While not overt, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes Christian imagery. Adamson, along with Lewis, revel the imminent physicality of Christ through Aslan. Their motion-picture capture performance is on par with what Christianity is based off: love and sacrifice. Both Adamson and Lewis explore Christian influences in The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by addressing how lessons learned in these stories can be applied to a Christian-based life (Appiah, 2006, p.1). The film’s strength lies in the director’s thorough knowledge of the series as well as Christian theology and morality. Special effects alone won the hearts of the audience. Adamson and his crew outdid themselves in this memorable …show more content…
It’s almost impossible to believe Adamson has never done his own live-action movie before. “This is the first live-action film from Andrew Adamson, who cut his teeth directing the Shrek films and was a special-effects supervisor on Joel Schumacher's Batman movies” shares Dean Wright, head of the visual effects during the film (The Chronicles of Narnia's Visual Effects Revealed, 2010, p.1). “He is clearly comfortable with photorealistic talking animals and the grand sweep of a fantastic landscape” continues Wright as he breaks down the barebones of the entire CGI project (The Chronicles of Narnia's Visual Effects Revealed, 2010, p.1). Wright also shared that, “…Narnia included 1670 effects and over 1000 of them were complex CG characters, there were over 40 distinct different creatures, there was CG water, CG ice, CG land” (The Chronicles of Narnia's Visual Effects Revealed, 2010, p.1). The creatures were created on set and by Howard Berger, head make-up specialist, and his team. Adding in more numbers, “[t]here were 59 people who worked solely on the Make Up and over 200 people working on the Visual Effects at one point of the movie" (Newman, 2006, p.1). The amount of
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is set in England during the 1940’s. During this time World War II was happening, and the air raids in London. During this time England was already in war and was suffering due to all the lives lost so far in the the war. Germany in 1940 and 1941 would blitz England without warning, Blitz is a German word meaning ‘lightning war.’ Not only were air raids happening but we're dealing with problems within their country. They were dealing with rationing, and still trying to get back on their feet from the Great Depression.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fiction in which one of the main characters, the sturdy lion Aslan, has the most power and authority. There are tons of images of Aslan from the book and the movie that relate to Jesus in Bible. The most outstanding images are the death of Aslan on top of the stone table which represents the crucifixion of Jesus, Aslan’s rebirth which is similar to the Resurrection of Jesus, and Aslan’s offering the stone statues life just as the figure of God made everything. Shortly, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes a number of biblical images that are the details from the Bible which were reflected by the book and the movie.
Memory is the quality that allows the readers to personally connect with a work of art. Relatable works tend to have more of an emotional impact on the reader. Symbols are used to connect the tangible to something intangible. Through this connection, readers will associate the aspects of the thing being symbolized to the symbol. For example, if a character is used to symbolize the devil in a work of art, the audience will associate the aspects of the devil to the character. Patterns allow readers to parallel one work of art to another work of art.
When C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, he intended for Aslan to represent Jesus. Throughout the book, Aslan goes through many of the same things Jesus went through. For instance, Aslan represents Jesus by how he goes through the crucifixion as Jesus did. Also, Aslan was resurrected from the grave after his death just as Jesus was. Aslan’s personality, emotions, and traits all represent Jesus. Aslan brings the statues life when they were trapped in nothing, just as Jesus brings salvation to those who are trapped by the weight of sin. Aslan’s name brings joy and fear, and his presence is intimidating and happy at the same time, just as Jesus was with the people around him. Both in the book and the movie, Aslan also gave his life for Edmund, and went through a
C.S. Lewis wrote The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe because he wanted to write a children’s book “as a gift for his godchild” (Palmer). It began for him with a series of pictures that came into his mind. “Lewis stated, ‘Everything began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion” (Kennedy). A fairy tale was forming in his mind and “‘At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord’” (Kennedy), As the story progresses and Lewis’s characters and storyline begin to develop a seemingly clear relationship formed between The Bible and this novel. “Given Lewis’s strong Christian faith, that is not surprising. In fact, once the story was established, Lewis said he ‘...saw how stories of this kind could steal past a certain inhibition which had paralysed much of my own religion in childhood’” (Kennedy.) Even though C.S. Lewis started off writing a children's novel, many people perceive it to be a novel written in parallel to the Bible. Lewis has used Biblical references and a classic storyline to prove that good will alway triumph over evil. Aslan is labeled as a divine figure in the novel; he is also known as the son of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Aslan’s death and resurrection is like that of Christ. The four children are all considered important to in the world of Narnia, but in the real world they are
For years there has been mass controversy over C.S Lewis's book The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Not only over if the book is a Christian allegory or not, but also over how well the movie captures the book. The book has a very powerful and meaningful message, from the four Pevensie children's triumph over an evil force, the White Witch, to restore peace in Narnia, to all of the adventures in between, but just how well does the movie capture the book (Bell 12)?
The act of resurrecting from the dead, breathing life in those that were recently trapped in the eternal imprisonment of death, and expressing redemptive love through giving up one?s life to save another are only some of the similarities that are present between characters in ?The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? and religious figures such as Jesus Christ, the Son of Man. In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, four kids - Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan ? enter into a magical wardrobe and find themselves in a new world, the Land of Narnia. The four children, with the help of Aslan, suppress the power of the Witch and restore Narnia?s former state of
For instance, Aslan's demise and springing up is a depiction of Christ's substitutionary penance. It doesn't make a difference that it was not on a cross or that a few components are isolated or out of request in time from the scriptural gospel story. What is important is that the photo is right – and it is. Aslan (who is really christ) has humiliated and mortified himself and has sacrificed his life for the children of Adam (particularly Edmund) whom sin and demise (the White Witch) have a privilege to take because of the "deep magic" or the law, of Narnia. The “deep magic” is considered the universal moral law or Tau that C.S Lewis uses to portray throughout Narnia.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Where Christianity Comes to Life through a Fantasy Tale Have you ever dreamed of a world so much different than ours? One that is full of magic and danger and creatures beyond your wildest imagination? Discovering a whole new world found at the back of a wardrobe? Maybe if one understood how an author used his own life to write this novel, it would make more sense.
Fiction is a term used to classify a story that focuses on the imagination of the writer instead of history or fact. Many people are able to express their form of creativity through writing because of the different genres included in fiction. A famous fictional story is the “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis and is a part of the Chronicles of Narnia series. The book followed four children, Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter, they travel to a Land called Narnia and with the help of powerful allies they plan to defeat the evil White Witch. Ursula, K. Le Gain, a science fiction writer stated, “While we read a novel, we are insane—bonkers.
“One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again” said by C.S. Lewis. People of all ages enjoy reading magical tales with mythical creatures. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, is a fictional novel that allows all audiences to explore their imagination. To take a further look into this novel, the world of magic is unearthed and adventures of the mind are explored. Within this book, religious meaning is uncovered in a innovative, relatable way that all readers can appreciate. Below illustrates personal connections to the character’s struggles, character’s feelings, and to my personal faith.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first of several novels in the C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. These books tell stories of another universe that is called Narnia. Here there are many unearthly things from talking animals and evil witches. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the story of four young siblings who discover this new world by entering a wardrobe. Little did they know, they were destined to become the new royalty of Narnia but only after going through many battles. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis analyzes the character Lucy, the theme of good versus evil, and the parallels of Narnia to other literature and Lewis’s life.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has many themes; the biggest theme that I have seen in the book is allegory or religion. The book begins with all four kids being sent away. Lucy finds a room that has a big wardrobe in it. Lucy starts walking through the wardrobe and when she gets there Lucy meets a red goat like human with horns and a tail. At first I thought Mr. Tumnus represented the devil but later in the book a woman also known as white witch tempted Edmund with food and turned him into somebody that will turn their family in for royalty or more food. PG. 39 “Probably the Queen knew quite well what he was thinking;for she knew, though Edmund did not, that this was enchanted Turkish Delight and that anyone who had once tasted it would want more and more of it, and would even, if they were allowed, go on eating it till they killed themselves.” Another religious part of the book is that all the characters from
In C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis emphasizes the three points of philosophy, themes, and symbolism throughout his writing. Lewis was a strong Christian man, and wanted to make children see and understand all the stories of the Bible. Therefore, he put Christian elements through his books, but with fantasy characters as well. Especially in this story, Lewis conveys the differences between good and evil. Aslan is represented as Christ just as the White Witch represents the sense of evil. Lewis wrote several books in this Narnia series, but The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe became the most famous and recognized of his novels.
“O God, Shatter their teeth in their mouth; break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord” (The Holy Bible 523). Within the Chronicles of Narnia series, C.S Lewis uses powerful symbols to support his theme of salvation and redemption through