Comments on: The gala premiere of Narnia http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/ Web development and Internet trends Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2100 Robert Nyman Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:35:50 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2100 Jonathan, Yes, I think I'm obliged to now! Sumeet, Thanks for the tip, I will really consider it! :-) I had no idea about the different order. Jonathan,

Yes, I think I’m obliged to now!

Sumeet,

Thanks for the tip, I will really consider it! :-)
I had no idea about the different order.

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]]> By: Sumeet http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2095 Sumeet Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:52:20 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2095 If you do plan to read the books, take a few moments to consider the order in which you'll read them. It really will change the way you come to appreciate them. You may know that there are seven books in total, and that the first book chronologically isn't The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It's The Magician's Nephew. However, most would agree that it's best not to read The Magician's Nephew first. Everything got all crazy-like because Lewis wrote them out of order and they weren't even published in the order he wrote them. I'll gather up some boldness and offer my personal advice: Read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first. Read The Last Battle last. Anything in between is your call - it's more fun that way :-) If you do plan to read the books, take a few moments to consider the order in which you’ll read them. It really will change the way you come to appreciate them.

You may know that there are seven books in total, and that the first book chronologically isn’t The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It’s The Magician’s Nephew. However, most would agree that it’s best not to read The Magician’s Nephew first. Everything got all crazy-like because Lewis wrote them out of order and they weren’t even published in the order he wrote them.

I’ll gather up some boldness and offer my personal advice: Read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe first. Read The Last Battle last. Anything in between is your call - it’s more fun that way :-)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2094 Jonathan Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:50:21 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2094 Read the books. <i>Now</i>. :) Seriously, Narnia is a great series. I think you'll like it. Read the books. Now. :)

Seriously, Narnia is a great series. I think you’ll like it.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2093 Robert Nyman Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:52:45 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2093 Jules, Thanks for sharing! I haven't read the books either, but I'm really considering it. Being a big fan of Tolkien's work, and also knowing about his and C.S. Lewis' friendship, what could possibly go wrong? :-) Personally, I'm not that into the battles, so the less battles and more other story, the better I'll find it. With Lord of the Rings, I prefer the first book. More story and background, more other worlds, and less fighting. Basically, I'm just more of an adventure guy than a battles guy. And not really a big surprise that there will be more Narnia books turned into movies. :-) Jules,

Thanks for sharing!

I haven’t read the books either, but I’m really considering it. Being a big fan of Tolkien’s work, and also knowing about his and C.S. Lewis’ friendship, what could possibly go wrong? :-)

Personally, I’m not that into the battles, so the less battles and more other story, the better I’ll find it. With Lord of the Rings, I prefer the first book. More story and background, more other worlds, and less fighting. Basically, I’m just more of an adventure guy than a battles guy.

And not really a big surprise that there will be more Narnia books turned into movies. :-)

]]> By: Jules http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2092 Jules Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:40:54 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/12/16/the-gala-premiere-of-narnia/#comment-2092 We took our sons (10 and 12 yrs) on Saturday (had to pay, bummer) and we all really enjoyed it. My wife and sons had read the book, I hadn't although I've known about it for a long time. I read it afterwards and was pleased that the movie followed the book very well and that any deviations I noticed were improved in the movie over the book. The rushing as you called it, late in the story, would seem to exist in the book as well. The climax for me was the battle but in fact, there is very little battle in the book, just the part when Aslan arrives. In some ways, I find the story reminds me of <abbr title="Lord of the Rings">LOTR</abbr> which may not be very far from the truth because J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis were friends. However, <abbr title="The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe">LWW</abbr> is more likely geared to a younger audience thereby affecting the length of the story, the amount of detail and the amount of violence/battle scenes. C.S. Lewis also has a strong Christian message in it which is likely responsible for its gentler tone. I recently heard that a movie of <em>Prince Caspian</em>, another story in the Narnia Chronicles featuring the same children (I haven't yet read this story) is already underway. We took our sons (10 and 12 yrs) on Saturday (had to pay, bummer) and we all really enjoyed it. My wife and sons had read the book, I hadn’t although I’ve known about it for a long time. I read it afterwards and was pleased that the movie followed the book very well and that any deviations I noticed were improved in the movie over the book.

The rushing as you called it, late in the story, would seem to exist in the book as well. The climax for me was the battle but in fact, there is very little battle in the book, just the part when Aslan arrives.

In some ways, I find the story reminds me of LOTR which may not be very far from the truth because J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis were friends. However, LWW is more likely geared to a younger audience thereby affecting the length of the story, the amount of detail and the amount of violence/battle scenes. C.S. Lewis also has a strong Christian message in it which is likely responsible for its gentler tone.

I recently heard that a movie of Prince Caspian, another story in the Narnia Chronicles featuring the same children (I haven’t yet read this story) is already underway.

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