According to the BBC, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is doing very well, so not everyone has my half-hearted response to it. Although I found it wasn't all I'd hoped for, I do look forward to seeing the other books filmed on the back of commercial success.
I just can't get into the Potter fantasy universe: I found the books unreadable, and the films palled.
I shall definitely go to see TLTW&TW, to cheer for the Witch. (The Christian subtext did not bypass me, though I don't think I picked up on it till the later books - The Last Battle angered me. However, I believe in subversion as far as possible.) Jadis is indeed spectacular, though I thought Pauline Baynes drew her better in The Magician's Nephew. I always found the drawing of her being mauled to death by Aslan distressing, and wanted to rescue her. The kids I just found twee and annoying. I still relish the evil notion of Mr Tumnus revealing himself to be a satyr, not a faun...
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Date: 2005-12-12 03:58 pm (UTC)But then, the whole religious aspect passed me by completely as a child, I loved the artwork and thought that Jadis was womderful.
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Date: 2005-12-12 07:58 pm (UTC)Recommended.
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Date: 2005-12-13 10:11 am (UTC)I shall definitely go to see TLTW&TW, to cheer for the Witch. (The Christian subtext did not bypass me, though I don't think I picked up on it till the later books - The Last Battle angered me. However, I believe in subversion as far as possible.) Jadis is indeed spectacular, though I thought Pauline Baynes drew her better in The Magician's Nephew. I always found the drawing of her being mauled to death by Aslan distressing, and wanted to rescue her. The kids I just found twee and annoying.
I still relish the evil notion of Mr Tumnus revealing himself to be a satyr, not a faun...