THE LION, THE KING, & THE TUG OF WAR


movies aren't just movies anymore.

From Jeff Giles' great Newsweek article about the upcoming film adaption of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe comes the most interesting sentence, and perhaps the most depressing observation, I read all day:

The speculation [about how the film's religious themes will play] is understandable, partly because the climax of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe can be read as an allegory for Jesus' death and resurrection—though how many of us read it that way when we were 8?—and partly because, after The Passion of the Christ, movies are increasingly regarded as things to play tug of war with, rather than share.

Sometimes, and especially when we're left to argue over the political agendas of family films and science fiction thrillers and character-driven boxing pictures, it feels like popular and political culture have turned into all the worst parts of my grad classes. God forbid anyone just try to enjoy a good story.

Posted: Tue - November 1, 2005 at 10:53 PM          

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