Yesterday I went and saw The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The film was great! The acting was superb, Lucy acts like a little girl who has truly stumbled into a magic land. Edmund's sulkiness brought home his character. The beavers were funny. The centaurs of Aslan's army were cool. And Aslan was awesome! Liam Neeson did a good job of voicing him, making him sound powerful, wild and kind all at the same time.
The film was lacking in some of the more obvious hints at Christianity, but this is a start for Hollywood. The more movies they make like this, not explicitly Christian but positive, the more money they will make and they might learn their lesson. Besides the movie may draw people who have never read any of Lewis' books to do so, if not his theological ones, at least his fantasy ones (the rest of The Chronicles of Narnia and his Space Trilogy), which contain enough subtle theology to bring home the basics of Christianity.
Watch the movie for entertainment and an introduction to Lewis, read his books for their deeper meaning.
"Long live the true King!"
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