The Horse And His Boy: Not So Necessary?

[Catherine]

does anyone of you think the movie-making of "the horse and hes boy" will be totaly nessesary?

discuss.

I think it would be a good movie, and I would like to see it made into one, but it is not completely necessary. Also, it might confuse people who have seen all the narnia movies (when they make them all) but not read all the Narnia books. I would like them to make it into a movie though.

 

[musicalfantasy]

I want to see ALL of the books be made into movies. I guess, it's not necessary really to carry on the story, but it's still MORE Narnia! So that's a good thing! Anyways, it was a really good book even if it doesn't go along with the others. But, it does have some connections to the other Narnia stories, like when someone is telling stories in the books and they tell about the great Cor and Corin and all that stuff.

 

[Olórin the Wise]

I always loved the Horse and His Boy. I don't know why, I just do... and I would be VERY disappointed to see them leave it out.

 

[Mrs Gil-Galad Took]

It is as worthy as the others to be made on screen. It is not my favorite out of the Chronicles but I think it is a wonderful story. They just can't leave any book out.

 

[Cymro Knight of Narnia]

of course it's nescesary. With it we learn much about Aslan and pther things about Calormen. I think without this book we wouldn't understand much about the cruelsness of the Calormens before the Last Battle.

 

[Elendil]

of course it's nescesary. With it we learn much about Aslan and pther things about Calormen. I think without this book we wouldn't understand much about the cruelsness of the Calormens before the Last Battle.

Well spoken!

 

[Into the Wardrobe]

Without this book we wouldn't know much about any of the lands outside of Narnia proper. We'd see a tiny snippet in VDT in the Lone Islands of what the surrounding areas hold but not much more than that. Archenland and Calormen would be total mysteries. The end of Last Battle wouldn't make sense with all of the characters from all the books being there with no explanation. It's a necessary book and then some! Besides, the world needs to see Shasta's journey and his walk with Aslan. It's a phenominal part of the Chronicles!

 

[Cymro Knight of Narnia]

too true. Shasta's journey is typical of many peoples journey through life. I think C.S. Lews knew this which is why he put it in. I know my life has been very closely typified by Shasta's, or should I say Cor's journey

 

[LadyAnneOfNarnia]

HHB is totally necessary!!! I love that book. Anyone who doesn't agree with me...let's take this outside, friend!

 

[Pirate Queen]

I don't want them not to make the Horse and His Boy but I do want them to eventually make it. But first I think it would be best if the focused on the other books that have all 4 of them in it before they get to old.

 

[Lady Lasaraleen]

It has been mentioned elseware, that in order to avoid racism HHB would be necessary if they were going to make LB.

Think about the calormens. If HHB is not made, moviegoers will only see the calormens as bad, evil people, people with arab/african looks. Could be construed by some as racist. However is HHB is made, we see the good side of Calormens in Aravis, and her friend, and even to some extent the old fisherman who took Shasta in.

Regardless, I would love to see HHB. I think it is a thrilling story, that could hold its own quite well.

I believe that HHB simply has to be made. The main characters are truely 'Narnian' In the sense that they completely belong to that world.
Whoever decides to make the film can go simply wild with the plot
You are right about LB can come across as racist but it depends. I'm of arab/african orign and know that CS lewis was really dealing with different religions and not race. You have to read out of the silent planet.
That whole series sheds a lot of light on the Narnian chronicles.

 

[benny]

and if it is made i should play shasta.