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...film version of C.S. Lewis?? classic “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” recently arrived in theatres. If you read the book as a kid, or, like me, had it read to you, you would very likely be surprised by some of the ink that has recently been spilled over its screen adaptation. In a culture corrupted by filth and overflowing with movies whose artistic merit is alternately minimal or non-existent, it is odd that a film and a story as well-crafted and as beautiful as “Narnia?...
According to some of its more unapologetic critics, Lewis?? story is the representation of “everything that is most hateful about religion.” Additionally, viewers might need a “sickbag” to get through watching it—Lewis himself is a “bigot” and fans of his work are “unhinged.” From critics who cast themselves as the truly enlightened and compassionate, these are curious words to describe a wildly popular work of children’s literature. In the public...
...Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” franchises. But in raising the stakes, those films also raised the bar. In a box-office landscape where audiences demand epic grandeur, adolescent drama, and, above all, realism from their fantasies, how is Lewis?? simple bedtime myth to compete?At an elaborately-choreographed interview session in New York City last month, the film’s director, producer, and six principal actors make their pitch. Whirling through talking points with flashes of genuine charm, the creative team returns more than once to the example...
...Witch and The Wardrobe,” Alan Jacobs struggles to reveal the man behind the fairy tale in “The Narnian.” The book—part biography of C.S. Lewis and part literary critique of his works—provides greater insight into Lewis?? continuing influence on thinkers like Jacobs than it does into Lewis himself. “The Narnian” portrays Lewis as a man defined by his imagination and his inward life. Jacobs seeks to understand the mind behind the stories rather than the biographical minutiae of Lewis?...
...Harry Potter” franchises, visually stunning films that did justice to the original works. But, unfortunately for fans of the books and the parents dragged with them, Andrew Adamson’s (“Shrek”) work fails on two counts: accurately presenting Lewis?? classic story and creating an entertaining fantasy epic film, especially in the wake of the “Rings” series. Adamson inflates the simple, magical allegory of “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” into 140 minutes of unnecessary battle sequences, uninspired acting...