Narnia book and movie comparison

Comparison of the lion the witch and the wardrobe book. Is it better to read the books or watch the movies of the. Out of all of the children in the first book of the series, the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe the most important one to look at when comparing to biblical structure would be edmund. But i did see the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, and it was better than i thought it would be. What are differences between the book the lion the witch. In the book, these events are shown before she tells everyone about them. Differences between the book and the movie posted on wed, december 14, 2005 wed, december 14, 2005 categories entertainment having now watched the new movie version of the chronicles of narnia. Near the beginning of the story when lucy first discovers the world behind the wardrobe none of the children believe her even after she tries to explain. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe is an animated feature from disney pictures and walden media, based on c. Hey, i might love the book, but dont love the movie and you like the movie, but dont like the book. Good ones for this are the harry potter series, holes, the chronicles of narnia series, and where. Inspiration christian symbolism in narnia by tom snyder and ted baehr narnia beckons. The whole part of peters duel against miraz, and the second battle of beruna is probably the next biggest difference between the movie and the book. One of the reasons the books were never made into movies until recently was because lewis opposed it, and i.

The chronicles of narnia book series is one of my favorites and i hope youll read them all. The book was adapted into two major motion pictures. The first narnia film of 2005 depicted susan as a very logical girl. If you have not read the book or seen the movie, please be aware there are some plot spoilers in the following discussion erudite christian author and evangelistphilosopher c.

After reading the book and watching the film the chronicles of narnia. Differences between the book and film the chronicles of. In the book, the witch is described as not merely pale, but white like snow or paper or. S lewis, a strong believer in jesus and the bible, i have no doubt that there are plenty of references in the chronicle of narnia, but here are just a few details that i picked out from it, and place in comparison with. The book also skips over a lot of the setup to do with wartime and the relationship between edmund and the others. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe compare and contrast. Lewis the chronicles of narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by c. Comparison of the lion the witch and the wardrobe book to movie. Lewis first book in the chronicles of narnia series.

Prince caspian it takes ages to start off and get going somewhere, and caspian rather bores me as a character. That being said, i consider the first and only the first movie in the. All modern fantasy compositions are through the eyes of the heros, and. There are many spoilers in the giver book to movie comparison. As i really enjoyed both the novel and the adaptation, i immediately kept on reading. Prince caspian, the book, is still a good yarn, but for the first third of the book the pevensies are sitting around in what used to be cair paravel whilst trumpkin brings them up to speed about prince caspian. The island of lost dreams 2002, walle 2008, bolt 2008. It is considered a classic of childrens literature and is the authors bestknown work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. A character comparison between film and book ariel.

In the book, peters duel with miraz is decribed through the perspective of edmund, caspian, and doctor cornelius as spectators. How the cast of chronicles of narnia should really look youtube. The jungle book 2016 add a movie to the comparison. Differences between the book and film the chronicles of narnia wiki. Unlike this movie, however, the two succeeding movies, prince caspian and the voyage of the dawn treader found scriptwriters and directors who took the liberty of changing. Baynes i bought this copy because for one, i personally did not want a movie tiein version, i wanted to have a hardcover edition that contained all of the books in one that i could keep for years and pass down to my children in short, good quality, tasteful, with pictures.

It includes questions, charts, a scaffolded compare and contrast essay template, and more. The chronicles of narnia the lion, the witch, and the. The voyage of the dawn treader was written by cs lewis in 1952. For a no prep way to have students compare and contrast a book with its movie, check out my book vs.

Looper is the goto source for the movies, tv shows and video games we all. Lucy is possibly one of the more relatable characters in narnia, having a. The next third of the book is getting to meet this prince caspian, and the pevensies experiences of narnia in doing so. Best of all, it can be used over and over again with any book that has a movie companion.

Susan is the one who counts and tries to find the others in. One of my favorite examples is when peter saves susan and lucy from the wolf in aslans camp. Lucy goes to the wardrobe in the middle of the night, and edmund follows her inside and then on to narnia. Animated version the film begins with lucy telling the others about narnia and the wardrobe, and the events in narnia with mr. Did the setting in the movie look like you had imagined it. Difference between prince caspian book and movie answers. Narnia is the magical other world, home to the fantastic creatures and objects, in which the pevensies and the white witch take the form of good versus evil. The one i want to talk about today is the lion, the witch and the wardrobe from the series the chronicles of narnia. I definitely agree with your points about the inferiority complex and the greenmistwhitewitch. The movie is also great but the release date of the movie was very awful. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, there are a few similarities and differences between the two. Caspian was looking for the 7 lost lords, but since the green mist was nonexistent in the book, they were just trying to find their fate. In addition to numerous traditional christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from greek and roman mythology, and from british and irish folklore. Characters must find the swords of the 7 lords of caspians father in order to defeat the green mist.

Outstanding inside look at absolutely every aspect of the making of this movie. It was released as the third book of the chronicles of narnia, but now is regarded as the fifth because of chronological events of the series. Lewis famous book was turned into a film in 2005 and now i finally found the. We have all read books and seen movies where the differences are astounding, and we sit and wonder if we were reading the same thing as. In the movie, they only do fencing between edmund and trumpkin. In the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, we meet the four pevensie children, peter, susan, edmund and lucy, who are sent away from london during world war ii to live in the countryside. This product is everything you need to teach your students to write a compare and contrast essay using the lion, the witch and the wardrobe book and movie. So, here are my arguments in no particular order of why i like the books more than the movies.

The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe movie captures the main themes of c. Is it better to read the books or watch the movies of the chronicles of. Paperback published in 2002, hardcover published in 2004, kindle edition published in 20, 1435117158 bond. The movie the chronicles of narnia is based on the c. Listed here are the many differences between the chronicles of narnia books and their various adaptations. I should say up front that i enjoyed the movie, but as a fan of the book. In the book, susan and trumpkin have an archery competition. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe is an animated feature from disney.

In the film, the white witch has fair skin, darkblonde hair and a crown of ice. Lewis was pretty clear about the basic christian symbolism in the seven books of his childrens. An expanded beginning posted on thu, december 15, 2005 thu, december 15, 2005 categories entertainment ill now continue looking at the differences between the book and movie versions of the chronicles of narnia. In the movie, edmund is staring outside watching bombs destroying the city and evacuates to the bomb shelter outside. In the book the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, though professor kirke. Charlie and the chocolate factory in 2005, and willy wonka and the chocolate factory in 1971. Do not delve in if you want the film to be a surprise. The movie, also have many differences from the book itself. In both the film and book her siblings do not believe her about her.

Lucy goes to narnia in about page 6 rather than 30 minutes into the film in the book, while with the beavers, once they realise edmund is. However, there were some key differences between the actors cast in leading roles and the characters as lewis described them in the books. Watching a movie after reading the book is a wonderful way to encourage students to think critically about how each medium presented roughly the same information. Least favorite to favorite chronicle of narnia book just reread the series again and was curious to see the rankings among the rest of you lot. The movie was sandwiched between two of summer 2008s most anticipated movies. Least favorite to favorite chronicle of narnia book. Movie post on the lion, the witch and the wardrobe some time ago. There are several differences between the book and its movie adaptation. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe 2005, the chronicles of narnia. Charlie and the chocolate factory book versus charlie and the chocolate factory film comparison chart. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe a theological analysis this is a movie thats very easy to dig deep into, and very fun because of the great writing of the original. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe a theological analysis.

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