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I have been very apprehensive about what a film version of Narnia would look like. This review has helped considerably. I hope I enjoy it as much as Stephanie.
"(Actually, "The Magician's Nephew" only became the first installment when Harper Collins repackaged the Narnia series several years ago. Until then, they were listed in the order that C.S. Lewis had written them.)"
Really? The books were re-packaged in a different order? Why? I realize that The Magician's Nephew is the first book chronologically, but The Lion, The Witch and The Warddrobe is the emotional beginning of the series. I always thought The Magician's Nephew was a strange book, and by far my least favorite in the series. I don't think I would have finished it if I hadn't already read books 1-5 and been entranced with the world of Narnia.
I remember disliking Edmund as a child when reading the books. However, as an adult, it seems to me that while Lucy is the most likable character, Edmund is clearly the most interesting. I also remember feeling that the reason Edmund does the things he does is due to his birth order. Peter is the oldest boy, Susan is the oldest girl, and Lucy is the baby of the family. Edmund is stuck in the middle and craves attention which he finds from the White Witch.
Also, does anyone know if the producers are planning to make the rest of the books into films? The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my very favorite and I have always thought it would make a great movie. However, I cannot imagine what a film version of The Magician's Nephew would be like. And, if people are concerned about the religious undertones in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, how would they react to The Last Battle? In that book, the religious theme is pretty unmistakable.
