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McSweeneys publishes a letter to Aslan

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2008-05-20 02:22:20 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...Aslan To His Imperial Majesty, Aslan, the Great Lion, he who rises from uncomfortable and broken stone tables, son of the Emperor-Over-Sea, with extreme respect In the course of talking-animal events, it may become necessary for one animalor humanor divine beingto come and rescue Narnia from its deepest, darkest hours. Were cool with that....
 
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Aslan rules!

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2008-03-19 05:18:06 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...Aslan Harry Potter has failed to work his magic in a poll of the best childrens reads of all time The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe , CS Lewiss fantasy novel first published 58 years ago, has been crowned the ultimate childrens book Despite making its author JK Rowling richer than the Queen and sparking a worldwide publishing phenomenon,...
 
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The Defanging of Aslan (Updated.)

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2008-05-15 01:01:56 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...Aslan considerably Alas, right now only subscribers can read that piece , which is called Lewis Lite.The intriguing teaser reads Prince Caspian Is Inspired by the Second Narnia Book but Fails to Adapt It UPDATE: Meanwhile, at the C.S. Lewis blog , (via The Hogs Head ) Dr. Michael Ward interprets some of what Prince Caspian (the book!)is all...
 
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How Prince Caspian botches the meaning of the book

2008-05-16 20:36:26 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
 
...Aslan himself, was significantly downplayed as a theme regarding faith and trust in the divine. Again in this movie, as in the first of the Narnia films, Aslan appears at the end of the movie, reprising his role as the alternating WMD for the good guys, and converse best buddy of Lucy. The film practically throws away the crucial central...
 
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Identifying & Reacting To Spiritual Themes in Prince Caspian

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2008-05-18 05:30:00 by RC in Strange Culture
...Aslan in the story Christian Blogger William Petruzzo praises the movie, but criticizes the difference by Walden Media and Disney's motives (money) with C.S. Lewis' motives in writing the books (Jesus and making disciples). While methodically going through the various scenes and production values (which are all praised above The Lion, the...
 
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The Looking Closer Review: Prince Caspian

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2008-05-17 23:37:58 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...Aslan, the benevolent Authority in Lewiss tales. (Yes, even in shoddy stories, Aslans power can still capture minds and hearts.) This was a happy effect of a rather questionable adaptation Nevertheless, this play showed that the storytellers had not met Lewiss challenge. They had either failed to understand the heart of Lewiss story, or else...
 
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DecentFilms.com: Its entertaining, but in the film of Prince Caspian, Lewiss themes and ideas are largely lost

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2008-05-15 21:10:40 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...Aslan. But in the movie, well, thats only a dream Steven D. Greydanuss review of Prince Caspian includes high praise for the movie as a piece of big-screen entertainment He even goes so far as to say There is definitely an up side: Not only is Caspian a better-made film, in some ways it manages to improve on Lewiss plot without violating its...
 
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Christianity Today: 2 1/2 stars (out of 4) for Prince Caspian

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2008-05-15 21:04:45 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
...Aslan literally dances with the Greco-Roman god Bacchus But Adamson and his co-writers, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, show no interest in that particular theme. Gone from this film are any and all references to Bacchus, Silenus or the Maenadsfigures as important to this story as Father Christmas was to Wardrobeand gone too are the...
 
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian Review

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2008-05-16 22:33:22 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...Aslan, rescue Narnia from Mirazs tyrannical hold, and restore magic and glory to the land THE GOOD The action / adventure quota went WAY up for Prince Caspian. One of the criticisms the first Chronicles of Narnia film had against it was that it felt a little lacking in the action / adventure department (the ending battle not withstanding)....
 
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