Lewis in the 1950s, when he was a highpowered oxford professor and perhaps the 20th centurys most famous convert to christianity. 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. 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. Lesson on compare and contrast practice worksheet on filling in venn diagrams transitional phrases for compare and contrast essa. One of my favorite examples is when peter saves susan and lucy from the wolf in aslans camp. Inspiration christian symbolism in narnia by tom snyder and ted baehr narnia beckons. Charlie and the chocolate factory in 2005, and willy wonka and the chocolate factory in 1971. So, here are my arguments in no particular order of why i like the books more than the movies. Animated version the film begins with lucy telling the others about narnia and the wardrobe, and the events in narnia with mr. Dark island exists but there is no green mist and the island has no effect on narnia. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe movie captures the main themes of c. One of the reasons the books were never made into movies until recently was because lewis opposed it, and i. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe is an animated feature from disney pictures and walden media, based on c. Wow, id never realized how backward and contradictory the vdt movie made him, even in relation to pc.
Movie post on the lion, the witch and the wardrobe some time ago. There are many spoilers in the giver book to movie comparison. 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. The chronicles of narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by c. In the book, peters duel with miraz is decribed through the perspective of edmund, caspian, and doctor cornelius as spectators. What are differences between the book the lion the witch. The movie is also great but the release date of the movie was very awful. Good ones for this are the harry potter series, holes, the chronicles of narnia series, and where. Comparison of the lion the witch and the wardrobe book. In the book, susan and trumpkin have an archery competition. 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. Differences between the book and film the chronicles of narnia wiki. 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.
Lewis, the first installment, the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is the closest to its original book version. The first narnia film of 2005 depicted susan as a very logical girl. But i did see the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, and it was better than i thought it would be. Do not delve in if you want the film to be a surprise. Lewis famous book was turned into a film in 2005 and now i finally found the. Paperback published in 2002, hardcover published in 2004, kindle edition published in 20, 1435117158 bond. Lewis was pretty clear about the basic christian symbolism in the seven books of his childrens. The one i want to talk about today is the lion, the witch and the wardrobe from the series the chronicles of narnia. Lucy goes to the wardrobe in the middle of the night, and edmund follows her inside and then on to narnia. 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. Did the setting in the movie look like you had imagined it. All modern fantasy compositions are through the eyes of the heros, and. 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.
Well, but due to the fact that im currently reading three different book series at once, i completely forgot to write a post on prince caspian. 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. It is considered a classic of childrens literature and is the authors bestknown work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. It includes questions, charts, a scaffolded compare and contrast essay template, and more. In the movie, edmund is staring outside watching bombs destroying the city and evacuates to the bomb shelter outside. I definitely agree with your points about the inferiority complex and the greenmistwhitewitch. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe is an animated feature from disney. The movie the chronicles of narnia is based on the c. 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. 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. Is it better to read the books or watch the movies of the. The book also skips over a lot of the setup to do with wartime and the relationship between edmund and the others. Listed here are the many differences between the chronicles of narnia books and their various adaptations.
In addition to numerous traditional christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from greek and roman mythology, and from british and irish folklore. For a no prep way to have students compare and contrast a book with its movie, check out my book vs. In the book, these events are shown before she tells everyone about them. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe twice in the same number of days, i decided it would be worthwhile to write. Hey, i might love the book, but dont love the movie and you like the movie, but dont like the book. Looper is the goto source for the movies, tv shows and video games we all. However, there were some key differences between the actors cast in leading roles and the characters as lewis described them in the books. The movie, also have many differences from the book itself. The chronicles of narnia book series is one of my favorites and i hope youll read them all. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe a theological analysis. Outstanding inside look at absolutely every aspect of the making of this movie. The book was adapted into two major motion pictures.
The movie was sandwiched between two of summer 2008s most anticipated movies. 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 lion, the witch and the wardrobe compare and contrast. 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. Lewis first book in the chronicles of narnia series.
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe 2005, the chronicles of narnia. Differences between the book and film the chronicles of. The jungle book 2016 add a movie to the comparison. Charlie and the chocolate factory book versus charlie and the chocolate factory film comparison chart. I should say up front that i enjoyed the movie, but as a fan of the book.
The island of lost dreams 2002, walle 2008, bolt 2008. 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. The voyage of the dawn treader was written by cs lewis in 1952. Comparison of the lion the witch and the wardrobe book to movie. As i really enjoyed both the novel and the adaptation, i immediately kept on reading. A character comparison between film and book ariel. In the film, the white witch has fair skin, darkblonde hair and a crown of ice. There are several differences between the book and its movie adaptation. After reading the book and watching the film the chronicles of narnia. Lewis the chronicles of narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by c. Least favorite to favorite chronicle of narnia book.
In both the film and book her siblings do not believe her about her. That being said, i consider the first and only the first movie in the. Best of all, it can be used over and over again with any book that has a movie companion. In the book the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, though professor kirke. Prince caspian it takes ages to start off and get going somewhere, and caspian rather bores me as a character. Is it better to read the books or watch the movies of the chronicles of. 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. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, there are a few similarities and differences between the two.
While some people prefer to read the book first and others want to see the movie before reading the book, there is value in comparing books and movies. The next third of the book is getting to meet this prince caspian, and the pevensies experiences of narnia in doing so. How the cast of chronicles of narnia should really look youtube. Of the three chronicles of narnia movies produced based on the popular series written by english author c. Susan is the one who counts and tries to find the others in. Characters must find the swords of the 7 lords of caspians father in order to defeat the green mist. In the movie, they only do fencing between edmund and trumpkin.
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. The chronicles of narnia the lion, the witch, and the. Difference between prince caspian book and movie answers. 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.
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