#Narnia adaptations

[nobodysdaydreams]

Thoughts on Narnia Adaptations

I know I’ve briefly mentioned the pros and cons of someone writing about Susan’s story, and yes I have so many thoughts about that. But do you know what else I have thoughts about fellow Narnia fans?

A movie or tv series about the Ketterley family: Letty, Andrew, and Mable (Digory’s mom).

Because Uncle Andrew gave us one chapter of absolute insanity with his whole “I had an evil fairy godmother who did hard time in prison. She taught me dark magic and I stole a box of magic dust from Atlantis (which is real btw) from her on her death bed and broke a promise just so I could make some sparkly jewelry in my sister’s attic and perform experiments on guinea pigs and children. I’ve traveled the world and discovered secrets you fools could only dream of and learned terrible things!”

…and then never brought any of that stuff up again, or explained it. How much is real? How much is him just making stuff up? It would not surprise me if Uncle Andrew took that box to a charlatan who was like “oh uh… it’s um… Atlantean for sure” and Uncle Andrew was like “haha… I knew it!” (Also what was Andrew like as a kid, did he make his evil fairy godmother curse other students in his class because I feel like he would).

And while we’re on the subject of people who likely lied about or exaggerated a lot of their backstory: Jadis. I don’t know who remembers her whole: “I had an evil older sister who was so much worse than me, and it was all her fault. I might have committed omnicide, but that was only because she drove me to it by challenging me for no reason like an idiot (and she was always weak you know. She never even considered that I or anyone else would actually use omnicide to win a war. What a short-sighted fool). But now she and every other life form that ever existed on the planet are 100% dead. No one escaped I made sure of that we have no portals or magic rings here children, and no one is more powerful than me.”

…uh, yeah… right… your sister who was worse than you, yet “too weak” for omnicide. She might have also been evil or done bad things, I’m not discounting that, but forgive me if I don’t take Jadis and Andrew entirely at their word.

#Long post #I just know they lied #Jadis because she’s a liar and Andrew because he has no idea what he’s even talking about #And there are ways to connect their stories I’m sure (have fun rotating those in your brain) #But at the very least I need to see Andrew’s backstory I just know the kid was a menace #His sisters were probably so embarrassed of him #Little did they know it would only get so much worse #jadis #jadis the white witch #the white witch #charn #chronicles of narnia #narnia #the chronicles of narnia #uncle andrew #susan pevensie #Narnia adaptations #cs lewis

[walking-inthewind]

not to brag but my bf once said to me ''i hope the film adaptation of your favourites books will have an excellent cast, and doesn't miss out any major point in the plot, or nuances in development character ''

#pjo #pjo series #percy jackson series #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #hunger games #hunger games trilogy #hg #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #books #book adaptation #narnia #the chronicles of narnia #the maze runner #miss peregrines home for peculiar children #soc #six of crows #the grisha trilogy #grisha netflix #the grisha series #shadow and bone #shadowhunters

[lunaoblonsky]

#narnia #the chronicles of narnia #the lion the witch and the wardrobe #disney #christmas #santa #santa clause #christmas day #happy holidays #winter #snow #december #cs lewis #book adaptation #peter pevensie #lucy pevensie #susan pevensie #georgie henley #william moseley #anna popplewell #movie #film #moviegifs #movie gifs #reindeer

[cassandraxiv]

Ok, rant because I just re-watched The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe for the first time in years, and with the knowledge of storywriting I've accumulated in the meantime, the movie really impresses me.

One thing that struck me was that I could see that the people who made the movie had read the other books in the Chronicles of Narnia series. The most obvious is professor Kirke's reaction (beautifully played by Jim Broadbent) to learning of the world inside the wardrobe. He doesn't react with curiosity, but with recognition. Because he knows where the wood for that wardrobe came from. Because he has been to that world. Because he witnessed the creation of that world.

There are other minor examples, like the fact that the Lamp Post only has one cross arm (the other was torn off by queen Jadis in The Magician's Nephew).

This is something that has hugely bothered me about several more recent adaptations of books that I love, such as Eragon or The Letter for the King, which were clearly made by people with little to no knowledge of other books in the series, and perhaps no expectation to further adapt the series. These two are the most egregious examples I can think of right now, as they are both adapted so poorly that their respective sequels are pretty much impossible to adapt as a result of plot points they have changed, characters they have left out, or characters they included but killed off even though they are extremely important to the sequels.

Rant over.

#writing #movie adaptation #movie analysis #the lion the witch and the wardrobe #the chronicles of narnia #narnia #the magician's nephew #eragon #the inheritance cycle #the letter for the king

[radiantsouth]

they're right and they SHOULD say it

#im not ready to move on from the movie cast pls they will always be the definitive pevensies TO ME #that being said i wouldnt be mad at a magician's nephew adaptation #i trust ms greta but my god will moseley is barely in his thirties #narnia #tcon #the chronicles of narnia

[disneyboot]

#disney #book adaptation #disney movies #20th century fox #artemis fowl #the darkest minds #a wrinkle in time #miss peregrine's home for peculiar children #the maze runner #i am number four #percy jackson #dragon ball #jumper #the dark is rising #eragon #the chronicles of narnia #the black cauldron

[adaptationsvs-polls]

Which version of this property do you prefer?:

#the chronicles of narnia #the chronicles of narnia books #narnia books #narnia #the pevensies #the chronicles of narnia bbc #the chronicles of narnia miniseries #the chronicles of narnia films #narnia films #narnia miniseries #narnia bbc #susan pevensie #edmund pevensie #lucy pevensie #peter pevensie #aslan #the lion the witch and the wardrobe #prince caspian #voyage of the dawn treader #the silver chair #the magician's nephew #the horse and his boy #chronicles of narnia #the last battle #polls #adaptation polls #books #tv #film #miniseries

[nothinggold13]

There’s valid “I don’t personally want Narflix” takes, and then there’s whatever this nonsense is. (@faithfire)

#narflix #the chronicles of narnia #narnia #nearly half the books have still never been adapted to screen— #HOW IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU PEOPLE?? #(this coming from a girl who needs a complete series that ends with a stellar LB adaptation more than she needs air)

[opheliapenning]

Our past had crawled into the trees,

Into the seas and from the valleys.

It showed us what had been, what would be

And what would never cease being.

Ophelia Penning

#something about the way the pevensies are constantly adapting and changing timelines #home becomes synonymous with family #and not a place #narnia edit #prince caspian edit #narnia #prince caspian #susan pevensie #peter pevensie #edmund pevensie #lucy pevensie #the chronicles of narnia #the voyage of the dawn treader #original poem #my poem #ophelia penning

[dylantagnan]

If Disney (or Netflix) is serious about remaking Narnia for modern audiences, I hope they get Gwendoline Christie to play the White Witch! I can’t imagine a more apt successor to Tilda Swinton than Gwen, who actually looks up to Tilda. They both have the same ethereal, regal air about them.

#gwendoline christie #tilda swinton #white witch #Narnia #the chronicles of narnia #cs lewis #Disney #Netflix #remake #adaptation #movies #film #tv #television #cinema #got #game of thrones #sandman #wednesday #brienne of tarth #lucifer morningstar #queen jadis #jadis the white witch #jadis #Aslan #larissa weems #principal weems #addams family #neil gaiman #song of ice and fire

[idkaguyorsomething]

Why Greta Gerwig should adapt The Magician’s Nephew instead of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

I had some thoughts. They are below the cut in list form

Something we Haven’t Been Shown Before- to put it bluntly, we already have a perfectly good adaptation of TLTWATW, and it’s probably as good and accurate an adaptation as you could ask for. There are a few minor details that got cut and added, but honestly, as far as book-to-movie adaptations go, it’s extremely faithful to the plot, themes, characters, the whole shebang of the original book. Even if you don’t count the live action movie, there’s still the animated movie, the BBC production, and several play adaptations out there. It’s had its time to shine and by adapting The Magician’s Nephew, we’d be getting something fresh from the franchise.

Equally Accessible Starting Point- while TLTWATW was the first Narnia book to be written and published, chronologically The Magician’s Nephew takes place before it, serving as both a prequel and standalone story so that newcomers to Narnia could get into the series with either book. C S Lewis himself said that it didn’t matter which one people chose to start with, so it would serve as a great entry point for anyone looking to get into the Chronicles of Narnia as well as provide an interesting prequel for people familiar with the movies that already came out, leading me to my next point:

Worldbuilding- this book has so much cool stuff you guys. The pool world, Charn, the apple grove, the rings, Frank. ¡Actual literal worldbuilding! Also Sherlock Holmes and Atlantis for some reason. There’s just a lot of really interesting concepts and locations in this story that have the potential to be a true spectacle while also serving as a rewarding expansion of the universe that Narnia fans know that newcomers will still be able to appreciate.

Our Heroes- Digory and Polly are incredibly adorable and likable protagonists. They feel a good deal more fleshed out and realistic than the Pevensie kids in the books, and even though the movies went out of their way to give them some more depths, our dynamic duo from The Magician’s Nephew still feel quite distinctive in their own right. Their interpersonal conflict never grows as deep as something like, say, Edmund’s betrayal, but they both have different perspectives and things they bring to the table as individuals while also having a very fun, genuine friendship. Bonus points for being a rare boy/girl relationship that is never so much as hinted to be anything beyond platonic.

The Villains- The Magician’s Nephew has a pretty perfect combination of antagonists who manage to be memorable and legitimately menacing as well as pathetic little meow meows. This book gives us Jadis’ backstory as well as her getting to wreak unhinged havoc in downtown 18XX London as well as Uncle Andrew, a conspiracy theorist incel Redditor before Reddit was ever a thing. They’re delightfully entertaining in completely different ways, and seeing them onscreen would be an absolute treat.

Thematic Resonance- lots of things that happen in this book carry a lot of similar motifs to other films that Greta Gerwig has worked on, and since she hasn’t really created any epic fantasy style films yet, they could provide a strong emotional core to center any experimentation she tries out in the genre. You’ve got Digory’s loving but complicated relationship with his mother due to her illness displacing them from home, the coming-of-age aspects as the children encounter various adult figures they feel powerless to oppose, and learning the consequences of one’s actions. It’s even mentioned in the book that Polly is working on a little writing project that she’s sensitive about, like Jo March. A lot of people have complained that they feel Greta Gerwig will neuter the story by toning down the religious elements (which there is A LOT to dissect about concerning how C S Lewis’ beliefs led to things like the Problem of Susan, but there just isn’t enough information about the actual movie out yet to draw any actual conclusions) yet I’d argue that these emotional arcs, which play into Gerwig’s strengths as a director, could easily hold up a movie on their own if handled well. Combine that with the potential for unique visuals, the book’s surprisingly good sense of humor, and the many concepts that could be brought onscreen in a truly unique way, and you’ve practically got a recipe for a great addition to the Chronicles of Narnia unlike anything the movie fans have gotten before.

Feel free to disagree about any of that, though. Hearing where other people think the netflix movies should pick up would be really interesting, so leave any thoughts on the subject in the notes if you want. I just wanna see Fledge the pony accidentally get yanked into another dimension.

#narnia #chronicles of narnia #the chronicles of narnia #the lion the witch and the wardrobe #the magician’s nephew #greta gerwig #digory kirke #polly uhhhh #fuck i can’t remember if polly even has a last name #to be perfectly honest i think netflix will just adapt tltwatw because that’s the most famous one #but this was my favorite book and dammit more people need to know about polly and digory

[bisexualwintermoon]

the next narnia adaptation has to be animated bc ben barnes is quite literally The Only caspian the tenth Ever.

#eclipse’s posts <3 #narnia #chronicles of narnia #and furthermore they Need to let me be in charge of it #although prince caspian & dawn treader already have (dubiously accurate) adaptations so. ben barnes as silver chair-era caspian hello.

[mozart-the-meerkitten]

Watching people freak out over the Percy Jackson tv show and talk about what they liked/didn't like and what the writers kept and left out of the show is really giving me perspective on what a rabid and insane Wingfeather Saga fan I am because they sound like me whenever I start talking about it. All of them. The good, the bad and the ugly, I am all of these reactions and more. I am insane, totally obsessed, hyperfixated, and overly paranoid. Possibly deranged.

On the other hand, listening to all these people rant and rave (in good and bad ways) about the show is making me feel much more normal about my Wingfeather obsession. xD

#the wingfeather saga #percy jackson #the wingfeather saga tv show #percy jackson tv show #this and other things I post at almost 3am #and I mean I'm like this whenever I get obsessed with something wingfeather's just the current thing #I also keep mentally comparing reactions to how I feel about the LOTR movies just for a bit more neutral perspective #I've had longer to reflect on the LOTR movies and how I feel about them and the movies are finished #wingfeather show is just beginning #I don't know if I've been this insane and deranged over something at the same time an adaptation was releasing #since Narnia #I mean kind of with the hobbit movies but it wore off quicker with them #Narnia went on for YEARS #I say that like my obsession with Narnia has stopped #it has not #but oh my word #ask 9-12 year old me what she thought of Narnia #and she would have talked at you for HOURS #days even #but I was less paranoid and anxious and jaded then #I wish I was still like that now :/

[pevensiegiigi]

I'll be honest and say that i don't trust Greta Gerwig to direct Narnia. I've seen her projects and that's why I'm a little afraid, the essence of Narnia is in its Christian references and we already know how Netflix is. I won't raise my expectations until i at least meet the cast.

PS: I hope he doesn't call Timothy to work in some movie.

#narnia #Narnia adaptation #chronicles of narnia #cs lewis #greta gerwig #I'll give the benefit of the doubt just a little #the chronicles of narnia

[the-introverted-writer-for-life]

Ok guys I need to know

#caspian #prince caspian #narnia #netflix #netflix narnia #Greta Gerwig #new narnia #narnia adaption #BBC narnia #disney narnia #pc #vdt #votdt #voyage of the dawn treader #ben barnes

[fatherofnarnia]

The Telmarine who saved Narnia

@hearkenedsouls / @seafaringkingx-archive liked this for a starter

The Telmarine Age finally came to the end, and the hope of a new, better future rose like the first star in the night sky. The Narnians repented of their sins, and Aslan - as once promised - returned to them and gave them a new king: Caspian X. (headcanon, you can read more here). King Miraz was dead, and the tribulation of old times was already in the past.

Everyone was enjoying their time in the castle after the coronation ceremony, peace was planted in people's hearts again. One man, however, seemed to be concerned. The Pevensies had left, and the young king was forced to face his duties alone. It would not easy to rebuild a kingdom after an oppression.

"Are you sad because of Susan? Or are you worried about how you will act as king?"

#hearkenedsouls #seafaringkingx #Caspian X #The Telmarine who saved Narnia #Prince Caspian (movie adaptation) #Alright I hope you don't mind I wrote a starter for your Caspian :)