#magicians nephew

[narniansteel]

Whoever wrote this scene loves the Christian roots of Narnia BECAUSE THIS SCENE IS SO RELATABLE FOR SO MANY BELIEVERS. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE IT.

[saintofaugust]

sooo.. are we getting a magicians nephew + the horse & his boy live adaptation soon in this fantasy genre resurgence

[queen-lucy-the-valiant]

and also, Alma Deutscher's Waltz of the Sirens, the introduction (not the street noises, the siren introduction) has massive Magician's Nephew vibes imo - going into the Wood between the Worlds - I love it so much.

I'd also love to hear your thoughts on that one too

I think I agree. I'm not sure, because I definitely get what you're saying, it is like if the wood between worlds had a soundtrack, or it could be for me if it had something else, though I'm not entirely sure what because it really is a lovely piece of music, im probably just being picky

[applesandpavenders]

[queenlucythevaliant]

So um. Anybody want to explain to me why the White Witch's name is Jadis when there's a perfectly good Green Witch elsewhere in the series? Or am I gonna have to go talk to Jack myself?

[sliverswords]

Current Jill, Digory, Polly, and Eustace designs from Magician’s Nephew and Silver Chair respectively

[little-fandom-gal]

CS Lewis is one of the very few old male authors who seems to whole heartedly get the minds of young girls. Like, all of his main female characters are distinct and likable, and they never take a backseat to the male leads in terms of story time or relevance (sometimes even overtaking them!) The best part is you can tell it’s because he had a genuine love for the children around him like his goddaughter who he wrote the first Narnia book for. If this man were alive today, I can fully see him in a pink crown and jewelry having a tea party with his goddaughter regardless of how any other man at the function scoffed

[flickeringflame216]

I did one for each book, but there are lots more so maybe I'll make a part 2! C.S. Lewis never fails to make me hungry.

[nobodysdaydreams]

More Narnia Thoughts on Uncle Andrew (the ultimate cringe fail villain man).

Okay new people who have recently followed me as I’ve (very bravely) been posting about other non-MBS fandoms. More Uncle Andrew thoughts.

As much as I’d like a Narnia spin off about his childhood, I’d also love to see him in a spin off about Digory’s life after Narnia, because Uncle Andrew goes to live with them after Digory’s mother gets better so that Aunt Letty can finally be relieved of the burden.

What on earth must that have been like for Digory?

The books say Uncle Andrew was too scared to try magic again, and became “nicer than ever before” but was still a bit of a creep and liked to talk up how hot Jadis was and how he totally had a chance (so we know he's still delusional).

But imagine what that was like for Digory (and Polly when she visited every summer).

They’re living this idyllic life with Digory’s wonderful parents in the estate they’ve inherited, and then at 3pm the man who ran unethical scientific experiments on them stumbles downstairs after sleeping in until the late afternoon to pour himself a glass of morning brandy muttering under his breath “a dem fine woman, shame about that temper” as he hobbles back upstairs. Polly visits Digory’s family for Christmas and Uncle Andrew is just… there. What would they even get him as a present besides brandy and cigars? I’d suggest a self-help book, but I think most of the advice would go over his head.

My point is: if someone ever wrote or made a tv or movie spin off about Digory and Polly after Magician’s Nephew and how Digory became the professor and what his life was like during those in between years, I would enjoy it, but it better include the comedic potential of Andrew in the background of every scene being an absolute disaster and human train wreck (even if he is no longer actively doing crime).

[fictionadventurer]

My latest dream job: Starting a film company that makes adaptations of the less-popular books by famous authors. Those series where the first book has a jillion adaptations and the later books have none at all? We're just adapting the later books. The author's got one super popular book with a jillion adaptations even though their best book has a small but devoted fanbase that is dying for just one film? We're adapting the obscure gems.

We're starting with The Blue Castle, Rilla of Ingleside, and The Magician's Nephew. All never-adapted stories that can stand alone so we don't have to adapt the popular books for it to make sense.

[cassandraxiv]

Ok, rant because I just re-watched The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe for the first time in years, and with the knowledge of storywriting I've accumulated in the meantime, the movie really impresses me.

One thing that struck me was that I could see that the people who made the movie had read the other books in the Chronicles of Narnia series. The most obvious is professor Kirke's reaction (beautifully played by Jim Broadbent) to learning of the world inside the wardrobe. He doesn't react with curiosity, but with recognition. Because he knows where the wood for that wardrobe came from. Because he has been to that world. Because he witnessed the creation of that world.

There are other minor examples, like the fact that the Lamp Post only has one cross arm (the other was torn off by queen Jadis in The Magician's Nephew).

This is something that has hugely bothered me about several more recent adaptations of books that I love, such as Eragon or The Letter for the King, which were clearly made by people with little to no knowledge of other books in the series, and perhaps no expectation to further adapt the series. These two are the most egregious examples I can think of right now, as they are both adapted so poorly that their respective sequels are pretty much impossible to adapt as a result of plot points they have changed, characters they have left out, or characters they included but killed off even though they are extremely important to the sequels.

Rant over.

[narniansteel]

Oh God what if they make Rabadash hot

[aliteraryprincess]

"When you were last here," said Aslan, "that hollow was a pool, and when you jumped into it you came to the world where a dying sun shone over the ruins of Charn. There is no pool now. That world is ended, as if it had never been. Let the race of Adam and Eve take warning." "Yes, Aslan," said both the children. But Polly added, "But we're not quite as bad as that world, are we, Aslan?" "Not yet, Daughter of Eve," he said. "Not yet. But you are growing more like it. It is not certain that some wicked one of your race will not find out a secret as evil as the Deplorable Word and use it to destroy all living things. And soon, very soon, before you are an old man and an old woman, great nations in your world will be ruled by tyrants who care no more for joy and justice and mercy than the Empress Jadis. Let your world beware."

C. S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew

[agent-mm-25]

Jadis: *Exists*.

Aunt Letty: "I'm about to end this circus freak's whole career".

[applesandpavenders]

[queen-lucy-the-valiant]

In the movie verse of LWW, the wardrobe is covered in carvings of Digory's adventures, including, in the bottom left corner on the front, a picture of Jadis. So, how long do you think it took them to notice it there and ask Digory for the stories. And then, how much time do you think they spent in the wardrobe room listening to his own adventures while looking at the carvings?