Posted on 11/15/2005 3:11:25 PM PST by churchillbuff
Narnia director Andrew Adamson is confident that fans will not be disappointed with his depiction of the fantasy land in Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
Although filmmakers are often pressed to make sacrifices in terms of abandoning authors' original visions and plot elements for adaptations of their novels, Adamson stated in response to fans during a Q&A session for a fansite that such sacrifices have been kept to a minimum.
He explained: "I don’t feel that we’ve had to make any significant compromises in making this film. I think it ultimately lives up to what people imagine Narnia to be."
Adamson also stated that he had to find ways to depict elements of the book not specifically described by the author. "C.S. Lewis could write something like 'I can’t tell you how bad it was or your parents wouldn’t let you read this part.' In the movie we had to deal with visualizing those moments," he said.
"There are dark moments, there are scary moments, emotional moments, tragic moments. I wanted to bring these to life in a way that dealt with the reality of life and death situations but in a way that wouldn’t prohibit younger children from enjoying the film. Kids like being scared as long as there is relief at some point, there is no need to be traumatizing or graphic to get the emotional effect that the book reached for."
My oldest loved the books - we'll be 1st in line.
A terrific book.
Looking at the preview it looks top notch, be interesting how it does against Potter.
Harry Poofter is EVIL.
All he talks about is the visuals. What about the message?
Will it be the original good v. evil, or will it watered down hollywood moral reletivism where such concepts are simply a matter of opinion?
" Andrew Adamson said that when he directed the movie, he started from his memory. He felt that the book was too thin, so the movie reflects his memory of the book, not the actual book. He understands the element of sacrifice and redemption, but his concern was for the empowering of the children. Clearly, his perspective helped produce the subtle shift from the book, but his love for the original source ultimately keeps the movie on target. "
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47405
An annoying, wimpy, effeminate role model for young boys.
Maybe it's the glasses.
Maybe it's fighting evil.
We love the Narnia series! And we will be viewing Potter as well!
Guess that makes our whole family a bunch of inane evil tripes but there's always church on Sunday to recoup.
over here
Its financed by a Born-Again Christian Billionaire. I doubt you will be disappointed. It looks fantastic from what little I've seen so far. But I'll let you decide for yourself. ;)
Your reason?
OK People,bickering aside,
I never go to the movies anymore.
Too noisy,audio is blasting,people
are talking out loud and,
I have to leave my home :-)
I just wait for the DVD.If it turns out
it was to rave reviews by the Right people,
I buy it.
bump for publicity
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