Books & Culture reviews a new book on Lewis’ mystical side – a word not usually associated with him (via Thunderstruck).
We saw The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe last week. I liked it quite a lot, but couldn’t help comparing it to Lord of the Rings, which is more epic in scale and set in a more fully-realized alternate world. On the other hand, I’ve always liked the Narnian idea of an alternate universe lurking just “beside” our own – one into which characters stumble by accident.
It’s been a long time since I read the Narnia books, so I can’t really say how faithfully the movie followed the book. I did like how the [ALERT: SPOILER] repentant Edmund saves Peter at a crucial moment, something which I don’t think was in the original. Though, is it just me or does the battle loom much larger in the movie?
A Thinking Reed 