Dec. 18, 2005 - Movie Review: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
[WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!]
I just saw The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on Thursday, and I was completely blown away. The effects were amazing, especially the CG/Live action intergration. There were a few times where you could tell the actors were green-screened. Personally, I think Liam Neeson should not have been the voice of Aslan. When he leaps upon a rock and gives a roar when he's about to fight the White Witch, I half-expected him to pull out a lightsaber! John Rys-Davies would have been a better choice IMO.
I had watched the old BBC version of LWW the night before seeing the movie. While the new version's production values were much better, the BBC version was more accurate to the book. One thing that I was dissapointed at in the new version was the religious symbolism being downplayed. The director (can't remember his name) had said in an interview that "[C.S. Lewis] didn't consider [the books] to be Christian books."
Excuse me? C.S. Lewis said or insinuated on numerous occasions that Aslan represented Christ, and that Aslan's sacrifice for Edmund was symbolic of Christ's sacrifice for us!
Anyways.
Overall, the movie was excellent, and even though the effects were done by Weta, I didn't think it looked like Lord of the Rings... well, to much anyway.
ZACK'S RATING: 5/5
In Christ,
Zack
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Feb. 3, 2006 - Random Blogging...
Posted by MySmokyMtnHomeschool
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