You know why the subsequent movies were increasingly less successful? It's because they were increasingly less faithful to the source material, leaving out more of the story and putting in garbage that wasn't supposed to be there. If I come to see Narnia on the screen, I want to see Narnia, not some goofball hollywood weirdo's ideas about how they can "make it better." If your ideas are better, do an original work. Don't use someone else's work to try to boost yourself.
I just hope any reboot is kept as close to the books as possible and they leave out any woke crap. I would love to see all seven books done. From the second book on they would need to be filmed fairly soon after each other so the children don’t age out. They are wonderful books full of symbolism that deserve to be treated with respect by whoever is making them for the big or small screen.
C.S. Lewis described Aslan as the answer to the question "What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia, and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?". If Netflix and the show runners find that idea horribly offensive and see it as their job to "rehabilitate" Lewis, then their version of CoN will probably fail.
My advice to Netflix and Greta Gerwig is to approach their Narnia production as Jackson approached LOTR: with utmost respect for the source material and the author. CS Lewis, one of the literary geniuses of the 20th century, intentionally wrote Narnia as a Christian allegory for children and parents to enjoy and be inspired by. The stories are already rich. The characters are authentic and their arcs are meaningful. And the themes of the narrative are inherently powerful, universal, and relevant. If the series creators bring these to life vividly and artistically, they will be rewarded with critical and popular success. If, on the other hand, they chose to leverage Narnia’s existing popularity as a platform for their own political and social messaging, they will lose worse than Amazon is losing on Rings of Power. Woke Hollywood is dead. Bury it and go back to basics. Great storytelling that thrills, moves, and inspires the widest audiences.
They will never take your advice, sorry to say. They will probably have Lucy and Susan in bikinis twerking on their brothers' laps and having Aslan as a lioness. The White Witch will be the misunderstood communist and the hero of the story, or she will be the evil White Warlock.
There is still plenty of biblical analogy written throughout. That part can't be avoided. I think they'll make it less of a Christian story overall. I don't C.S. Lewis would mind. Also, less racism and a better fate for Susan.
@@Cangwen that just defeats the purpose of the story... If they watered down the Christian aspects of the story, that just makes it less of a way to actually teach what C.S. Lewis had intended for...
@@laurasohn8332 Does it have to be Christian in order to convey the same message? It's also not fair to judge the story before the trailer even comes out.
@@Cangwen Is the Bible the same if it doesn't actually keep the telling of Jesus' sacrifice for All of mankind and how He rose from the dead to show how He would promise that those who follow Him will also gain the chance to be with Him someday?
@@laurasohn8332 The Chronicles of Narnia is a children's book series. It isn't the Bible itself. If you can't get passed that, I don't know what to tell you.
My favorite is The Horse and his boy and I haven’t seen a film of it yet; hopefully they will do that one. The Last Battle, Silver Chair, and The Magician’s nephew are all good as well. BBC versions were fantastic hopefully Netflix does their research before creating them.
I agree, The Horse and His Boy was by and far the best. I've somewhat given up on seeing a film version, perhaps for the best. How would it rival the version that came alive when I first read the book so many years ago? How might one capture the theater of my mind's eye, or record the retoric of those characters who took form in my internal monologue while leaping off of the page. This is the battle of everyone who reads and sees the works they love welcomed into a new medium. We are removed from center stage. Who can play these characters better than we are able to?
@@stevechain770 You make a good point; however, when I first saw Peter Jackson's _The Fellowship of the Ring,_ I was gobsmacked to see a "hobbit hole" straight out of my imagination, only even more homey and colorful than I had expected. The right director might just nail it.
Hopefully they won’t try to inject 21 century morality and cultural norms into one of the greatest book series of all time. It doesn’t need an update, or reinterpretation….it just needs 21 century technology to make it jump off the pages.
Can't Hollywood, Netflix and everyone come up with new stories????? Why do they keep remaking movies everyone has already seen? Is Imagination truly dead?
@@namehere5675 I get that. But risk is what makes life worth it. That is how we learn and improve. So true imagination and the desire to risk/explore/learn/grown is dead, even by the people because they keep paying to see the same movie over and over again.
Tolken said something like, 'If a story isn't grounded in the reality of God's creation, then it will not be honest. He said if you write about, for example, a tree, it should remind us of the amazing thing that trees we see every day are. Thus he created the Ents and they are slow moving beings, but they observe everything and suffer everything. Belief is gone in most of Hollywood creators.. so creation of stories is a real stretch for them. Horror yes, documentary yes, based on real life yes, new stories, fantasy etc.. are lost on them. The reason the Avengers worked was based in .. I will give my life for another (hmm. ancient principal) etc...
Narnia is hard to make into a series because each book isn't always a continuation from the prior book. It's not one long epic story like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. It's hard for an audience who hasn't read the books to understand the jumps in the storyline and characters that come in/out of the story.
The reason it's hard to make a Narnia series is because the entire work is a Christian allegory, and the secularists making the films are determined to remove all vestiges of that hated religion.
Gerwig is absolutely not the right pick for director, there is no way she sticks to the original story or even the original moral of the story that Lewis created because Netflix and Gerwig are both diametrically opposed to C.S. Lewis's philosophies.
The story is a beloved allegory of Christianity. Not sure Netflix or any other Hollywood elites can understand or reproduce a version true to the beautiful symbolism embodied in the writing of CS Lewis.
I'd be on board to see the other books be adapted to film if they stayed true to the stories, but the first two movies are already perfect in my opinion and a reboot can't help but fail because it will always be compared to them. Fun fact though, the Narnia movies we know and love were actually a reboot themselves and I believe four of the books were made into earlier films which are unintentionally hilarious because literally all the animals are obviously people in costumes!
Yes, the earlier ones were by BBC and were quite hilarious, unintentionally, for the reason you mention - and there were four of them, the Disney three and The Silver Chair.
If they can commit to being faithful to Lewis's intent, to the text of the books, and promise to exclude all wokery, then, perhaps, it may be worthwhile.
I started watching this filled with hope. Then I saw who was making the movies and who was directing them. I will never watch a Narnia movie filled with “woke”. I fear that these offerings will be unrecognizable. Read the books and use your imagination people. It’s the best way to “see” the story as it was meant to be.
If they don't stay true to the spirit of the books, written by a conservative Christian academic, I'd rather they don't make the movies at all. I suspect Gerwig and Netflix plan to "fix" Narnia.
Starting with _The Magician's Nephew_ is a good idea, since the actual chronological order of events (as opposed to publishing order) starts with that book. At worst, Netflix will only do that one, and at least we would get to see a _new_ Narnia movie. And re Disney's adaptations, I agree with the comment below. I got so mad at both _Prince Caspian_ and _Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ for drifting the way they did. And since my first exposure to _TLTW&TW_ was the animated short film from the seventies, I never liked Disney's version anyway. So, let's give Netflix a chance. I'll be watching!
Netflix needs to take a lesson from the most successful film adaptation of fantasy of all time: the "Lord of the Rings" movies. Director Peter Jackson approached the project with a deep sense of humility. Some changes from the book needed to be made to accommodate what worked in film, but the base story and themes had to be Tolkein's. If the project ever turned into Peter Jackson's storytelling, the project was doomed. Many recent Netflix adaptations have added contemporary and frankly "woke" themes into classic and even historical stories. Any hint of that in Narnia would quickly make the series a pariah among the target audience. Some changes from the books will be necessary, but any conflicts or themes which don't come from C. S. Lewis could quickly doom this project. It will only succeed if it is seen as Lewis's story.
Jackson took huge liberties with the Hobbit. Also, both Lewis and Tolkien had subtle (in Tolkien's case) and not so subtle (in Lewis' case) racism. I am okay if they avoid some of this. Call it woke if you want to.
@@Meller571 "The Hobbit" movies were not as successful as the "Lord of the Rings" movies. Trying to avoid racism isn't "woke". Seeing racism everywhere, regardless of if it is actually there or not, is what will get me to call you "woke".
@@Meller571 Should merely staying as true as possible to an original work when _performing_ , _presenting_ or _adapting_ it to another medium necessarily be assumed to constitute an _endorsement_ of said original, let alone _all_ aspects of it?
The mentality of people today is it they can do whatever they want, and they are to be respected because each person's thoughts and feelings and personal perceptions about the given subject are expected to be valued no matter how they are presented no matter how lacking in actual truth/reality they may be. Failing to remain true to these beloved books would almost be a sin. That author is to be respected, highly respected. Those books are classics. More so than a book like Charlotte's Web, which I think the movie remained pretty faithful. So definitely they need to and should remain faithful to the Narnia books.
As others have pointed out, Netflix is notorious for diddling around with their adaptations until they sometimes barely resemble their source. *_coughTheWitchercough_* That's also why either audiences or actors want to abandon ship. "This isn't the ship upon which I booked passage! I demand this sip turn around!" Heh.
It can't accurately portray Aslan because the director/writer doesn't understand that He is not a "christlike figure" in narnia. According to CS Lewis, He was literally the God of every possible world. The Reason there is something rather than nothing. The very definition of Truth and Goodness.
No. I will not watch it because there’s no way the movie adaptation will be faithful to the book. Better to read the book or watch the movies from nearly 20 years ago. Those movies at least captured the spirit of CS Lewis’ writings.
Narrator: "Are we ready for a reboot of the Narnia series?" In theory, I think this is fine. In practice, Netflix and Greta Gerwig have no hope of doing this with any kind of fidelity to the Christian sentiments that deliberately saturated Lewis' work. By hating his Christian beliefs, they could only hope to make garbage wrapped in his work's name. They want to make money off of fantasy, not tell C.S. Lewis' story. It's a shame, because all of the acting talent and technology are available to actually make the movies great. I have even less trust in this turning out to be credible or watchable than the Rings of Power. They should stop before they start and spare all of us the frustration. But, the frustration for Christians is probably part of their pleasure.
I'm really terrified of Netflix ruining it. I'm worried they won't stay true to the books and the main thoughts behind it. As Narnia has strong christian motives I'm not sure Netflix will be able to keep them in and they might just focus on the action side of things, which would take away so much from the stories. But as of right now I'm just happy a new Narnia film is coming and I hope for the best, especially when there's finally a chance that I will get movies for my favourite books - The Magician's Nephew and The Horse and His Boy (which as far as I know was never mentioned, but I hope they'll make a film for all of the books).
The BBC version of the Chronicles of Narnia 1988, did 4 of the 7 books but did each movie in a Mini Series fashion and stayed true to the books. The animation is cheesy and all the special effects are dated but it is about the story that people have come to love it. The Reboot of the series started off really well but Prince Caspian was a let down , but the book and BBC version wasn't great either. The Voyage of the Dawn Trader was Terrible because it needs to be a mini series or multiple movies to really do the story justice. Lastly, the Chronicles of Narnia was written as a Children's book series as a Direct Allegory of the Bible and Christianity. You CANNOT do the books Justice if YOU water down these themes and key aspects of the story and Dialog. If you do the whole thing will fall apart like a Deck of Cards. Those Christian Allegories and Key Lines like 'But is he Safe? Safe? Of course He isn't Safe. But He is good' Also Ustice turning from a Dragon into a Boy again has so much more to it with Aslan, it was just sad in rhe Dawn Tredor. Also the Island of Dreams is completely different and so much more significant in the Book and BBC version. The added plot details and scenes were just shallow fantasy fluff.
My question is will Douglas Gresham (CS Lewis' stepson) have any say or content control of these reboots? I know he had some producer role in the more recent movies, and I believe he still controls the Lewis library and estate.
Just curious. Am I right to assume that most liberal leaning American’s would prefer these stories to be revised, to be in keeping with progressive values, or should they remain as C. S Lewis intended: a retelling of “The Bible”, in a form that children could digest, make sense of, and enjoy?
The Narnia adaptations have always suffered because there is a perception that the Narnia series is intended for children. Indeed the books were intended for children, but not ONLY for children. To appreciate them as Lewis wrote them requires some familiarity with medieval literature and chivalric romances, and Reepicheep the Mouse is as good a sly comment on the cult of chivalry as _Don Quixote_. I love the Narnia stories and will watch any version that makes it to the screen, but I would also love to see a big-budget modern version of Lewis's so-called Space Trilogy, the 3 novels beginning with _Out of the Silent Planet_. The last of these, _ That Hideous Strength_ is one of my favorite novels, and one I reread at least once or twice a year. The ending of that book is tremendously satisfying as the world is made whole and wholesome once again. The Space Trilogy is also a commentary on the Arthurian Legends, as is made explicit by Merlin appearing as a character, and using the name Ransom for the main character brings in the Christian subtext in a way which is rather heavy-handed, but not obnoxiously so, echoing some of the original Arthurian romances with characters like Parcival. I could go on for paragraphs, but I'll stop now...
"Reboot" & "Re-imagine" are pretty much interchangeable with the word UNFAITHFUL, as in unfaithful to the source material. I would love to see a faithful telling of the stories with the technical advancements of today. BUT, I have very little trust that today's entertainment industry will treat ANY original source material with the respect it deserves.
How about using BBC versions of LLW, PC, VoDT, and SC as base to make Magician's Nephew and Horse and His Boy. Last Battle, eeeeh, not sure I want anyone touching that book. I'm even hesitant on Magician's Nephew. I agree with some of these people here. No more reboots. I was fine with Disney LWW. The other two were either meh or just downright tragedy. BBC versions best in my opinion. Grew up on those. Loved them. Seemed to stick closer to book than whatever Disney did (glares mainly at PC and VoDT😒🙄). I don't want 2nd reboots, especially if they're not going to remain 97-99% faithful to book, and also set out to anger me and tear my heart into pieces (looks again at Disney).
The chronicles of narnia is gonna be directed by the lightyear and coco movie directors? Lightyear sucked, and coco was for a completely different audience. We are done for 💀
I was ready for a reboot about 15 minutes into the midnight showing of the Disney Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe. If Netflix can just use the BBC's shooting scripts and spend a little money on special effects, they could have a winner. I'm not holding my breath.
❤I pray they ask Liam Neeson to do the voice of Aslan, because he was the original voice in Disney version and his voice is perfect for it. Truthfully I am happy that is going beyond the first 3, because the first one was animated at first but do love the Disney version. The rest I’ll see for my self I am a big fan of The Chronicles of Narnia, my children & grandchildren have even fell in love with this movie. I would love for someone to do all seven books so we could see the closure 🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾
This... is... unnecessary. C.S. Lewis was a deeply faithful Christian and wrote these as a means of bringing others to Christ. Netflix will mess this up so badly.
Honestly I would love to see a reboot that is more faithful to the books. I think the Disney movies were very aesthetically pleasing but a lot of things bothered me about the story line and things they changed. I DONT think Netflix should be the ones to do it though. maybe one day we’ll have a narnia series that is both faithful to the books and adapted well to movie form.
My only fear is that they will make Diggory a meek wimpy coward who will be cowed by Polly who will be strong independent assertive and dominant girl that will constantly put Diggs down, as well as belittle him. And should they do the next book, the boys are either useless or replaced by girls. Those, and they might turn Aslan into a lioness.
I liked how Netflix adapted a series of unfortunate events from book to screen. Where they got each book and split it into one or more episodes to cover the whole book. If I were Netflix I think this approach would work best for everyone involved. Since I know there is also talks about making Narnia into a tv show since they want to rival Game of thrones. That is a tall order since there is only 7 books in the series and I’m not sure how you can possibly expand it any further. 🤷🏻♂️ Idk, perhaps it’s better they decided 3 films and then later they can flesh out the other books in some other way
Each season could cover 1 book, that way they can get through all the stories, and they have more time than a 2 hour movie to cram everything in. It also means if they cancel, at least 1 season covers 1 book with all the details in it.
This only works if your committed to making all of the films You have to take a harry potter approach Every book has to be made into a movie Reaching a deal with cs lewis estate is not easy
I am not a Christian, but even I know these stories depend on the Christian allegory found throughout them. If Netflix messes with that then they will most likely fail.
The difficulty is that the original cast is so incredibly charismatic and charming, it'll be difficult to even match it. But I am a little sad that they didn't adapt more of the books, so that's something I hope to get. Just please, Netflix, see it through and don't cancel it after two seasons.
@@Meller571 What an obedient stooge! I'm sure you'll earn some virtue signal points for that post. ICYMI, there's a legitimate reason why the term "DEI hire" is an insult that nobody wants to be associated with. Equity: yes, 100% against, as you should be as well. If you're not against it, then you don't understand what it really is. Inclusion: should be based on merit alone, or else everything turns to 💩. Too many examples in the headlines to cite.
@@Meller571 nah, I have nothing against legal EQUALITY and cultural inclusion.... I'm just against privileged [generally white] people who lack creativity appropriating and sucking the life and fun out of old IPs - for which they have no appreciation, understanding, or love - by hamfistedly forcing their preachy, divisive, elitist ideals into modern entertainment.
HECKS NO. As someone who grew up with the BBC chronicles of Narnia series. My children were very hesitant to watch the Walden media Chronicles of Narnia… My Grandchildren have alr😢decided to protest the Netflix Chronicles of Narnia!!!!
I'm a old man and I loved the movies. They were a story of the battle between good and evil. Of course to many of todays WOKE FOLK will tell that there is no good or evil, just differences.
Netflix has been known to end things to soon and Narnia has been adapted twice but never fully. First time was the BBC which made it all the way through to the Silver Chair; second was the recent three movies, and then there was an animated film of Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe. So, first book adapted 3 times, second and third books adapted twice, and fourth book adapted once. That’s weird! I just hope Barbie director doesn’t go off script and insult men.
No one wants a reboot of Narnia unless it is very strict to the book. Narnia is weird and fantastic itself without messing with it. Make it true to the original intent and it will be a favorite. If not, don’t waste your time and money.
The reason they never go past Voyage of the Dawn Treader is simple, they have yet to actually do it right and follow the book. Disney did the first one dead on, and in the 2nd they felt the need to add a little bit, but the 3rd was totally off the rails.
Since the Chronicles of Narnia are Christian books they should leave it to the studio that brought The Chosen. I have my doubts about Netflix delivering good christian quality movies
I think if they stay true to the books and original content I believe it will do well. And Gretta being good at focusing on building characters will be a plus because c.s Lewis made you love the characters and brought you into the fantasy realm with them, so characters being built to love, hate , enjoy etc will be a very good thing for chronicles of Narnia!
C.S. Lewis' message and core beliefs seem to be the complete antithesis to Greta Gerwig and the message she has been conveying. It would be like trying to make an NFL Football player into a prima ballerina. Lord, have mercy. Why choose her?
As long as they are faithful to the source material and the effects are fantastically stellar. The cast also must be spot on. They have there work cut out for them but let's go!
Watching the trailers will let us know whether or not we want to watch a perversion of these beloved Christian classics. I did not watch the story of NOAH because I could see by the trailer that it did not remain true at all to the Bible. If Netflix cannot respect God's words, then they definitely will not respect C. S. Lewis.
Yes a reboot would be good. I have all Chronicles of Narnia movies in my collection. The first two absolutely fantastic yet the third minus the two older ‘siblings’ was hard to imagine a good story plot.
The Chronicles of Narnia are Christian masterpieces. If Netflix takes out the clearly Christian themes of these books and turns them into woke trash, then these films will never be successful. Which is sad because I really want to see these books made into movies. Especially Horse and His Boy, which is one of the best books in the series.
My only hope is that ALL the books get made, not just x3 or 2...the world has so much in it! So its promising to hear they'll start at the beginning with Magician's nephew. That aside, the creatures need to look as good if even better than those movies. The Aslan was so perfect, it still rivals 'the lion king' live action movie lions created many years later. We also need to remember that the book series was already created by the BBC originally, and the Disney movies were a remake already. Im curious to see how Netflix handles it as I very much enjoyed how Damsel was made. I half wonder if the reboot should be a tv show instead of separate movies, because they could likely fit so much more of the books into each season.
Let’s not forget, Gerwig was a victim in House of the Devil ☺️. She was the friend of the one babysitting. Gerwig dropped her off, and let’s say, never made it home.
I can see Aslan being a cross between a wookie and a unicorn. The "children" could be adults who identify as children. England could be China and Narnia could be the wonderful land of Portland. This has real potential.
Not going to lie. My biggest fear is getting invested in the series then them ending it early. There has never been a movie or animated version adapted from all the books. I don't know if I can trust Netflix to see all 7 books.
I would like them to start with the Magician's Nephew just because it's one of the books that hasn't been done very much if at all and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe has been done many times
"A new interpretation of the book..." by Netflix. So, if previous Netflix adaptations can be our guide, they will take C.S. Lewis's allegory of Christian faith and turn it into a feminist, communist, secular, immoral AND boring piece of trash. The network that distributed "Cuties" has no business touching C.S. Lewis's work.
Make the movies from the actual books. I was listening to the Chronicles of Narnia from Douglas Gresham, from Family Radio. The books were read and done word for word, characters, all from the books, all as was written in the books. Do it THAT way, and it will be a success, do it Disney, or any other way, and it will be a flop.
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You know why the subsequent movies were increasingly less successful? It's because they were increasingly less faithful to the source material, leaving out more of the story and putting in garbage that wasn't supposed to be there. If I come to see Narnia on the screen, I want to see Narnia, not some goofball hollywood weirdo's ideas about how they can "make it better." If your ideas are better, do an original work. Don't use someone else's work to try to boost yourself.
Yeah That's what I'm afraid of.
All movie adaptations failed including bbc.
I just hope any reboot is kept as close to the books as possible and they leave out any woke crap. I would love to see all seven books done. From the second book on they would need to be filmed fairly soon after each other so the children don’t age out. They are wonderful books full of symbolism that deserve to be treated with respect by whoever is making them for the big or small screen.
@@looloo_007 It will be full of woke garbage, of that you can be sure. They picked a flaming SJW to make it.
Word!
C.S. Lewis described Aslan as the answer to the question "What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia, and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?". If Netflix and the show runners find that idea horribly offensive and see it as their job to "rehabilitate" Lewis, then their version of CoN will probably fail.
If Netflix dosn't stay faithful to the books it will not be successful.
It’s Netflix. Aslan will undoubtedly be trans.
@@feeble_stirrings are you crazy they are obviously going to make him a all in one
It’s pretty simple, isn’t it?
@@feeble_stirrings😂😂
It will be woke and suffer from DEI revision. The true esoteric mystic will be lost
If the original tone and premise can be followed, then proceed. If you need to put a ‘spin’ on the plot, then stop.
My advice to Netflix and Greta Gerwig is to approach their Narnia production as Jackson approached LOTR: with utmost respect for the source material and the author.
CS Lewis, one of the literary geniuses of the 20th century, intentionally wrote Narnia as a Christian allegory for children and parents to enjoy and be inspired by. The stories are already rich. The characters are authentic and their arcs are meaningful. And the themes of the narrative are inherently powerful, universal, and relevant.
If the series creators bring these to life vividly and artistically, they will be rewarded with critical and popular success.
If, on the other hand, they chose to leverage Narnia’s existing popularity as a platform for their own political and social messaging, they will lose worse than Amazon is losing on Rings of Power.
Woke Hollywood is dead. Bury it and go back to basics. Great storytelling that thrills, moves, and inspires the widest audiences.
They will never take your advice, sorry to say. They will probably have Lucy and Susan in bikinis twerking on their brothers' laps and having Aslan as a lioness. The White Witch will be the misunderstood communist and the hero of the story, or she will be the evil White Warlock.
It probably won't even be based on the original biblical premise, though... That's the problem with Netflix stuff...
There is still plenty of biblical analogy written throughout. That part can't be avoided. I think they'll make it less of a Christian story overall. I don't C.S. Lewis would mind. Also, less racism and a better fate for Susan.
@@Cangwen that just defeats the purpose of the story... If they watered down the Christian aspects of the story, that just makes it less of a way to actually teach what C.S. Lewis had intended for...
@@laurasohn8332 Does it have to be Christian in order to convey the same message? It's also not fair to judge the story before the trailer even comes out.
@@Cangwen Is the Bible the same if it doesn't actually keep the telling of Jesus' sacrifice for All of mankind and how He rose from the dead to show how He would promise that those who follow Him will also gain the chance to be with Him someday?
@@laurasohn8332 The Chronicles of Narnia is a children's book series. It isn't the Bible itself. If you can't get passed that, I don't know what to tell you.
My favorite is The Horse and his boy and I haven’t seen a film of it yet; hopefully they will do that one. The Last Battle, Silver Chair, and The Magician’s nephew are all good as well. BBC versions were fantastic hopefully Netflix does their research before creating them.
OMG, _The Silver Chair!_ That is my favorite one. The BBC's version totally aced the casting with Tom Baker as Puddleglum!
That's my son's favorite too. I doubt I will watch any made by Netflix.
Loved The Horse and His Boy as a kid. It does have some not so subtle racism, so we'll see how Gerwig and Netflix deal with that.
I agree, The Horse and His Boy was by and far the best.
I've somewhat given up on seeing a film version, perhaps for the best. How would it rival the version that came alive when I first read the book so many years ago? How might one capture the theater of my mind's eye, or record the retoric of those characters who took form in my internal monologue while leaping off of the page.
This is the battle of everyone who reads and sees the works they love welcomed into a new medium. We are removed from center stage. Who can play these characters better than we are able to?
@@stevechain770 You make a good point; however, when I first saw Peter Jackson's _The Fellowship of the Ring,_ I was gobsmacked to see a "hobbit hole" straight out of my imagination, only even more homey and colorful than I had expected.
The right director might just nail it.
I do not trust Netflix!!!!
They ruined the Witcher
@@MiguelNdiweniNetflix Made Witcher Better, Idiot, I Don’t Know What You’re Talking About
Same, look at who they picked.
I watched this on Monday 2 more days after the last day it was great
@@MiguelNdiweni They Did Not Ruin Witcher, In Fact, The Witcher Series On Netflix Is One Of My Most Favorite Shows
Hopefully they won’t try to inject 21 century morality and cultural norms into one of the greatest book series of all time. It doesn’t need an update, or reinterpretation….it just needs 21 century technology to make it jump off the pages.
I’m really surprised they are letting Netflix do this. They will not be faithful to the goodness of the books.
Who is they?
The books have a horrid message. It punishes children for growing up.
Can't Hollywood, Netflix and everyone come up with new stories????? Why do they keep remaking movies everyone has already seen? Is Imagination truly dead?
Doing something new and unfamiliar is risky. Companies want familiarity, which is more likely to be a sure thing.
@@namehere5675 I get that. But risk is what makes life worth it. That is how we learn and improve. So true imagination and the desire to risk/explore/learn/grown is dead, even by the people because they keep paying to see the same movie over and over again.
They could come up with new stories, but they don't want to. They have a message to promote. And they are willing to lose money promoting it.
Tolken said something like, 'If a story isn't grounded in the reality of God's creation, then it will not be honest. He said if you write about, for example, a tree, it should remind us of the amazing thing that trees we see every day are. Thus he created the Ents and they are slow moving beings, but they observe everything and suffer everything. Belief is gone in most of Hollywood creators.. so creation of stories is a real stretch for them. Horror yes, documentary yes, based on real life yes, new stories, fantasy etc.. are lost on them. The reason the Avengers worked was based in .. I will give my life for another (hmm. ancient principal) etc...
They'd have to spend more money for new material. That's not a possibility. Too illiterate.
Narnia is hard to make into a series because each book isn't always a continuation from the prior book. It's not one long epic story like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. It's hard for an audience who hasn't read the books to understand the jumps in the storyline and characters that come in/out of the story.
The reason it's hard to make a Narnia series is because the entire work is a Christian allegory, and the secularists making the films are determined to remove all vestiges of that hated religion.
Gerwig is absolutely not the right pick for director, there is no way she sticks to the original story or even the original moral of the story that Lewis created because Netflix and Gerwig are both diametrically opposed to C.S. Lewis's philosophies.
The story is a beloved allegory of Christianity. Not sure Netflix or any other Hollywood elites can understand or reproduce a version true to the beautiful symbolism embodied in the writing of CS Lewis.
It makes sense to start with the magicians nephew
The Magician's Nephew is a phenomenal book. It, along with The Hobbit and To Kill a Mockingbird, are my favorite books.
I'd be on board to see the other books be adapted to film if they stayed true to the stories, but the first two movies are already perfect in my opinion and a reboot can't help but fail because it will always be compared to them. Fun fact though, the Narnia movies we know and love were actually a reboot themselves and I believe four of the books were made into earlier films which are unintentionally hilarious because literally all the animals are obviously people in costumes!
Yes, the earlier ones were by BBC and were quite hilarious, unintentionally, for the reason you mention - and there were four of them, the Disney three and The Silver Chair.
If they can commit to being faithful to Lewis's intent, to the text of the books, and promise to exclude all wokery, then, perhaps, it may be worthwhile.
Yup that means no alphabet freaks being cast to play the characters
What worries me most is Netflix's tendency to be trigger happy with the cancelation gun.
I started watching this filled with hope. Then I saw who was making the movies and who was directing them. I will never watch a Narnia movie filled with “woke”. I fear that these offerings will be unrecognizable. Read the books and use your imagination people. It’s the best way to “see” the story as it was meant to be.
Agreed ❤ Netflix is gonna screw this up
You're right. Greta Gerwig is not likely to be faithful to the Chronicles. She destroyed Little Women by changing the ending.
@@lindalarson1948 its been awhile since i watched that one, how did she change the ending?
@@lindalarson1948 greta's ending is closer to how the author felt though. She WAS pushed by her publisher to marry off Jo.
If they don't stay true to the spirit of the books, written by a conservative Christian academic, I'd rather they don't make the movies at all. I suspect Gerwig and Netflix plan to "fix" Narnia.
Starting with _The Magician's Nephew_ is a good idea, since the actual chronological order of events (as opposed to publishing order) starts with that book. At worst, Netflix will only do that one, and at least we would get to see a _new_ Narnia movie.
And re Disney's adaptations, I agree with the comment below. I got so mad at both _Prince Caspian_ and _Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ for drifting the way they did. And since my first exposure to _TLTW&TW_ was the animated short film from the seventies, I never liked Disney's version anyway.
So, let's give Netflix a chance. I'll be watching!
That's exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for saving me the effort of commenting. :) (although I actually enjoyed the movies as far as they went)
Netflix needs to take a lesson from the most successful film adaptation of fantasy of all time: the "Lord of the Rings" movies. Director Peter Jackson approached the project with a deep sense of humility. Some changes from the book needed to be made to accommodate what worked in film, but the base story and themes had to be Tolkein's. If the project ever turned into Peter Jackson's storytelling, the project was doomed.
Many recent Netflix adaptations have added contemporary and frankly "woke" themes into classic and even historical stories. Any hint of that in Narnia would quickly make the series a pariah among the target audience. Some changes from the books will be necessary, but any conflicts or themes which don't come from C. S. Lewis could quickly doom this project. It will only succeed if it is seen as Lewis's story.
Jackson took huge liberties with the Hobbit. Also, both Lewis and Tolkien had subtle (in Tolkien's case) and not so subtle (in Lewis' case) racism. I am okay if they avoid some of this. Call it woke if you want to.
@@Meller571 "The Hobbit" movies were not as successful as the "Lord of the Rings" movies.
Trying to avoid racism isn't "woke". Seeing racism everywhere, regardless of if it is actually there or not, is what will get me to call you "woke".
@@Meller571 Should merely staying as true as possible to an original work when _performing_ , _presenting_ or _adapting_ it to another medium necessarily be assumed to constitute an _endorsement_ of said original, let alone _all_ aspects of it?
The mentality of people today is it they can do whatever they want, and they are to be respected because each person's thoughts and feelings and personal perceptions about the given subject are expected to be valued no matter how they are presented no matter how lacking in actual truth/reality they may be.
Failing to remain true to these beloved books would almost be a sin. That author is to be respected, highly respected. Those books are classics. More so than a book like Charlotte's Web, which I think the movie remained pretty faithful. So definitely they need to and should remain faithful to the Narnia books.
Come on Netflix! Please make an effort to stay faithful to the books, and the series will be followed and celebrated for generations to come.
time for black female Aslana
But… why??? The original series was perfect 😅
Except it only adapted 3 of the 7 books.
@@ZukoHalliwell yes, that really sucked 🥲
You haven't even read the books, have you? If you had, you'd know that 1) the movies are not original, and 2) they were far from perfect.
Which original series are you referring to? Disney’s hashing of it, or the original, original, (BBC version)?
You mean the BBCversion?
As others have pointed out, Netflix is notorious for diddling around with their adaptations until they sometimes barely resemble their source. *_coughTheWitchercough_* That's also why either audiences or actors want to abandon ship. "This isn't the ship upon which I booked passage! I demand this sip turn around!" Heh.
Welp…. As they say in Star Wars….
I have a REALLY bad feeling about this….
I don't want to see Greta Gerwig's idea of what Narnia should be. I want to see Narnia.
End of story.
It can't accurately portray Aslan because the director/writer doesn't understand that He is not a "christlike figure" in narnia. According to CS Lewis, He was literally the God of every possible world. The Reason there is something rather than nothing. The very definition of Truth and Goodness.
No. I will not watch it because there’s no way the movie adaptation will be faithful to the book. Better to read the book or watch the movies from nearly 20 years ago. Those movies at least captured the spirit of CS Lewis’ writings.
Narrator: "Are we ready for a reboot of the Narnia series?"
In theory, I think this is fine. In practice, Netflix and Greta Gerwig have no hope of doing this with any kind of fidelity to the Christian sentiments that deliberately saturated Lewis' work. By hating his Christian beliefs, they could only hope to make garbage wrapped in his work's name. They want to make money off of fantasy, not tell C.S. Lewis' story. It's a shame, because all of the acting talent and technology are available to actually make the movies great.
I have even less trust in this turning out to be credible or watchable than the Rings of Power. They should stop before they start and spare all of us the frustration. But, the frustration for Christians is probably part of their pleasure.
I'm really terrified of Netflix ruining it. I'm worried they won't stay true to the books and the main thoughts behind it. As Narnia has strong christian motives I'm not sure Netflix will be able to keep them in and they might just focus on the action side of things, which would take away so much from the stories. But as of right now I'm just happy a new Narnia film is coming and I hope for the best, especially when there's finally a chance that I will get movies for my favourite books - The Magician's Nephew and The Horse and His Boy (which as far as I know was never mentioned, but I hope they'll make a film for all of the books).
So Gerwig grew up catholic, and touched on it in ladybird. But she is no longer catholic. Can we trust Netflix to tell a story about the Jesus lion?
The BBC version of the Chronicles of Narnia 1988, did 4 of the 7 books but did each movie in a Mini Series fashion and stayed true to the books. The animation is cheesy and all the special effects are dated but it is about the story that people have come to love it.
The Reboot of the series started off really well but Prince Caspian was a let down , but the book and BBC version wasn't great either. The Voyage of the Dawn Trader was Terrible because it needs to be a mini series or multiple movies to really do the story justice.
Lastly, the Chronicles of Narnia was written as a Children's book series as a Direct Allegory of the Bible and Christianity.
You CANNOT do the books Justice if YOU water down these themes and key aspects of the story and Dialog.
If you do the whole thing will fall apart like a Deck of Cards.
Those Christian Allegories and Key Lines like
'But is he Safe?
Safe? Of course He isn't Safe. But He is good'
Also Ustice turning from a Dragon into a Boy again has so much more to it with Aslan, it was just sad in rhe Dawn Tredor. Also the Island of Dreams is completely different and so much more significant in the Book and BBC version. The added plot details and scenes were just shallow fantasy fluff.
My question is will Douglas Gresham (CS Lewis' stepson) have any say or content control of these reboots? I know he had some producer role in the more recent movies, and I believe he still controls the Lewis library and estate.
Sold the rights to Netflix outright so I doubt it.
Doubtful, they will destroy it.
Just curious. Am I right to assume that most liberal leaning American’s would prefer these stories to be revised, to be in keeping with progressive values, or should they remain as C. S Lewis intended: a retelling of “The Bible”, in a form that children could digest, make sense of, and enjoy?
The Narnia adaptations have always suffered because there is a perception that the Narnia series is intended for children. Indeed the books were intended for children, but not ONLY for children. To appreciate them as Lewis wrote them requires some familiarity with medieval literature and chivalric romances, and Reepicheep the Mouse is as good a sly comment on the cult of chivalry as _Don Quixote_. I love the Narnia stories and will watch any version that makes it to the screen, but I would also love to see a big-budget modern version of Lewis's so-called Space Trilogy, the 3 novels beginning with _Out of the Silent Planet_. The last of these, _ That Hideous Strength_ is one of my favorite novels, and one I reread at least once or twice a year. The ending of that book is tremendously satisfying as the world is made whole and wholesome once again. The Space Trilogy is also a commentary on the Arthurian Legends, as is made explicit by Merlin appearing as a character, and using the name Ransom for the main character brings in the Christian subtext in a way which is rather heavy-handed, but not obnoxiously so, echoing some of the original Arthurian romances with characters like Parcival. I could go on for paragraphs, but I'll stop now...
"Reboot" & "Re-imagine" are pretty much interchangeable with the word UNFAITHFUL, as in unfaithful to the source material. I would love to see a faithful telling of the stories with the technical advancements of today. BUT, I have very little trust that today's entertainment industry will treat ANY original source material with the respect it deserves.
How about using BBC versions of LLW, PC, VoDT, and SC as base to make Magician's Nephew and Horse and His Boy. Last Battle, eeeeh, not sure I want anyone touching that book. I'm even hesitant on Magician's Nephew.
I agree with some of these people here. No more reboots. I was fine with Disney LWW. The other two were either meh or just downright tragedy. BBC versions best in my opinion. Grew up on those. Loved them. Seemed to stick closer to book than whatever Disney did (glares mainly at PC and VoDT😒🙄). I don't want 2nd reboots, especially if they're not going to remain 97-99% faithful to book, and also set out to anger me and tear my heart into pieces (looks again at Disney).
The chronicles of narnia is gonna be directed by the lightyear and coco movie directors? Lightyear sucked, and coco was for a completely different audience. We are done for 💀
Beware of "new interpretations" of the Chronicles of Narnia.
I was ready for a reboot about 15 minutes into the midnight showing of the Disney Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe. If Netflix can just use the BBC's shooting scripts and spend a little money on special effects, they could have a winner. I'm not holding my breath.
This is the third time this series has been brought to film.
I hope they get it right this time.
❤I pray they ask Liam Neeson to do the voice of Aslan, because he was the original voice in Disney version and his voice is perfect for it. Truthfully I am happy that is going beyond the first 3, because the first one was animated at first but do love the Disney version. The rest I’ll see for my self I am a big fan of The Chronicles of Narnia, my children & grandchildren have even fell in love with this movie. I would love for someone to do all seven books so we could see the closure 🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾🥰🙏🏾
No it is not in good hands with Netflix, if it’s re-imagined, what could go wrong?
This... is... unnecessary. C.S. Lewis was a deeply faithful Christian and wrote these as a means of bringing others to Christ. Netflix will mess this up so badly.
Honestly I would love to see a reboot that is more faithful to the books. I think the Disney movies were very aesthetically pleasing but a lot of things bothered me about the story line and things they changed. I DONT think Netflix should be the ones to do it though. maybe one day we’ll have a narnia series that is both faithful to the books and adapted well to movie form.
Having the Barbie director on this Narnia reboot is already a huge negative…. Doubt it will be good.
My only fear is that they will make Diggory a meek wimpy coward who will be cowed by Polly who will be strong independent assertive and dominant girl that will constantly put Diggs down, as well as belittle him. And should they do the next book, the boys are either useless or replaced by girls. Those, and they might turn Aslan into a lioness.
Alternatively, they might make Jadis male, a change I'd whole-heartedly embrace.
I definitely understand your concerns about undervaluing male characters, though!
I've been ready since...Voyage of the Dawn Treader!
I liked how Netflix adapted a series of unfortunate events from book to screen. Where they got each book and split it into one or more episodes to cover the whole book. If I were Netflix I think this approach would work best for everyone involved. Since I know there is also talks about making Narnia into a tv show since they want to rival Game of thrones. That is a tall order since there is only 7 books in the series and I’m not sure how you can possibly expand it any further. 🤷🏻♂️ Idk, perhaps it’s better they decided 3 films and then later they can flesh out the other books in some other way
Each season could cover 1 book, that way they can get through all the stories, and they have more time than a 2 hour movie to cram everything in.
It also means if they cancel, at least 1 season covers 1 book with all the details in it.
This only works if your committed to making all of the films
You have to take a harry potter approach
Every book has to be made into a movie
Reaching a deal with cs lewis estate is not easy
Netflix's Narnia...
Brought to you by Greta Gerwig, the woman who wrote the "It's impossible to be a woman" monologue from Barbie.
Good luck.
If Disney was still in control they would have made it awful with its WOKENESS. It’s bad enough they ruined STAR WARS.
I am not a Christian, but even I know these stories depend on the Christian allegory found throughout them. If Netflix messes with that then they will most likely fail.
The difficulty is that the original cast is so incredibly charismatic and charming, it'll be difficult to even match it. But I am a little sad that they didn't adapt more of the books, so that's something I hope to get.
Just please, Netflix, see it through and don't cancel it after two seasons.
No confidence in Netflix Narnia. The entertainment industry has not yet rejected DEI, representation, and social engineering.
So you're against equity and inclusion. Got it.
@@Meller571 What an obedient stooge! I'm sure you'll earn some virtue signal points for that post. ICYMI, there's a legitimate reason why the term "DEI hire" is an insult that nobody wants to be associated with.
Equity: yes, 100% against, as you should be as well. If you're not against it, then you don't understand what it really is.
Inclusion: should be based on merit alone, or else everything turns to 💩. Too many examples in the headlines to cite.
@@Meller571 nah, I have nothing against legal EQUALITY and cultural inclusion.... I'm just against privileged [generally white] people who lack creativity appropriating and sucking the life and fun out of old IPs - for which they have no appreciation, understanding, or love - by hamfistedly forcing their preachy, divisive, elitist ideals into modern entertainment.
HECKS NO. As someone who grew up with the BBC chronicles of Narnia series. My children were very hesitant to watch the Walden media Chronicles of Narnia… My Grandchildren have alr😢decided to protest the Netflix Chronicles of Narnia!!!!
No, I don't think we're in good hands here. What I'm expecting is that we'll get something more like Rings of Power vs. Lord of the Rings.
I'm a old man and I loved the movies. They were a story of the battle between good and evil. Of course to many of todays WOKE FOLK will tell that there is no good or evil, just differences.
You failed to mention that the original was done by the BBC before Disney.
Netflix has been known to end things to soon and Narnia has been adapted twice but never fully. First time was the BBC which made it all the way through to the Silver Chair; second was the recent three movies, and then there was an animated film of Lion, the Witch and the wardrobe. So, first book adapted 3 times, second and third books adapted twice, and fourth book adapted once. That’s weird! I just hope Barbie director doesn’t go off script and insult men.
No one wants a reboot of Narnia unless it is very strict to the book. Narnia is weird and fantastic itself without messing with it. Make it true to the original intent and it will be a favorite. If not, don’t waste your time and money.
Follow the Books or don't do it. And especially do not deviate from the Theology that Lewis put into the story.
The reason they never go past Voyage of the Dawn Treader is simple, they have yet to actually do it right and follow the book. Disney did the first one dead on, and in the 2nd they felt the need to add a little bit, but the 3rd was totally off the rails.
I really love The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I’m sad it’s not on Disney+ anymore, but the others are, what’s up with that.
Since the Chronicles of Narnia are Christian books they should leave it to the studio that brought The Chosen. I have my doubts about Netflix delivering good christian quality movies
I think if they stay true to the books and original content I believe it will do well. And Gretta being good at focusing on building characters will be a plus because c.s Lewis made you love the characters and brought you into the fantasy realm with them, so characters being built to love, hate , enjoy etc will be a very good thing for chronicles of Narnia!
The directors are already telling me it won't be true to the book, they will either race bend or gender bend.
Remakes didn't need to be made. Why can't they use new original ideas for movies
C.S. Lewis' message and core beliefs seem to be the complete antithesis to Greta Gerwig and the message she has been conveying. It would be like trying to make an NFL Football player into a prima ballerina. Lord, have mercy. Why choose her?
As long as they are faithful to the source material and the effects are fantastically stellar. The cast also must be spot on. They have there work cut out for them but let's go!
Check out our preview for THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA! Do you think the reboot can succeed?
Hopefully
Heck yea even though I love it
I believe they can they just need good management, directors, writers team, etc. everyone needs to be working together accordingly.
No. Netflix does not know the first thing about quality adaptations. Not do they actually care about the books and portraying them accurately.
Nope not even close
I miss Narnia, the movies were perfect. If they decide to continue the series, I won’t complain!
Always ready for a good Narnia series book movie , and would love to see the later books done into movies
“A new interpretation..?” Oh, brother. Here we go again.
Thanks for learning and sharing this information.
Watching the trailers will let us know whether or not we want to watch a perversion of these beloved Christian classics.
I did not watch the story of NOAH because I could see by the trailer that it did not remain true at all to the Bible. If Netflix cannot respect God's words, then they definitely will not respect C. S. Lewis.
I wish the movies had been better but I loved the books
I'm curious what release schedule they pick (published, in world timeline, most common)
Yes a reboot would be good. I have all Chronicles of Narnia movies in my collection. The first two absolutely fantastic yet the third minus the two older ‘siblings’ was hard to imagine a good story plot.
Narnia!!!! How we love this beautiful movie in our home 👏👏👏yes bring it back💯
If they stay true to source and if they film all seven stories, I'm extremely interested. If they go woke, I don't go.
The Chronicles of Narnia are Christian masterpieces. If Netflix takes out the clearly Christian themes of these books and turns them into woke trash, then these films will never be successful. Which is sad because I really want to see these books made into movies. Especially Horse and His Boy, which is one of the best books in the series.
I was just talking about this to my son . Wish it was on Netflix. I would love to see a reboot but with the same actors.
Say no more, I have no desire to see it. I read the books and loved them.
My only hope is that ALL the books get made, not just x3 or 2...the world has so much in it! So its promising to hear they'll start at the beginning with Magician's nephew.
That aside, the creatures need to look as good if even better than those movies. The Aslan was so perfect, it still rivals 'the lion king' live action movie lions created many years later.
We also need to remember that the book series was already created by the BBC originally, and the Disney movies were a remake already.
Im curious to see how Netflix handles it as I very much enjoyed how Damsel was made.
I half wonder if the reboot should be a tv show instead of separate movies, because they could likely fit so much more of the books into each season.
I am hopefully optimistic seeing as I did love the books and I enjoyed the film adaptations. Realistically cautious based on Netflix.
Light year was trash can already see how this might go
Let’s not forget, Gerwig was a victim in House of the Devil ☺️. She was the friend of the one babysitting. Gerwig dropped her off, and let’s say, never made it home.
I can see Aslan being a cross between a wookie and a unicorn.
The "children" could be adults who identify as children.
England could be China and Narnia could be the wonderful land of Portland.
This has real potential.
Soo looking forward to this 😊
Not going to lie. My biggest fear is getting invested in the series then them ending it early. There has never been a movie or animated version adapted from all the books. I don't know if I can trust Netflix to see all 7 books.
I would like the books done in order starting with the Magician's Nephew (my fav book) - ending with The Last Battle
I know no one would even do it but I'd love to see a magician nephew movie.
I would like them to start with the Magician's Nephew just because it's one of the books that hasn't been done very much if at all and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe has been done many times
The magicians uncle is actually the first book but was published later
The first book is not the Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, it is the Magicians Nephew
"A new interpretation of the book..." by Netflix. So, if previous Netflix adaptations can be our guide, they will take C.S. Lewis's allegory of Christian faith and turn it into a feminist, communist, secular, immoral AND boring piece of trash. The network that distributed "Cuties" has no business touching C.S. Lewis's work.
Make the movies from the actual books. I was listening to the Chronicles of Narnia from Douglas Gresham, from Family Radio. The books were read and done word for word, characters, all from the books, all as was written in the books. Do it THAT way, and it will be a success, do it Disney, or any other way, and it will be a flop.
Greta Gerwig is one of my favorite actor/directors. I will be shocked if she is faithful to the books.