The trailers are out now for the film of #3 of C. S. Lewis' Narnian stories--its release is set for Christmas. The first 2 movies have had little except the broadest strokes in common with the books; oh, well! Will this one be different? Probably not, but in the interests of comparisons, here's a way to enter into the world that Lewis imagined (rather than the cinematographic one fantasized by film-makers).
QUIZ IN PREPARATION FOR THE MOVIE VERSION OF
THE VOYAGE OF THE ‘DAWN TREADER’
1. How is Eustace’s full name perhaps a play on the full name of C. S. Lewis?
2. What is the name of the Governor of the Lone Islands?
3. What is the difference between Coriakin and Ramandu?
4. What does Genesis 14:18-20 have to do with Coriakin?
5. What is the sacramental meaning of the change of Eustace into a dragon, and then his “de-dragoning”?
6. In what way is Caspian’s outburst at the end of the book like that of Henry II of England in the December of 1170?
7. How is Reepicheep, in the end, like Elijah the prophet?
8. Compare the end of the book to details in chapter 21 of John’s Gospel.
9. At the end, Aslan tells Lucy and Edmund they will never return to Narnia. What is there about that conversation in the book that virtually guarantees it will never appear in the movie?
THE VOYAGE OF THE ‘DAWN TREADER’
1. How is Eustace’s full name perhaps a play on the full name of C. S. Lewis?
2. What is the name of the Governor of the Lone Islands?
3. What is the difference between Coriakin and Ramandu?
4. What does Genesis 14:18-20 have to do with Coriakin?
5. What is the sacramental meaning of the change of Eustace into a dragon, and then his “de-dragoning”?
6. In what way is Caspian’s outburst at the end of the book like that of Henry II of England in the December of 1170?
7. How is Reepicheep, in the end, like Elijah the prophet?
8. Compare the end of the book to details in chapter 21 of John’s Gospel.
9. At the end, Aslan tells Lucy and Edmund they will never return to Narnia. What is there about that conversation in the book that virtually guarantees it will never appear in the movie?
NOTE: the picture above right is an Oxford pub, "The Eagle and Child" (also referred to as "The Bird and Baby"). Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and others in the group "The Inklings" gathered there for years on Tuesdays to drink a pint of beer and talk. It is also the first pub I ever had a drink in, during my time at Oxford.
WHERE DOES ONE FIND THE THIRD STORY BY C.S. LEWIS? IS IT A SINGLE COPY OR A COMPILATION OF NARNIA STORIES? THOSE ARE NOT SIMPLISTIC QUESTIONS IN YOUR SO-CALLED POP QUIZ......
ReplyDelete"The Chronicles of Narnia" is a series of seven children's books written by C. S. Lewis in the 1950s. They are for sale at virtually any bookstore, in paperback. "The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader'" is #3 in the series (##1-2 were "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," and "Prince Caspian").
ReplyDeleteLewis quite deliberately inserts allegorical references and allusions to Biblical/Christian themes in his books, starting with the figure of Aslan, the great Lion--a Christ-figure. Go to your nearest Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million and check them out.