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Narnia

Last Saturday (26th Feb) we went to see a preview of the Narnia movie. We had actively not read the book before going because it was long enough for most of us since we had read it to have a relatively fresh experience from the movie and be able to enjoy it’s presentation etc.

Now before I go any further I must explain that it takes 3 months or so before films make it to Japan due to translation into Japanese, which can’t be done direct like French or something due to the vastly differing structures etc…

So yeah, we saw the preview (4 of us) then read the book during the week then saw the movie on it’s release with a load of people. It was interesting to see how things differ… It’s also interesting to see how things are portrayed by the screenplay. Certain things in movies (obviously) need to be portrayed in a tangible way, such as Edmund’s realisation of his state while in prison through meeting Tumnas etc.
It was also curious, as Sarah here pointed out, that the focus of the movie shifted from Aslan to become more about the family of kids… It almost seemed that Aslan was dying for Edmund alone, which he was of course, but the fact that Edmund was required to fulfill the prophecy and restore the land and through that Aslan was dying for the good of the whole of Narnia (both good and bad, whether they realised it or not).

So yeah, interesting. I wonder if most people here realise what it is all about… Wonderful opportunity all the same!

Better head to bed here and get some sleep. We are handing out fliers at a elementary school tomorrow, then I’m going snowboarding with Kris!