I love C.S. Lewis. I love how he invites us to partake of his genius with his clear explanations of the divine. I love his fiction and nonfiction, and I LOVE the Chronicles of Narnia, which I hold as my favorite series ever.
Introduced to us when I was about 7 by our dear friends, Lee and Patti H., the series captivated Deborah, Jordan, and myself over long winter nights curled up on the sofa listening to Tía Patti's voice bring the books alive. Aslan comforted me when the wind howled outside, Lucy infused me with the feelings of invincibility as the youngest and most faithful Pevensie, and as I grew older, the books never lost their luster or ability to pull me into the Narnia world.
My personal favorite book is The Horse and His Boy. Maybe because its a rags-to-riches story, or becuase it involves a Persian/Turkish influence, I don't know. But I do so love it and really hope they make the movie.
That said, I do like the movies that have been made so far. Inspite of the not-exactly to-the-letter faithfulness to the books, it has been fun to give the characters faces and to see the events made "real". Or as real as the silver screen gets.
Yesterday was a holiday, so Pati, Coti, Pili, and I went to the movie theater so see Prince Caspian; it was hilarious and so much fun. Hopefully we didn't bug too many people with our "whispered" comments! We all eagerly await The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. What will Eustace Scrubb look like?
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We just saw it last night!! So fun; we liked it even better than the first one, though you just crave more of Aslan!!! Amazing how fiction can deliver truth in a way our hearts understand; better than mere explanations. The look in Aslan's wise eyes says more about God's grace and wisdom than a whole library of theology books.
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