Kristys' magic sword....

E~Man · Post by **E~Man** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:07 pm

Hahaha I loved this one!

Am I the only one who trembles at the thought of Kristy with a magic sword

Shadowguard · Post by **Shadowguard** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:43 pm

Are you kidding?!

She could become like a superhero or something and save the day

Skrayper · Post by **Skrayper** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:02 am

Very humorous, I thought the same thing myself while watching.

I also wondered if he had a bag of coal for the younger boy, but he probably figured his siblings weren't in the mood for it.

However, Aslan is supposed to represent Jesus. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a Christian parable. That doesn't take anything away from how a great a novel it is, or how great a movie it is. That's just the way CS Lewis intended it.

Personally, I see it like this... watch it looking for Christian references if that makes you happy, or watch it for the fantasy aspect if that makes you happy. As for me, I prefer the fantasy aspect. Plus, I think that the Bible would be way cooler with centaurs in it.

Yup, I'm probably going to hell.

Kevo-sama · Post by **Kevo-sama** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:38 pm

Humm... odd, I seem to remember CS Lewis saying something to the extent that he never intended the Chronicles of Narnia to be a christian parable, only a good story. Aslan, nor any of the other characters were not meant to represent anything. You can read that in if you'd like but it doesn't have to be. I mean, just because I cast a resurect spell in D&D, does that make that character a symbol of Christ? I think not.

Shadowguard · Post by **Shadowguard** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:29 pm

I'd have to agree with Kevo-Sama on this one. Lewis didn't write it as a christian parable. it was the second book in a series, and was written as an enjoyable fastasy story.

E~Man · Post by **E~Man** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:50 pm

Shadowguard wrote:Are you kidding?!

She could become like a superhero or something and save the day

I can see it now...Kristy battling the bad guys...and taking out a main support column during a backswing...

Special K · Post by **Special K** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:04 pm

Ahem... need I <a href="http://nosesoptional.keenspace.com/imag ... pg">remind you</a>.

Filby · Post by **Filby** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:19 pm

Shadowguard wrote:I'd have to agree with Kevo-Sama on this one. Lewis didn't write it as a christian parable. it was the second book in a series, and was written as an enjoyable fastasy story.

First book, actually. The Magician's Nephew was published much later as a prequel, and it was only in the last decade that the publisher began numbering it as the first in the series.

Speaking of which, if you look hard enough at the wardrobe in the movie, you can see the entire story of The Magician's Nephew depicted on the wood paneling.

Kubey · Post by **Kubey** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:17 pm

Yes, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first book. I hate that they decided to reorder the series. >_<

FYI - Aslan totally resembles Jesus, and the resemblance was completely intentional by Lewis. It was supposed to be a child-sized parable for his goddaughter (check the dedication in the beginning of the book). And it wasn't just that Aslan rezzed, it was why he died and how he rezzed that made it like Jesus (and did anyone else notice that there were two women present at both Jesus and Aslan's resurrections? Hmm.) The thing that really proves to me that the Aslan/Jesus thing was intentional was in the way Lewis used probably the two most prominent names for Jesus in creating Aslan - "Lion of the Tribe of Judah" and "Lamb of God." Lion - obviously got that one down. Lamb - in Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Aslan appears to Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace as a lamb. I hardly think that was a coincidence. Plus there's the whole end of the world/new earth/heaven/Aslan returning thing in The Last Battle.

But, like any good author, Lewis didn't force his intentions down anyone's throat. He allowed everyone to interpret as desired. He did say something to the extent of what Kevo-sama wrote, but it was more of a "what I wrote it as doesn't matter as much as how you interpret it," rather than a denial that he had personal intentions toward its message.

Well, so much for my two or three cents ^_^. As previously stated, Lewis is my favorite author - and I have several gargantuan essays on his works to prove it (oddly enough, one was written for a class on Tolkien but my prof let me deviate 'cuz he was a Lewis fan too. God, I miss college.)

Random Trivia! Did you know Lewis wanted to write poetry but switched over to stories because of their popularity? /cue cheesy music The More You Know!!

---Sorry I said so much but I kinda wrote a college paper about it ^^-----

E~Man · Post by **E~Man** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:17 pm

Special K wrote:Ahem... need I <a href="http://nosesoptional.keenspace.com/imag ... pg">remind you</a>.

Ummm...errr...*slinks off*

Dennis Kininger · Post by **Dennis Kininger** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:29 pm

Special K wrote:Ahem... need I <a href="http://nosesoptional.keenspace.com/imag ... pg">remind you</a>.

Yay, Space Ninjas!

Dennis

Dennis Kininger · Post by **Dennis Kininger** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:45 pm

Kubey wrote:Yes, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first book. I hate that they decided to reorder the series. >_<

FYI - Aslan totally resembles Jesus, and the resemblance was completely intentional by Lewis. It was supposed to be a child-sized parable for his goddaughter (check the dedication in the beginning of the book). And it wasn't just that Aslan rezzed, it was why he died and how he rezzed that made it like Jesus (and did anyone else notice that there were two women present at both Jesus and Aslan's resurrections? Hmm.) The thing that really proves to me that the Aslan/Jesus thing was intentional was in the way Lewis used probably the two most prominent names for Jesus in creating Aslan - "Lion of the Tribe of Judah" and "Lamb of God." Lion - obviously got that one down. Lamb - in Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Aslan appears to Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace as a lamb. I hardly think that was a coincidence. Plus there's the whole end of the world/new earth/heaven/Aslan returning thing in The Last Battle.

But, like any good author, Lewis didn't force his intentions down anyone's throat. He allowed everyone to interpret as desired. He did say something to the extent of what Kevo-sama wrote, but it was more of a "what I wrote it as doesn't matter as much as how you interpret it," rather than a denial that he had personal intentions toward its message.

Well, so much for my two or three cents ^_^. As previously stated, Lewis is my favorite author - and I have several gargantuan essays on his works to prove it (oddly enough, one was written for a class on Tolkien but my prof let me deviate 'cuz he was a Lewis fan too. God, I miss college.)

Random Trivia! Did you know Lewis wanted to write poetry but switched over to stories because of their popularity? /cue cheesy music The More You Know!!

---Sorry I said so much but I kinda wrote a college paper about it ^^-----

Oh, I totally think the Narnia books are based on Christianity. After all, Lewis was a Theologian.

I've only read the books once as a kid and I'm currently rereading them now. I'm almost done with them.

I've never been especially religious but I've had years of instruction when I was a kid so I consider myself pretty well versed in Christianity.

That's pretty cool that you got to write about Lewis in college. I was an English Major but we never dwelled too much on fantasy...I had a semester of fairytales and mythology and that was about it. My papers tended to be on other genres. A fantasy paper would've been cool.

Anyway, yes, I think the books are totally based on religion. Lewis probably made his claim that they weren't because he wanted his audience to form their own opinions on his work.

Personally, I love the books. I'm not sure why I've read them so seldom but I plan on reading them a third time in a few years.

Dennis