The first time I heard about Narnia was during the first days of my arrival in the US, almost six months ago. I vividly remember the day the husband and I were talking a walk through the quaint streets of Harrisonburg, VA when we came across what looked like a college student house with a sign on its entrance that had but a single word upon it: Narnia.
Being the curious "immigrant" then, I asked the husband about the significance of this word. He was more than happy to answer my query, as, to my utter surprise, he turned out to be an ardent Narnia fan. A few months later, the movie Narnia made it to the big screen. So this weekend we had to watch the film, primarily for me to fulfill my curiosity about Narnia and for Jeff to re-live his childhood reading memories.
I loved it. I enjoyed the plot, the scenery, the storyline, and the acting. I regard the film as a mesh between The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, combining the elements of children’s escapades similar to those in the Harry Potter series with the scenes of war found in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Watching the movie, which I understand is the first of many more Narnia movies to come, made me very interested in reading the whole series of books. And speaking of books, it’s worth noting that a Jordanian publisher has already translated the Chronicles into Arabic. Here is an excerpt from an AP article published in The Jordan Times last week:
A Jordanian publishing house on Wednesday introduced Arabic translations of the first three books in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series, timed to coincide with the release of the film version of one of the books in US and European cinemas.
"I thought, if the American and European children enjoy such fairy tales, why not our Arab children," Sinan Sweis, director of Ophir Publishing, said after a launch ceremony attended by the publishers, British embassy officials and about 70 students.
I’m also wondering if anyone besides me has noticed the insertion of Turkish elements in the movie. The lion in the film is referred to as "Aslan," which, as I understand it, is Turkish for "lion." Also, the younger brother in the movie, Ed, is so enamored with Turkish delights that he asks the white witch to give him some and it becomes a bit of the reason for his treachery.
All in all, I would say the movie is worth your time and money whether you’re a fantasy fan or not. Score: 4/5.
I have seen the movie and Loved it. The pictures of Christ sin redemption satan appearing as an angel of light (white which)The stone broken is the open tomb. It is remarkable. For some one who is familier with Scripture the medifores just stand out.
I have just finished watching the movie; it is full of symbols and meanings that you would absolutely agree that those are pure biblical symbols. The sword, the shield, the arrows, lion, the return of Aslan, redemption …etc.
Natasha,
What did you think of the Passion?Did you cry?Did it change your life? I’m one of the few people who has not seen it yet (just some short clips),and probably never will.I know it’s a true story but prefer not to see the gory details.
When you saw it in Doha,was it dubbed in Arabic or was it in English? I understand some muslims wanted to see it because they heard it was anti-semitic,and I wonder if it made a spiritual impact on them?
I was the one i posted not amal… why it appears amal , maybe its my mistake but iam sure i know my name !!!
angel = amal
Faris, you can check these websites for Narnia and the books, but iam sure that u found smthing on google 🙂
http://books.narnia.com/chronicles/books/book_lion.html
http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/main.html
you can visit my blog where u can find the books 🙂
Hi I posted about narnia in jeeran website you can go and check it,, iam waiting this movie it will be released in amman century cineams 11th January 🙂 go and c it all dont miss this one
and check this link:-
http://www.talesofnarnia.com/
this is my link:-
http://wedadf.jeeran.com/movies/archive/2005/12/5027.html
Natasha, try and read the books. If you loved the movie, you’ll love this series. I remember reading them as a kid but found the last book very sad 🙂
Kinzi, quite the opposite about the media, the movie promoters had screenings of the movie in churches before it opened, and reports on cable news channels showed church leaders encouraging people to see the film. All part of what Nas mentioned, cashing in on Passion $$’s 🙂
I’m looking forward to seeing the movie, from the trailers it looks to be very well made and the imagery amazing.
Dan,
I saw the passion in Doha, Qatar. The movie theatre was packed! As for Narnia, I read somewhere that it will open in Jordan next month.
Ameen,
Thanks:-) You are sweet:-)