quote: 3/1/04: The Walt Disney Studios Enter Into Agreement With Walden Media to Produce "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"
I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up with these books and I can't wait till they make the movie, but frankly this worries me. I don't want The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe to be a kiddie musical...
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
Well, they haven't made a feature musical for a good five years, so I doubt this one would be made that way.
I hope they do a good job with it.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
the style of animation in shrek though is a style of animation that I would like much better for Narnia, than your traditional type disney stuff though. I wouldn't want it to look like the Lion King for example.
AJ
Posted by Amka (Member # 690) on :
Hopefully they will keep hands off, as with Pirates.
Disney name doesn't necessarily mean they have anything to do with the creation of the movie. The Other Side of Heaven was an independent film that was only distributed by Disney, but there is the Disney name on it.
So, have hope. This movie has been in planning stages for a while. I suspect Disney is merely money.
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
Well, they have the director from Shrek. And Dinosaur (which I did not actually see) was CGI.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
Well, it's supposed to be a live-action movie. I'm thankful for that. But if Disney is in on the financing and distribution, I'm worried about the influence they could have on the movie... I want them to do it seriously, and with the people involved in the production, all that I can think of are comedies and/or musicals...
Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :
again, after following this for years on the MereLewis list, I can assure you that the estate of C. S. Lewis is watching this production closely and not going to let it be toyed with.
I expect this/these movie(s) to be really good, maybe on a par with the LotR ones.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
They're filming in New Zealand. I'm excited.
If Disney can pull of something of Pirates quality, then I'll be really really excited!
Posted by Destineer (Member # 821) on :
quote:the style of animation in shrek though is a style of animation that I would like much better for Narnia, than your traditional type disney stuff though.
What?? Though Shrek was extremely funny, it was visually hideous. The only reason that look worked at all is that the movie was a satire.
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Narnia, I take it from your login name that you are a big fan of the books. New Zealand is always a good choice.
I am pretty excited myself! I have always loved the series.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Yeah, I'm a big fan. Not any more of a fan than anything else that I love, I just happened to have been having a "CS Lewis" summer when I signed on to Hatrack. So that became my name.
[aside]It was really funny at the Portland Hatrack get together when people were actually calling me "Narnia" out loud. I love it!! [/aside]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Ugggh. Anyone but Disney. An Aslan action figure just seems...wrong.
Dagonee
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Yeah. I can see the happy meals now.
*barfing smiley*
Posted by Starla* (Member # 5835) on :
Does anyone remember or did anyone ever see the BBC series?
I remember seeing "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," "Prince Caspian" and "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" episodes. Did they do any more?
Also, does anyone remember the cartoon movies of LWW?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I would rather not see Narnia movies than see Narnia movies with the Christianity removed. I cannot see Disney letting it stay in.
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Hubby, I was just thinking that myself.
Posted by Starla* (Member # 5835) on :
Well, you never know.
I read the books many times between the ages of 10 and 15, when the books had to be put away for renovation. I was never raised Christian, but I did go to church with my stepmom occasionally and later went to a Catholic high school.
I didn't notice the books had a Christian theme until a few years ago I read an article comparing C.S. Lewis with J.R. Tolkein, both devout Catholics. It said Lewis' religious symbolism was more noticable. Then I realized.
So, it may just be left in. It's a symbol. A symbol can be interpreted into anything. I doubt Disney will remove it.
Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
I'm pretty sure Disney is gunning for this to be the next LOTR, based on the timing.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
Obviously the success of LOTR and Harry Potter have proven that fantasy films make big bucks. I think we'll be seing a whole lot more of those in years to come. And as they say in the article, they are intending to make a Narnia "series", not just the single film.
A movie on par with LOTR is what i'm hoping to see. The fact that Disney is in on it makes me doubt that that is what we will get.
In any case, with Peter Jackson's WETA shop doing the special effects and John Howe as artistic director, we can at least be sure that it will be visually beautiful.
I just hope they won't disnify it too much, or better yet, at all.
I seem to be repeating myself somewhat...
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
I don't get it.
the Lewis Estate wouldn't allow my TMA professor to write his own script, forcing him to choose a REALLY bad (yet best of the bunch) published one for the upcoming BYU production, but they sell the movie rights to DISNEY?!?!?
BTW, anyone within a 75 mile radius of BYU needs to see this play. I observed a rehearsal last night, and it's amazing.
[ March 03, 2004, 05:12 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Hmmm, I am within that radius. I would like to see it.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
The things they focus on in the article (family torn apart, war between good and evil) don't give me much hope.
Other than in LWW is there a central "evil" character in the books? It's ben a long time since I reread them.
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
there is an antagonist in all of the books, save for Voyage of the Dawn Treader...
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
Well, Eustace was pretty antagonizing, though not specifically evil. Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Beverly, tickets are selling quick. If you want to see it you'll have to call in soon.
edit: To answer blacwolve's question, the white witch in LWW didn't actually die...she reappeared in The Silver Chair as the green lady/snake. And she was in The Magician's Nephew, the prequel to LWW.
[ March 03, 2004, 05:18 PM: Message edited by: sarcasticmuppet ]
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I'ts been a while, but was there really one big antagonist in Horse and his Boy?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
*blink* I didn't think the green witch was Jadis. Was she?
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Promise. There are little character bios at the beginning of each book and it identifies Jadis as the being in TSC.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
quote: There are little character bios at the beginning of each book and it identifies Jadis as the being in TSC.
I don't know which edition you have, but there are no character bios in mine. I have the impression those may have been added by an editor. In any case, the only reference to Jadis that I remember from TSC is one of the owls saying that the Emerald Lady is "one of the same brood". I'd have to check, but I don't think they are ever implied to be the same person.
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
quote:I'ts been a while, but was there really one big antagonist in Horse and his Boy?
Rabadash (I think that's his name) seems to be a bit of an antagonist in it...
Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :
I recall Jadis being listed as the Green Lady, but the "of the same brood" maybe what I'm thinking of. Lewis was often careful not to elevate Satan to God's counterpart, preferring to emphasize that he was merely the leader of a whole host of similar creatures.
In Perelandra, our hero, Ransom, faces off with a demon-possessed man who is clearly representative of Satan in this revisitation to the Garden of Eden. "Do you even know who I am?" the demon scoffs.
"I know *what* you are," responds Ransom, "which one of them doesn't matter."
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
That was without a doubt the most chilling portrayal of Satan I have ever read, seen, or heard.
Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :
I'd rather see Perelandra as a movie than the entire Narnia series
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
hmmm... I don't think I would. I found the Ransom trilogy to be extremely unequal. The Narnia books, however, are consistently good from beginning to end.
Posted by T. Analog Kid (Member # 381) on :
I did say *Perelandra*, not the whole trilogy.
they could never do "the Great Dance" justice, though.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
Sorry, my mistake. I read too fast sometimes Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Perelandra would be sort of like Castaway...really small cast, unknown environment.
Except of course for the naked green lady walking around. I LOVE that trilogy.
Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :
To be honest, I had alot of trouble with That Hideous Strength. Probably because I know absolutely nothing about Arthurian legends, except that there was a round table and a sword in a stone somewhere.... I think I got that from the Disney movie...
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
And somehow we bring the conversation back to Disney.
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