Im not a fan of C.S.Lewis, not even his friend J.R.R. Tolkien got me interested in becoming a Book Worm. I'm the type of person who forgets what i read and then the images come flashing back at me when something triggers my memory lane. A deja vu feeling, but ultimately, something just jogged my memory. It happens all of the time. Like i read a book twice and in the middle it i ask myself why is this so familiar? and realize after half of a hundred pages that i have actually read them. Its the same thing with the Film, i forgot what i have read and then when i saw the film, i think to myself, damn i know that!there were so many scenes in the film that i felt the same way, but there are scenes where i said to myself "That did not happen!", twice more than the scenes i thought were at par with the book! and that's exactly what the film did, i think it was different, appalling and dangerously different. The moment a friend got me interested in the Chronicles of Narnia-its seven books was something i felt not suitable for children, as you progress along the books, it becomes more and more philosophical. So i think the book is meant to grow with the ones reading them. Making it into a film creates a widespread discipleship, of varying ages, genre and wavelengths, and that is dangerous as the screenwriters continue to sacrifice the story to appeal to the audience and fit the entire book on a 120 minute run. and i heard the Chronicles will be squeezed into a trilogy, a deducing ride for the movie goers. A devotee to C.S. Lewis claims he would have risen from the dirt to put these film claims to ashes!As the well-acclaimed production staff continue to bend for the sake of global capitalization, i now understand why people sing "a walk to remember" instead of I'll always remember, and "Blessing in the sky" instead of Blessing in disguise. And people intentionally miscontrue facts somehow for varrying reasons. If the film was able to get away with it?how can others not. If you ask me whether i'll let my children watch these crappy films, i still would, but i will also lend them a copy of the book. Films let you enjoy, but books, they are the true concept of REST and RECREATION.
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Very few films indeed are as good as the original - the book. Taken the little time we have available it's easier to watch a movie instead of reading 10 - 20 books a month, and I usually am able to read about 5 or 6 books and watch about 20 movies. Great topic you posted about. Keep up the great work :)
tatiana
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