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"Chronicles of Narnia" Set Photos

by RT Staff | January 27, 2005

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Comingsoon.net has found a Czech website that has posted some set photos from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe." The pics show a cave-like structure with an ornate door as well as the snowy area around it. "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" is the first book of seven in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series by C.S. Lewis. Featuring the voice of Brian Cox as the lion Aslan, the movie will be in theaters Dec. 9th, 2005.

See the pic here.

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emeraldwendy writes:
on Jan 27 2005 04:02 PM

[b]yeah[/b]
im a huge fan of fantasy movie and im excited to c this movie.

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Joris writes:
on Jan 27 2005 08:20 PM

[b]Error[/b]
I am very interested in this movie, as I am a big fan of the series. As a big fan, I feel it is my obligation to point out that this book is in fact the second book of the series, not the first, as indicated in the article.

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Simsgil writes:
on Jan 28 2005 03:17 AM

Mr. Tumnis's cave perhaps?

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Pip96 writes:
on Jan 28 2005 07:00 AM

In reply to this comment (#819325)
[b]Not really an errror[/b]
It is actually the first book in the series...do a little research. If you were a big fan you should know this stuff!

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Joris writes:
on Jan 28 2005 08:25 AM

[b]We are both right.....[/b]
I concede that according to the order they were published, you are right. I didn't know. I was speaking out of a purely chronological standpoint. Forgive my lack of knowledge of the publishing dates...

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GreatRewards writes:
on Jan 28 2005 01:14 PM

[b]A review of the box set from another reader[/b]
The order in which the Narnia Chronicles should be read and published is a matter of great controversy. In my view, the answer to this question lies in a proper understanding of the deeper level of Narnia. When read on an adult level, the Narnia Chronicles function as a powerful medium used by Lewis to impart powerful spiritual truths about Christianity and theology. But these spiritual truths are conveyed more by Biblical allusions than by rigid allegory. This also has implications for the order of the volumes in this series.
The publishers of this edition have elected to follow the chronological order of the series: 1. The Magician's Nephew; 2. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; 3. The Horse and His Boy; 4. Prince Caspian; 5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; 6. The Silver Chair; 7. The Last Battle. The chronological order makes the books more strictly allegorical than they really were intended to be, and gives the impression that they are an extended allegory rather than incidental allusions, an incorrect impression in my view. Despite all the talk about allegory, it seems to me that Lewis is more fond of incorporating Biblical allusions where and when he pleases, rather than working with a strict and rigid allegory that tightly binds the plot. Certainly the central Biblical themes of creation, fall, redemption and consummation are present, and form the broad chronological coat-hanger on which the series rests. But ultimately Lewis does not want us to become obsessed with chronology, but with content.

Thus there is something to the vehemence with which so many readers argue that the books must be read in the order in which they were first published, namely: 1. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; 2. Prince Caspian; 3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; 4. The Silver Chair; 5. The Horse and His Boy; 6. The Magician's Nephew; 7. The Last Battle. While it is true that this originally published order is not chronological, it does enhance the process of discovery about the magical world of Narnia, and slowly uncovers various aspects of its history.

It must be conceded that in a letter written in 1957 (published in "Letters to Children"), Lewis did appear to state a mild preference for the chronological order. But in that same letter Lewis concluded: "So perhaps it does not matter very much in which order anyone read them." Surely Lewis' own conclusion is correct. Although my personal thoughts are that the originally published order is perhaps to be marginally preferred, in the end each book is a separate story and an independent glimpse into the exciting world of Narnia. It is the understanding of the allusions that deserves our attention, not an artificial reconstruction of a complicated allegory. These allusions do not need to be artificially joined together in a strict chronological sequence to be enjoyed - they are equally profound and enjoyable as they were read by the first readers, namely, in the originally published order.

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Robertro52 writes:
on Jan 28 2005 01:41 PM

[b]"Narnia" the movie sound track:[/b]
Amy Lee of Evanescence is writing some of the songs for the sound track.

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mirrim writes:
on Jan 29 2005 03:29 PM

[b]Narnia pics[/b]
These look great! It's obvious from what I've seen who's doing the sets, makeup, f/x etc.---the Weta crew.

Let's just hope the script measures up. This could be as good as LOTR---or as bad as Earthsea (which had a great look, but they screwed up the plot horrendously and unnecessarily).

Also, concerning GreatRewards' comment: fortunately, in Narnia the allusions are just that. Lewis's Space trilogy gets overtly allegorical, and I do think that detracts from it.

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tapanga writes:
on Feb 06 2005 08:14 AM

[b]Narnia" the movie sound 1988[/b]
im a big fan of Narnia, but the 1988 movie sucked so im glad that they are making a new millennium style of narnia so that our children will grow up with this amazing story in a sytle that there not going to get bord, something like DRAGONBALLZ or ong of them manny other anami made movies only theaches them to fight and not use thair imagnations like we did when we where children groing up in the 80`z/90`z i hope every chold age`s 5-18 see`s this movie

And Joris... pip96 is right the 1st book is "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe"

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Realm writes:
on Dec 08 2005 06:28 AM

In reply to this comment (#819325)
This is partially true. It was written in 1950. The Magician's Nephew was written in 1951. So technically, The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe was the first. The Magician's Nephew is just considered the first, as the publishers layed them out that way.

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elfmaiden11 writes:
on Dec 14 2005 06:57 AM

[b]MISTAKE![/b]
Brian Cox does NOT play the voice of Aslan!!! Liam Neeson does. Gosh, you people...

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