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April and Randy dot com » Not A Tame Lion — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:40:17 +0000

[…] Not A Tame Lion Originally uploaded by Tarkeena. We just got home from finally going to see “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Yeah, yeah, normally we see such movies on opening day, but hey, we were moving and getting ready for the holidays and Randy was starting a new job. Anyhow, I am thankful that we were able to see it on the big screen (although not the $8.50 price tag. I miss the $6.00 shows back in Kentucky in a much nicer, newer theatre nonetheless). Granted, I was predisposed to like this film as I devoured the Chronicles as a youth, hoping to find a magical wardrobe someday. No, this film wasn’t the epic that the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was but neither were the books. They’re for kids, right? I never did make it through “The Hobbit” when I was young as I couldn’t wade through the description of a hobbit’s home that seemed to take up the first third of the book (I know it didn’t but sure felt that way). The Chronicles were accessible to me, taking me to a magical place where animals could speak and children could be kings and queens . The movie adaptation of “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe” is a good , although a bit plodding in parts. The performances from the children are a bit overwrought but passable. Tilda Swinton as the White Witch was brilliant though as she is quite riveting and fearsome especially when she is wielding her two swords. I was concerned that she would cross the line and become too cold and calculating a la Star Trek’s Borg Queen, but Swinton’s turn on the Witch provided a ferocity and willpower I believe not conveyed by Lewis, but wonderful onscreen. My brother-in-law’s comment to me about this film was that the scene at the Stone Table was more difficult to watch than its counterpart in “The Passion of the Christ.” Having not seen the Narnia film yet, I didn’t know what to make of this as all I could recall from our viewing of “The Passion of the Christ” was the sniffing and sobbing from the crowd that surrounded us. Admittedly, I was not moved to tears although I was deeply affected by Mel Gibson’s interpretation. I must agree with my brother-in-law. Albeit a simplified analogy, it was much more troubling to me in Narnia. I can’t put my finger on exactly why quite yet but I’ll try to reflect on that in the future. I had a dream the other night, before we even decided to finally see this film, where Randy and I were approached by a lion. It was wounded and Randy magically treated it (the way things happen in dreams). The most amazing part was when when the lion was better I was able to walk up to him and bury my face in his thick mane and put my arms around his enormous neck and shoulders. Perhaps in heaven I will be able to realize my dream and mount the back of that great lion and run across the hillsides just like Susan and Lucy. Oh for those moments, heaven come quickly. […]

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