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December 08, 2005
Aslan Vs. Kong
Who's going to win at the box office - King Kong or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? I'm going to do my part to help both movies. I've loved the Lewis books since I was a kid, and already have my tickets to see the Narnia movie. I wasn't as excited about Kong, but after watching The Pianist a few nights ago, I realize just how good an actor Adrien Brody is and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does with a big-budget movie.
Plus it's got Jack Black in it.
Ace has a good post on the subject, which includes links to some very angry secularists who are up in arms over the Narnia movie. These critics are just horrified that someone actually made a movie that included some of the Christian allegory Lewis put in the book.
Interesting that critics praise some movies with strong, nearly preachy, themes but shun other thematic films. I mean, American Beauty was one of the preachiest films I've ever seen and it was praised by critics and won an Academy Award. It was well-acted and directed, but that only made its obvious pedantic nature easier to take.
Posted by slublog at December 8, 2005 12:00 AM
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Considering how well religious movies tend to do (i.e. The Passion), I think Narnia might surpass their expectations.
But my guess isn't much better than a monkey at a dartboard, so . . .
Posted by: Hal at December 7, 2005 11:13 PM
I think I am looking forward to them both, I hope I can get Alethea to go to KK. I remember thinking the allegory in LWW was over the top when I first read them as an adult. I had to keep reminding myself it was a kids book. As for KK, I am intrigued at how successfully it appears to create a crediblt romance between beauty and the beast judging by the glowing reviews so far.
Posted by: MainiacJoe at December 8, 2005 10:20 AM
Yeah, Shan's not that excited about King Kong, either. None of the women in our group of friends seem all that excited about the movie, which I think is a problem for its box office potential.
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