Should they have made Narnia movies?

Dragon_Rider_of_Narnia said:
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!
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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... :eek: )
 
Tirian of Narnia said:
Exactly, that's how it is.
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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. :)
 
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.
 
Books and Movies

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