I saw Narnia the other night with Mel, and it was really well done. A little rushed in places, but it didn't bother me as much as it did in Goblet of Fire. I found the not-gory fight scenes quite refreshing; it really bothers me that this country is fine with kids seeing people bashed into bloody pulps but freaks out at the sight of a nipple. Admittedly, there were no obvious nipples in Narnia (that I saw, anyway) either, but you know what I mean.
The funny thing is, until it was pointed out to me the other day that the Chronicles of Narnia are overtly Christian. Reading it as a kid, and going through it at school, I really hadn't noticed. I could kind-of see it in the movie, but it was more a good yarn than a morality play.
Actually, I was really surprised that most people missed the context. I guess not many people really read into the history of a given book series. I get kinda crazy when I find books I adore so I try to find out additional things about the authors, ect. So I tend to stumble into things that people wouldn't often expect.
I dunno. I mean, I can see how people missed the subtext when the books were written, for back in the day people were more... you go to church on Sunday, ect. Yet today, I am surprised how... unobjecting most people I know who have read them and are not religious are to the books. It's kinda an odd thing.
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The funny thing is, until it was pointed out to me the other day that the Chronicles of Narnia are overtly Christian. Reading it as a kid, and going through it at school, I really hadn't noticed. I could kind-of see it in the movie, but it was more a good yarn than a morality play.
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I dunno. I mean, I can see how people missed the subtext when the books were written, for back in the day people were more... you go to church on Sunday, ect. Yet today, I am surprised how... unobjecting most people I know who have read them and are not religious are to the books. It's kinda an odd thing.
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