Christine Marie said:
I have to disagree with you about that. A lot of films that Hollywood loves were not only not filmed in Hollywood but some completely made by foreigners, such as LOTR's and this years hyped film "Brokeback Mountain"
perhaps, but read my posting closer, I said that this was several years ago, before LOTR was big news. I don't know how it is today because I don't live there anymore.
But is it fair that the critic's dislike a film based on it's meaning and not on how bad it may be? I don't think it is.
No matter what it is you are talking about, critics are going to be subjective (that is they are going to go with what they think), that's their job, to say 'I like this', and 'I don't like that'. The sad truth is a lot of people judge things without seeing them first. How different is someone judging say, Harry Potter without having even read the books but taking someone else's word for it? There have been more people who are Christian saying this sort of thing about Harry Potter (no not all do, but this is an example). Some will do this subconsciously with things they don't agree with and at the same time, getting upset with others for doing this with Narnia.
We have to really be careful, especially when it comes to interpretation or beliefs and one thing is clear, movie premises and whether a critic likes it or not are
always going to be subjective. And the more people try to push theological concepts onto others, the more people are psychologically going to balk. It's human nature, and I've had 20 something years of experience with this very thing when I was living in Texas.
In terms of being objective about the Christian undertones, well, it's hard to be objective about something that the author admitted to including. Then again, if you don't believe in the Bible then Narnia shouldn't offend you anymore then the Greek mythology written into it as well.
I am not a Christian in my belief system, that has been established by many Christians as well as by my own interpretations, and I love Narnia. There is nothing that offends me more than for people to say 'in order to love Narnia, you have to be a Christian'. To limit that, does the stories more disservice than anyone can imagine, and my argument is that perhaps unconsciously, people have done this so much that the critics get turned off. Perhaps you cannot understand it because it is different than your faith, but it does happen, because it did happen with me.
I know, I'm weird. 
Of course, the more recognition, the more likely there will be future films, so bring it on. 
