After reading the discussion of the new movie about The Chronicles of Narnia, you can imagine my shock at getting a large postcard in the mail from a Church of Christ near me for a Family Viewing of the film, followed by a program about the movie at the church ("Hear C. S. Lewis unpack the meaning of the story") complete with refreshments. My 18 year old boys are already saying they want to go see it, since they have seen the trailer on movie.com.  So, I plan for us to go see it.  If it doesn't have a proper message, they are legally adults and we can at least discuss the differences.  I always appreciate movies that are rated for everyone in a family to see, and that is rare.  Mostly the choices for kids their age is blood, guts, violence and sex; this will at least be miles from that.  And, it's something we can do together, and discuss.  God works in mysterious ways many times.

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 The symbolism in The Chronicles of Narnia represents the ongoing power struggle between good and evil. The lion, Aslan, represents good or, more specifically (according to some scholars), Jesus; the White Witch, Jadis, is the incarnation of evil, i.e. Satan; and the wardrobe, inspired by the handmade wardrobes from Lewis' childhood homes, represents the bridge that leads us to confront the battle between good and evil.

 

 From the Director's Buzz about the movie:  "Hmmm. We thought this was all about Christianity: self-sacrificing death, resurrection …"

"C.S. Lewis was a Christian apologist — he definitely wrote from the point of his own beliefs. [But] the book has been enjoyed in any number of ways by any number of different people … I think you can read the book and find a spiritual message, or you can read the book and enjoy it as a pure adventure. That's what I think C.S. Lewis intended."

 

 •  Watch: The religion of 'Narnia'   (CNN)

 

  

Sneak peeks: The journey to Narnia begins here   (movies.com)

 

 

Kay