Narnia 3

[ms7479a]

I've never seen any of the films, so I'm really wondering how they pertain to "WDW Parks News and Rumors". Perhaps the films are about the WDW Parks?

These films could have a tremendous impact on WDW Parks, maybe not now but certainly in the future. The Narnia movies have the potential to be a tremendously sucessful franchise for the Disney company and this could lead to new attractions in the park (not to mention the fact that a Narnia exhibit already exists in MGM). I believe that this is some News that Disney fans would appreciate hearing about and one which could have tremendous future ramifications in the Parks.

 

[WDWFigment]

These films could have a tremendous impact on WDW Parks, maybe not now but certainly in the future. The Narnia movies have the potential to be a tremendously sucessful franchise for the Disney company and this could lead to new attractions in the park (not to mention the fact that a Narnia exhibit already exists in MGM). I believe that this is some News that Disney fans would appreciate hearing about and one which could have tremendous future ramifications in the Parks.

Uhhh, this may be the case, but your original post was more concerned with a new director than the implications the films would have on the parks. While I applaud your effort for trying to justify the post location ex post facto, nothing in this thread warrants in being on this board, but rather, it belongs on the Disney Movies/Media/Entertainment--whatever the title is--board. I could start a thread in this forum about the newest Harry Potter book because, it's success and story will impact the creation of the IoA Potter-world, which in turn will impact WDW, but that doesn't mean the topic belongs in this sub-forum if it's essentially a book review.

 

[AEfx]

This is different than the order in which C.S. Lewis himself believed that the books should be read:

THAT is up for a great deal of debate. Kind of pointless, like arguing what Walt would have wanted, but it's not so cut and dry. You can find statements of his that go both ways, and like many people he...gulp...had different opinions on different days. It also ruins several big reveals when read in that order, so like the dual Star Wars trilogies, it's always going to be a matter of taste.

It was a marketing decision made in the 1990's to make the series easier to understand for children, presenting the story chronologically.

What C.S. Lewis wanted or didn't want was irrelevant to the decision, it was simply made by suits who are paid to shill other people's work.

AEfx

 

[ConstanceIrene]

The title was wrong, but it was spelled correctly! So points on that one!


Eh, I fixed it anyway. Laugh it up...I'm watching you... :lookaroun

Uh oh. Thanks for the good laugh today!

.....No thread drift here. Back to subject.

 

[ms7479a]

Uhhh, this may be the case, but your original post was more concerned with a new director than the implications the films would have on the parks. While I applaud your effort for trying to justify the post location ex post facto, nothing in this thread warrants in being on this board, but rather, it belongs on the Disney Movies/Media/Entertainment--whatever the title is--board. I could start a thread in this forum about the newest Harry Potter book because, it's success and story will impact the creation of the IoA Potter-world, which in turn will impact WDW, but that doesn't mean the topic belongs in this sub-forum if it's essentially a book review.

Actually, there is a big difference. Narnia is a Disney movie whereas Harry Potter has nothing to do with Disney whatsoever.

 

[Timmay]

That's interesting ... unless they are just not making a movie for The Magician's Nephew. In fact, that book didn't have much to do with any of the other books (especially the fact that Narnia didn't play a big part in it). The only character that reappears in the series is the professor in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and his part was clear enough without having the other lead-in story.

You mean it had nothing to do with the rest of the books other than the fact it told the story of the creation of Narnia...you know, that little, itty bitty detail. You must have also forgotten that Jadis was in this book as well.

Yes, we get it. The white witch is the devil. Got it the first time.

Actually, the White Witch is not the devil...you would know this if you read the books!!

 

[EpcotServo]

Actually, the White Witch is not the devil...you would know this if you read the books!!

Yea, that's what she kinda is supposed to be. You do know Narnia is a faith-based story, right? I'd rather not go over the whole subject, but in short It's Lord of the Rings for Church-going folk.

 

[Timmay]

Jadis is not "kinda supposed" to be the devil at all. Plain and simple, really...since the "devil" appears later in the books.

And I am not sure what you mean by "faith based books" at all...they are childrens books with a very specific intent. The LOTR books were also written by a "church going" man himself, who just happened to be very, very close friends with Lewis, and also just happened to lead Lewis to Christianity.

I am very familiar with what CS Lewis inteded the stories to be...are you???

 

[EpcotServo]

Jadis is not "kinda supposed" to be the devil at all. Plain and simple, really...since the "devil" appears later in the books.

And I am not sure what you mean by "faith based books" at all...they are childrens books with a very specific intent. The LOTR books were also written by a "church going" man himself, who just happened to be very, very close friends with Lewis, and also just happened to lead Lewis to Christianity.

I am very familiar with what CS Lewis inteded the stories to be...are you???

What about the whole part where they kill the leader lion who just happens to rise from the grave? And why is "Narnia" all over the the Family Christian stores? There was a whole big thing on all of the the news networks when the movie came out about private-Church screenings. I mean, Santa Claus comes and gives our hero's weapons to defeat evil. There's no getting around it, Narnia is pretty Christian. Nothing against anyone or anything, I'm just sayin'.
:wave:

 

[imagineer boy]

Actually, I thought the White Witch was more like Pontius Pilate. She's the ruler of the rhelm and has power over all the land ( like Rome ), and she's the one who kills Alan/Jesus. The devil is not the one who kills Jesus. Just my thoughts.

Anyways, interesting to read that Adamson is not directing the third. Probably has prior commitments I guess...

 

[Connor002]

Actually, I thought the White Witch was more like Pontius Pilate. She's the ruler of the rhelm and has power over all the land ( like Rome ), and she's the one who kills Alan/Jesus. The devil is not the one who kills Jesus. Just my thoughts.

It always seemed to me that the people demanded the death of Jesus of Nazareth, rather than Pilate...

 

[Nicole220]

It always seemed to me that the people demanded the death of Jesus of Nazareth, rather than Pilate...

I acutally did a research paper on this no too long ago (well, some what related to this). I agree because Pilate says it is the people's responsibility....he knew Jesus didn't commit any crimes.

 

[Timmay]

What about the whole part where they kill the leader lion who just happens to rise from the grave? And why is "Narnia" all over the the Family Christian stores? There was a whole big thing on all of the the news networks when the movie came out about private-Church screenings. I mean, Santa Claus comes and gives our hero's weapons to defeat evil. There's no getting around it, Narnia is pretty Christian. Nothing against anyone or anything, I'm just sayin'.
:wave:

I never said that the books were not Christian in content...because they are exactly that!! Aslan isn't a representation of Jesus...he is Jesus. Lewis himself said that the stories are to show what Jesus may have presented himself like if there were other worlds besides our own. I was countering your statement about the LOTR...which were also based on Christianity. Tolkien said that he had no intention of the books having that message, but when he was done, it was clear that his convictions had come through in his writing.

Now, the White Witch can not be Satan because Tash is Satan in the Narnia books. The White Witch is simply a representation of man, and the evil that can come over us.

 

[TheTexasKid]

Well, in my book it is good news that Michael Apted is directing the third film in the series, as his documentary series "7 UP' is considered, by many people, to be one of the great documentary series in film history. He started filming about a dozen children, when they were seven, and he has revisted them every seven years since, to see how they are getting along in life. Thus, he has experience with working with children.

One of the reasons they are probably filming the books in the order that they are, is that they want to finish with the original four actors who portrayed the Pevensie children in the first film, before they become to old to appear as children in the films.

 

[kaesi28]

OMG! I can't wait for the third Narnia movie when I saw the second I thought Prince Caspian was so hot! Narnia is such an amazing fantasy show.