Less than 1.00 days!

Are you going to see Voyage of the Dawn Treader the movie?

  • Definitely -- midnight screening opening day!

    Votes: 19 30.6%

  • Yes, looking forward to it

    Votes: 26 41.9%

  • Yes but without a lot of expectations

    Votes: 10 16.1%

  • (not sure)

    Votes: 4 6.5%

  • Probably Not

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • No way!

    Votes: 2 3.2%
  • Total voters
    62
I'm even more excited than I was before, because I just found out that one of my friend's teachers helped write the screenplay. :eek:
 
They actually have a counter on the Narniafans homepage that you could check out. As of right now we have 77 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes and 1 second left.
 
I disagree with Twilight because there's no point in having them make movies that don't portray the real Narnia. New fans are only movie fans, not necessarily fans of the real stories. I prefer that the stories stay in the form of the books only rather than having Narnia portrayed wrongly in a movie.
 
BarbarianKing said:
I disagree with Twilight because there's no point in having them make movies that don't portray the real Narnia. New fans are only movie fans, not necessarily fans of the real stories. I prefer that the stories stay in the form of the books only rather than having Narnia portrayed wrongly in a movie.
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Right, I agree with this. My goal would be great Narnia films that reflect the themes of the books, or no Narnia films at all. There is no joy for me in a film that isn't at all like the book but bears the name of the book. What is the point? That's like saying I definitely want them to make a new Moby Dick movie no matter what, even if there's no whale in it. :(
 
But BK, how many people after seeing Lord of the Rings decided to read the books? How many new fans do you *possibly* have after a movie comes out? It was only because of the movie Bridge to terabinthia that I read the book. I didn't see the movie first, I actually only saw a few minutes of it and decided to read the book, but I ended up not really liking either one. As close as the movie was to the book, I just flat out didn't care for them.
It was only because of Lord of the Rings that I even read the books in the first place. It satisfied my appetite for LotR because I wasn't allowed to see them when they came out. While I'm not particularly fond of the books because of length and content, I read the books just the same because of the movies.

So it can go either way really. If it were me, I'd have them make all the books into movies, and garner more book fans through the movies. Much as I hate Twilight (the books and movies, not the one on here! :p ), my sister read the books after seeing the 2nd movie. How many other people can say that because of a movie, they read a book that they really enjoyed? I'd think quite a few. No, I'm not 100% fond of PC myself, but I'm willing to give each crew a chance because the more chances they have, the more likely they are to make it right. Maybe I'm wrong, I'm not as much a book purist as some (except when it comes to Horse and HIs Boy).
 
You're right AK, many people have been introduced to the books by the movies, including myself actually (which I sometimes regret). I wish my first taste of Narnia/Lewis had come from the books. I had the complete volume set for years that I refused to read until I was convinced by movie. Now, as a kind of book purist, I really want to see this next one done right-VTDT was my second favorite out of the narnia books. After I read it the first time I vowed not to see the movie if it were ever to be made into a film - which I thought was unlikely to happen until they made PC - because I didn't want to ruin the way I imagined it. Truth is I have decided to see it and to give it a chance. But that's why I'm uncanny towards the new film because of the changes made.

I feel that if I had never seen LWW but had seen PC, I would not have been turned on to the books. PC was awful in my opinion. But LWW was done so well and had a real narnian feel to it that I knew after the books that it had been done right. I agree with BK that if a movie's done it should be done right or not be done at all. The REAL decisive moment to whether or not VTDT is *Largo-Approved* will be when the credits start rolling on the big screen. :D

Also If Last Battle is ever made into a movie (but I don't think it will) I'm seriously only going if the director has at least some sort of religious background and understanding of the book. I'm not going to watch Narnia get obliterated by some immorally idealistic, teen pleasing, ridiculous filmmaker. With that film, I will give no mercy like I'm giving to VTDT:p. If the trailer ain't good as far as story line, then I'm not seeing it.
 
if the last battle does get made into a movie,then that would essentaly ruin the arc of all the other books been made into movies...

becuase people who have only seen the movies would be confused if the last battle is made then say,the horse and boy gets released people who just know the movies would "what wheres lucy,peter,edmuned etc, see..
 
Well it would depend on the order of the movies I guess. But yeah I see what you mean. I think they could actually make it and it not be confusing.
 
Largo said:
Also If Last Battle is ever made into a movie (but I don't think it will) I'm seriously only going if the director has at least some sort of religious background and understanding of the book. I'm not going to watch Narnia get obliterated by some immorally idealistic, teen pleasing, ridiculous filmmaker. With that film, I will give no mercy like I'm giving to VTDT:p. If the trailer ain't good as far as story line, then I'm not seeing it.
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Michael Apted is an agnostic, but he kept to the Christian themes of Amazing Grace very well. He didn't downplay the faith of John Newton or of William Wilberforce; if anything, he enhanced it. Also, the director of at least the first Twilight movie (Catherine Hardwicke) directed "The Nativity Story", one of the best Nativity movies ever made, IMO. It was authentic (except for a few details; but everybody thinks that there were 3 wise men), and it didn't gloss over the religiosity of the story. Peter Jackson kept the themes of Lord of the Rings intact, a trilogy written by a Christian, and nothing really got lost in translation (of course, I have a tough time picking out the symbolism in LotR). Andrew Adamson is another: who would have thought that he would have (Perhaps unintentionally) added "it is finished" to Aslan's lines? "It is finished", as we all know, was spoken by Jesus, and in my mind, it translates in LWW to the same thing. Whether it was intentional or not, Adamson kept to the spiritual themes of LWW. So I'm not necessarily concerned about the director's background as long as Doug Gresham is an executive producer.

mr fox said:
if the last battle does get made into a movie,then that would essentaly ruin the arc of all the other books been made into movies...

becuase people who have only seen the movies would be confused if the last battle is made then say,the horse and boy gets released people who just know the movies would "what wheres lucy,peter,edmuned etc, see..
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Between the time that LWW and PC were released, Specter posted an article that included something about the desired order of the films. Unless I'm mistaken, Magician's Nephew was written after Horse and His Boy and before Last Battle. Whoever it was that Specter featured in that article said that they might switch Magician's Nephew and Horse and His Boy. In fact, they had discussed filming PC, Dawn Treader, and SC as a trilogy, but because of the writer's strike, the idea got nixed.

If they ever get past SC, and I hope that they will, then I don't think they will make Last Battle anything but the last film. I don't see them switching the order of Last Battle with another book.
 
Aravis Kenobi said:
Michael Apted is an agnostic, but he kept to the Christian themes of Amazing Grace very well. He didn't downplay the faith of John Newton or of William Wilberforce; if anything, he enhanced it. Also, the director of at least the first Twilight movie (Catherine Hardwicke) directed "The Nativity Story", one of the best Nativity movies ever made, IMO. It was authentic (except for a few details; but everybody thinks that there were 3 wise men), and it didn't gloss over the religiosity of the story. Peter Jackson kept the themes of Lord of the Rings intact, a trilogy written by a Christian, and nothing really got lost in translation (of course, I have a tough time picking out the symbolism in LotR). Andrew Adamson is another: who would have thought that he would have (Perhaps unintentionally) added "it is finished" to Aslan's lines? "It is finished", as we all know, was spoken by Jesus, and in my mind, it translates in LWW to the same thing. Whether it was intentional or not, Adamson kept to the spiritual themes of LWW. So I'm not necessarily concerned about the director's background as long as Doug Gresham is an executive producer.


If they ever get past SC, and I hope that they will, then I don't think they will make Last Battle anything but the last film. I don't see them switching the order of Last Battle with another book.
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Good point and I think LB will be made last if it is ever made. But I think that if LB is made, it will require a director that can give more then just a few spiritual contributions to THAT movie. For my taste anyway.
 
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