It's kind of interesting to read an author's books after you've read their biography. If you look hard enough, you can see little pieces of their lives written into their work, and it adds so much more insight.
Take 'The Magician's Nephew' by C.S. Lewis for example. Digory's mother is very sick, and there doesn't seem to be much hope for her until (WARNING: SPOILER FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ 'TMN' YET--WHO HASN'T?) Digory brings her a magic apple. (END OF SPOILER) C.S. Lewis' mother died of cancer when he was at a fairly young age. Could he have written that wishing that he could have been in Digory's situation?
Just a little thought that I had--tell me what y'all think!
Izori
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
My Thoughts on 'Prince Caspian' (Wednesday Debate)
Okay, sorry that I didn't do a weekly debate thing for a while. Got kind of busy!
I posted something about this a loooong time ago, but my thoughts on that were kind of rushed and not very organized. So I think I'll expand.
First, the book.
I LOVE the book, which is by C.S. Lewis (although I know that everyone knows that). It has battles and rebellions and, very importantly, it's an allegory. It has Christ at the center, and that is what makes it so good to read. Unlike a lot of books that aren't Christian, we don't have to try and kind of 'ignore' the other parts in it that really are not very edifying to read.
The only parts I don't like is the part when (***SPOILER*** if you haven't read the book before) Peter and Susan are told that they won't go back to Narnia. And then, I don't like it because it's sad, not because it's un-godly.
Now, the movie.
Well...I'll say this for it--it was...entertaining.
If it wasn't supposed to be based on 'Prince Caspian', I would have really liked it. It has about as much romance as, say, 'Ratatouille'. But they added on the romance, making it really un-enjoyable for a purist like me, made Caspian really old, and COMPLETELY messed it up! They had Caspian and Peter going at each other's throats (nearly literally) when the book specifically said that they were good friends right off, Susan disrespecting her brother who happens to be the High King, and they really dampened down the allegorical stuff.
One good thing was that they made Edmund really good though. I'd watch it again just to see him. :)
I suppose I like the movie...kind of. I really liked "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" better.
What are y'alls opinions on it?
Izori
Oh, and Merry Day-before-Christmas-Eve!
I posted something about this a loooong time ago, but my thoughts on that were kind of rushed and not very organized. So I think I'll expand.
First, the book.
I LOVE the book, which is by C.S. Lewis (although I know that everyone knows that). It has battles and rebellions and, very importantly, it's an allegory. It has Christ at the center, and that is what makes it so good to read. Unlike a lot of books that aren't Christian, we don't have to try and kind of 'ignore' the other parts in it that really are not very edifying to read.
The only parts I don't like is the part when (***SPOILER*** if you haven't read the book before) Peter and Susan are told that they won't go back to Narnia. And then, I don't like it because it's sad, not because it's un-godly.
Now, the movie.
Well...I'll say this for it--it was...entertaining.
If it wasn't supposed to be based on 'Prince Caspian', I would have really liked it. It has about as much romance as, say, 'Ratatouille'. But they added on the romance, making it really un-enjoyable for a purist like me, made Caspian really old, and COMPLETELY messed it up! They had Caspian and Peter going at each other's throats (nearly literally) when the book specifically said that they were good friends right off, Susan disrespecting her brother who happens to be the High King, and they really dampened down the allegorical stuff.
One good thing was that they made Edmund really good though. I'd watch it again just to see him. :)
I suppose I like the movie...kind of. I really liked "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" better.
What are y'alls opinions on it?
Izori
Oh, and Merry Day-before-Christmas-Eve!
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Caption Contest that I have promised!!
Well...if you read the title, you know what I'm talking about.
GUIDELINES:
--Caption Contest starts on Monday, November 2, and ends on Friday, November 6, at midnight on Eastern time. I know that some of you are rather spread out and won't be on the same time as I will be, so just a warning that it ends on MY midnight. Not that I'm going to be staying up 'till midnight to figure out who commented after the deadline. But I'll trust you guys to figure out when exactly to post to make it before 12:00 AM Eastern time.
--When you comment your caption, please number them according to what picture your caption is for (i.e. #1. Blah, blah, blah. #2. Blah, blah...etc).
--There will be no prize other than the satisfaction of knowing that you have won. And winners, what I will do is figure out the winner for each individual picture, and then the overall funniest caption will be the winning one.
--the link to the Caption Contest will also be on my sidebar.
RULES:
--Please do not use bad words or any language that you would not say in the presence of our Lord. Also please don't insult other people in your captions. If you violate any of that, I will have to delete your comment (or if I can) simply use a more politer word in its place. I don't think any of y'all would do this...but I'll just say it anyway.
--Be a good sport.
--HAVE FUN!!!!!
And here are your pictures, taken from 'The Princess Bride', 'Fellowship of the Ring' and 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'.
#1.
#2.
#3.
#4.
#5.
#6.
#7.
#8.
#9.
#10.
#11.
There's so much more that would be great caption pictures...but I thought eleven was enough.
BTW, the caption contest starts NOW!
GUIDELINES:
--Caption Contest starts on Monday, November 2, and ends on Friday, November 6, at midnight on Eastern time. I know that some of you are rather spread out and won't be on the same time as I will be, so just a warning that it ends on MY midnight. Not that I'm going to be staying up 'till midnight to figure out who commented after the deadline. But I'll trust you guys to figure out when exactly to post to make it before 12:00 AM Eastern time.
--When you comment your caption, please number them according to what picture your caption is for (i.e. #1. Blah, blah, blah. #2. Blah, blah...etc).
--There will be no prize other than the satisfaction of knowing that you have won. And winners, what I will do is figure out the winner for each individual picture, and then the overall funniest caption will be the winning one.
--the link to the Caption Contest will also be on my sidebar.
RULES:
--Please do not use bad words or any language that you would not say in the presence of our Lord. Also please don't insult other people in your captions. If you violate any of that, I will have to delete your comment (or if I can) simply use a more politer word in its place. I don't think any of y'all would do this...but I'll just say it anyway.
--Be a good sport.
--HAVE FUN!!!!!
And here are your pictures, taken from 'The Princess Bride', 'Fellowship of the Ring' and 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'.
#1.
#2.
#3.
#4.
#5.
#6.
#7.
#8.
#9.
#10.
#11.
There's so much more that would be great caption pictures...but I thought eleven was enough.
BTW, the caption contest starts NOW!
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