Reply to Pete
1: Thank you for the kind reply. Yes, it is always possible that I am wildly overreacting, but doubt it, as it is not so much the letter of the book I am seeking as the spirit of it. (I actually think the
outward appearance of the movie looks great.)
2: I agree that they did not 'slaughter' the first one. When I skip the parts that aggravate me I think the first movie was decent, but no more.
3: How long is Prince Caspian the book, really? Many faithful adaptions of both complex and simple books have turned out brilliantly, so I find it difficult to buy the 'it is hard to adapt' cop out.
Remember, I am the one who started back when we had nothing but the "alliances and antagonisms" quote.
Narnia is a special place to me because I can understand so much through it, or by using it has a touch-stone. I have gone on so many journeys there, and have been deeply defined directly and indirectly by them, so I hope you will forgive me if I say that right now, it feels like the destruction of the Shire in LotR, or Shift's 'improving' Narnia in TLB.
All the same, I expect it to make a ridiculous amount of money from all the fans, Christians, fantasy-lovers, kids, summer movie-goers, and people who just want to see a decently intelligent movie without an R or PG-13 rating. Even I will probably end up seeing it once.
Here's to hoping, people! [all beverages please rise] "May we forget what the real Narnia is like while watching the movie, and never be too proud to admit that it may tick us off more if it turns out to be sloppy and a complete flop." [*gulp*- you may be seated.]
{Edit: Have seen the movie, and will never raise a glass in its honor ever again.}
Silence
PS: The kissing freaks me out because . . . I hate kissing in most movies. It seems so artificial and meaningless, actors and actresses in general dislike it, and it feels so unnecessary most of the time. ('Yuck, I'm embarrassed for those poor people who don't seem to have the sense to be embarrassed for themselves' has always been my reaction.)