MERGED thread on Comments re: TV spots, trailers & publicity stills

I saw a picture of somewhere (Narniaweb.com, I think) from the new film of Reepicheep standing next to Eustace-dragon's head, and the dragon looks great!

I can't seem to find the picture right now, though :(
 
I guess I'll say it here first.

After meeting Will Poulter, I think I'll change my mind and go watch the movie on opening night.:eek:

Ok, now, that was a shock, right? Well, the reason is that Will is such a nice kid and so humble, that now I want to see his performance after Eustace gets undragoned! If he acts half as nice as he was in person, it will be an awesome transformation. So yeah, that would be my reason for watching the movie on opening night.
 
BarbarianKing said:
I guess I'll say it here first.

After meeting Will Poulter, I think I'll change my mind and go watch the movie on opening night.:eek:

Ok, now, that was a shock, right? Well, the reason is that Will is such a nice kid and so humble, that now I want to see his performance after Eustace gets undragoned! If he acts half as nice as he was in person, it will be an awesome transformation. So yeah, that would be my reason for watching the movie on opening night.
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If I hadn't already been sitting down, I think I would've fainted. :D
 
so far the dragon is ok...but i will wait for the movie to come out before making final judgement..

i just hope they dont get the transform wrong...
 
PrinceOfTheWest said:
As Largo points out, the question of how Eustace loses his dragon form, whatever it ends up looking like, is of far more important. The Undragoning of Eustace is one of the pivotal points of the story, and key to a pivotal theme not only of Dawn Treader but the entire Chronicles of Narnia. If they screw that up, I'll probably walk out of the theater.
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Just to let you know, we purists and ones wish they stay as true to the Christian themes as possible, can rest a bit easier than this, because by all accounts, they got this scene exactly right. To me, this un-dragoning scene, and the final time the children are in Narnia with Aslan, where he all but says explicitly "I am Jesus!" are the two most pivotal ones theologically speaking and have been done exactly as it is in the book. Did you read this Christianity Today article yet:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/movies/news/2010/willdawntreaderfloat.html

I highly highly recommend it. They discuss both the un-dragoning of Eustace as well as the final scene with Aslan in Narnia. Particularly, check this out:

CT Article said:
Kathy Keller, wife of Redeemer Presbyterian senior pastor Tim, arguably has the most personal ties to Narnia of the invitees: She corresponded with Lewis in her young teens (four of his replies are printed in C. S. Lewis' Letters to Children), became a Christian solely as a result of reading Lewis, wrote her college thesis on "C. S. Lewis' Mythopoetic Understanding of Literature," and today regards the author "as my personal mentor, my touchstone for clear and effective writing, and my private possession.

Keller is most concerned "that they get Aslan right" in Dawn Treader, and says she was mostly satisfied with what she saw and heard. "I'm glad the final interaction between Aslan and Lucy was there in its unadulterated entirety, because I consider that the pinnacle of the entire seven books."
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Also, check this out:

CT Article said:
Keller says that they got another critical scene right: The "un-dragoning" of Eustace, which many consider the highlight of the story. (In the book, the selfish boy Eustace turns into a dragon due to his greed; it is only through confession and penitence, and the Christ figure Aslan's help, that he is able to shed the dragon skin and become human again.) Keller says she learned that writers originally wanted Eustace, still in dragon form, to fight a sea monster and "earn" his return to human form. But she says Flaherty, a committed Christian, "put them straight that you don't earn grace, you receive it once you are humbled and aware of your need."
Flaherty told CT, "This book is the most theological of them all. There are more complex themes, particularly grace, that aren't easy to get right [in a movie]. We must've spent an entire day talking about grace, and the importance of showing that it can't be earned; it has to be given. This is something that Eustace can't do on his own; he has to ask Aslan to do it for him. I think it's a really powerful illustration of grace."
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I couldn't be happier after reading that! :) Don't you agree?
 
BarbarianKing said:
I guess I'll say it here first.

After meeting Will Poulter, I think I'll change my mind and go watch the movie on opening night.:eek:

Ok, now, that was a shock, right? Well, the reason is that Will is such a nice kid and so humble, that now I want to see his performance after Eustace gets undragoned! If he acts half as nice as he was in person, it will be an awesome transformation. So yeah, that would be my reason for watching the movie on opening night.
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Shocked doesn't describe my feelings right now. I'm glad you're considering going (on opening night?!). There's a lot of stuff that I've seen so far that I dislike immensely, but I'm excited anyway.

I think the poster looks lame. The trailer was WAY better. Dragon Eustace looks awesome.
 
I think I remember hearing somewhere that the people who put together trailers aren't the same people who put the movie together. I've heard that movie makers have had reactions that have varied from disappointment to shock at how their work has been portrayed in the trailers, which are primarily marketing vehicles. That's one reason I'm suspending judgement on the movie until I see it. This all is somewhat encouraging, but we've still got oddities like this quest for seven swords and darkness taking over Narnia, which are pure overlays on the by screenwriters. How badly they damage the story is what I'm waiting to see.
 
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Yep, the dragon is looking pretty good... :D
 
PrinceOfTheWest said:
I think I remember hearing somewhere that the people who put together trailers aren't the same people who put the movie together. I've heard that movie makers have had reactions that have varied from disappointment to shock at how their work has been portrayed in the trailers, which are primarily marketing vehicles. That's one reason I'm suspending judgement on the movie until I see it. This all is somewhat encouraging, but we've still got oddities like this quest for seven swords and darkness taking over Narnia, which are pure overlays on the by screenwriters. How badly they damage the story is what I'm waiting to see.
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Yes understood but in the article it says they showed actual clips from the movie. It wasn't a gimmick to sucker the general public to see it as trailers sometimes are. The people interviewed by christianity today would have no reason to give false information (specifically as in the quotes I gave). Of course judgment should be suspended either way and I'm anxious to see how the 7 swords plot addition turns out too but we have every reason to be optimistic I think.
 
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Narnia Magic In VOTDT

Hi everyone. :) Watching the videos Specter presented to us, Georgie has stated that the narnia magic we saw in LWW has returned for VOTDT, which is something I was hoping for.

Is anyone else especially excited about the movie, based on the news of the return of narnia magic?

Sorry that is a long question.​
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Well, I'll just say this: when I saw the first trailer, I felt like I did when watching the LWW trailer for the first time. I had a gut instinct that this time, they've gotten it right. I don't remember if I felt that with PC, I don't think I did; and watching all of the videos of the movie so far, I feel like they've gotten it right.

I think that being a December release will help because that's where Narnia belongs. It does well in December. I'm lookin forward to rediscovering the magic :D
 
Aravis Kenobi said:
Well, I'll just say this: when I saw the first trailer, I felt like I did when watching the LWW trailer for the first time. I had a gut instinct that this time, they've gotten it right. I don't remember if I felt that with PC, I don't think I did; and watching all of the videos of the movie so far, I feel like they've gotten it right.

I think that being a December release will help because that's where Narnia belongs. It does well in December. I'm lookin forward to rediscovering the magic :D
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Actually, when I saw the first trailer, I ran around the house screaming, "They've ruined it! They've ruined it!" because of the white witch part. But once I realized that that was only in Edmund's dream and that I was totally overreacting, I was okay about the movie. Then out came the second and third trailers. I was finally at peace, especially with the third trailer. I saw that no matter what changes they made, they had captured the essence of Narnia. And that is what really matters to me.
 
This trailer has me a lot more excited than the PC trailer did. It is nice to have a fresh take on the series. I liked the first two movies, but I am glad that they changed directors.
 
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