the bbc version of the series and i couldnt wait until they made the film.i have been a fan since 1986 when i was a little girl and i frist saw the sbbc series. i was born in 1983.so im saying i was a fan long before the film.

[Tirian of Narnia]

I can allways tell if someone's not a true Narnia fan by if they say somthing like "who's Tirian?" or "Tirian?" when I post. When I scrol past those posts I just roll my eyes.

[she-elfwarrior19]

It really is people's opinions on whether they should make the movies, like im all for making the movies, but i expect them to be good and follow the book well like the BBC"s but i still like the new one of course.

[stronger_WM]

I think that they should've, because its a wonderful tale to tell.

:D

[SusanoftheSouthernSun]

I felt the movie closely followed the book. Yes, there were a few changes, but I really liked them. I liked the river scene a lot. I also liked the Fox saving them that one time. On top of that, I liked the Professor talking to Susan and Peter because it ties into "The Magician's Nephew".

[ABright5]

I have liked the Narnia books since I was 5, and that's about 12 years now. I have since learned a lot about God, and Jesus, and really feel I "Know" God better know, but didn't really link any of it to The Chronicles of Narnia.

It wasn't until "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" came out on film that I realised, when I re-read all of the books, that they were so much about God and Jesus. I then started seeing the film, and the books, in a completely different way.

If it hadn't been for the creation of the movie, I wouldn't have realised all of the Christian links in The Chronicles of Narnia.

I find it fed up when I see people who only like Narnia because of the movies, but it's not that that really makes me angry.
The thing that really annoys me is when people can't distinguish between the movie and the books. They are completely different, and it's ok for the movie to be less about God, because ultimately, the best movies in life are the ones that we create in our minds, not the ones we go to see in the Cinema.

Remember that, even though it's called "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", it's not "The only Interpretation of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". It's only Andrew Adamson's interpretation, and if he sees things differently to the way that you do, that's ok.





My advice to you, TrueNarnian, is this:

Don't get upset about it.

Don't let it get to you.

Try to understand that, even though Jack may have written the book with strong Christian views, it doesn't mean that that's the only interpretation that people can have.

Let everyone have their own interpretation of the book, and just remember that the interpretation you have is only correct in your life, and that it probably isn't exactly the same as the interpretation that's correct for anyone else's life in the world.

Instead of creating threads which tell everyone that you are upset about the way that the movie was portrayed, create threads which aim to explain your views about The Chronicles to people.

Don't worry if they don't feel the same way. Just remember, you can't change the way someone feels about something, all you can do is to educate him or her about the different possible ways that they could feel.



Nothing in this post is intended to offend, or to start a conflict, so please don't feel offended. Christians are meant to be able to get past these times of irritation, and as Jesus said, if someone does something to annoy you, or hurt you, don't fight back, or get offended, just turn the other cheek.
(and I’m not saying you are a Christian either)