Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood of the floor of the wardrobe, she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold. Martin to Susanna Clarke; no one had done it before him. Every reader of Lewis has had to come to a reckoning with him, a renegotiation of terms, as he or she has grown up. Why does he allow so much evil to befall his people? Mostly, I love it because whenever I read it, I feel like I'm not only reading a good story but reading a devotional book.
It's amazing literature and a way to get closer to God. That is so much like christianity in so many ways. Also I love the stories; the settings the characters. Founder of the Switchfoot Club.
Co-founder of the newly restored Edmund Club! Check it out on the Talk About Narnia forum! That's not why I love it, though. The Chronicles of Narnia isn't just another fantasy series, although it is one of the most popular series in that genre. It's so much more that that! It's the story of Christ's unconditional love and patience for each of us, and each time I read it I'm reminded of all the wonderful things He has done for us, even though we don't deserve it.
Each of the characters I can relate to in some way or another, because none of them are perfect, yet they all come to understand Aslan's love. Aslan is what makes this series stand out from the others. Behind each character's success, shortcoming and ultimate change is the Great Lion who guides and watches over each character both when they're doing his will and when they're being pretty silly. Every single book emphasises the fact that none of the characters would have been able to do what they needed to without Aslan's help.
I also love the Christian themes explored throughout the books such as redemption, longing for your true home and truth vs lies. I had been Christian for a few years and when the movie came out, my first gut instinct was "I am a Christian, why would I want to watch something about a wild animal, a witch and a set of clothes?
I have to say, I was absolutely blown away. How suitable that one fantasy saga should follow on from the other, despite the immense difference between the writings and magic worlds of these two old Oxford dons.
Narnia is a strange blend of magic, myth and Christianity, some of it brilliantly fantastical and richly imaginative, some the clunking allegory toe-curlingly, cringingly awful. This new Disney film is a remarkably faithful rendition of the book - faithful in both senses.
It is beautiful to look at and wonderfully acted. But from its opening scenes of the bombing of their Finchley home in the blitz and the tear-jerking evacuation from their mother in a spotlessly clean steam train, there is an emotional undertow to this film that tugs on the heart-strings from the first frames.
By the end, it feels profoundly manipulative, as Disney usually does. But then, that is also deeply faithful to the book's own arm-twisting emotional call to believers. Disney is deliberately promoting this film to the religious - it has appointed Outreach, an evangelical publisher, to promote the Christian message behind the movie in British churches. The Christian radio station Premier is urging churches to hold services on the theme of The Gospel According to Narnia.
Even the Methodists have written a special Narnia-themed service. Are the children of single mothers in special need of the word? US born-agains are using the movie.
The Mission America Coalition is "inviting church leaders around the country to consider the fantastic ministry opportunity presented by the release of this film". The president's brother, Jeb Bush, the governor of Florida, is organising a scheme for every child in his state to read the book. Walden Media, co-producer of the movie, offers a "week Narnia Bible study for children".
The owner of Walden Media is both a big Republican donor and a donor to the Florida governor's book promotion - a neat synergy of politics, religion and product placement. It has aroused protests from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which complains that "a governmental endorsement of the book's religious message is in violation of the First Amendment to the US Constitution".
Disney may come to regret this alliance with Christians, at least on this side of the Atlantic. There are too few practising Christians in the empty pews of this most secular nation to pack cinemas. So there has been a queasy ambivalence about how to sell the Narnia film here. Its director, Andrew Adamson of Shrek fame , says the movie's Christian themes are "open to the audience to interpret". I have laughed, cried, and been comforted by its words and its wisdom, sprinkled throughout.
I love the characters. Tumnus, Puddleglum, Rillian, Reepicheep, Puzzle; they are all old friends! I appreciate that all these characters are still human. Well the characters in Narnia aren't like that. They make mistakes. They mess up. They are stubborn, and foolish, and bothersome, Eustace I'm looking at you!! Thank you Mr. Lewis for making your characters relatable!
The books are written beautifully; so simple.
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