The Chronicles of Narnia
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I forgot to mention that the previous post was to simply promote my www.thestorycircle.net. That's my magic repository and shop site which is 3 years old now. Anyway, we teach magic and sell magic instructional videos on the site. Feel free to visit the magic store and download some preview magic.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, was supposed to open up in theaters here last December but due to the rather scandalous Metro Manila Film Festival, all foreign films were delayed for about 1 to 2 weeks.
While epic battle scenes on local movies are just improving, directors ought to pay more attention to Narnia. I don't get it why our local directors just love shooting battle scenes two storeys from the ground. If they are aiming to get some perspective and an illusion of grandeur and the mass of armies fighting, that certainly is not the way to go. The scenes should be shot on a somewhat "worm's-eye-view" perspective as did Peter Jackson with Lord of The Rings.
Anyway, Narnia is simply magical. It is interesting though that The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is the second book in the Narnia series. Made us think about what the first book was about or whether Narnia will spawn sequels because there are seven books in the series. It was a long movie for kids knowing they only have an attention span of 5 seconds. I guess it had to be as long as it is so it's consistent with the book. Princess Leah also told me that the book to movie adaptation of the scripts were almost seamless.
There are some holes in this movie that I don't mind letting past. For one, Peter is an awfully skilled swordsman for a kid who just came into Narnia. He couldn't even strike a wolf willingly to save his life when he first began to hold the weapon. Ok, maybe the sword is magical. It pro'ly comes with a "skillset" package for anyone who wields it. Like the bearer will automatically sort-of level-up. The final battle scene could've been rendered with darker hues so as to imply hopelessness like the battle at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers but this is a children's movie after all. It was just too sunny for me. I never even thought that the good guys can loose the battle. Also the average medieval amour ads about 60 to 80 lbs of additional weight to the body. I'm surprised that the kids are still able to even raise their weapons. Perhaps they were able to harness titanium alloy already. You know, like the badminton racquets?
Nevertheless, I just loved this movie. This was the sort of fantasy you'd like to involve your kids with as I mentioned in my last post. Not that I'd like to encourage kids to falsely believe in fantasies but it's about getting their creative juices to start flowing. One of the things I'm certain of in life is that the more creative a person is, regardless of career industry, that person is bound to do well.
You know what they say - "Libre lang ang mangarap".
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I forgot to mention that the previous post was to simply promote my www.thestorycircle.net. That's my magic repository and shop site which is 3 years old now. Anyway, we teach magic and sell magic instructional videos on the site. Feel free to visit the magic store and download some preview magic.
--
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, was supposed to open up in theaters here last December but due to the rather scandalous Metro Manila Film Festival, all foreign films were delayed for about 1 to 2 weeks.
While epic battle scenes on local movies are just improving, directors ought to pay more attention to Narnia. I don't get it why our local directors just love shooting battle scenes two storeys from the ground. If they are aiming to get some perspective and an illusion of grandeur and the mass of armies fighting, that certainly is not the way to go. The scenes should be shot on a somewhat "worm's-eye-view" perspective as did Peter Jackson with Lord of The Rings.
Anyway, Narnia is simply magical. It is interesting though that The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is the second book in the Narnia series. Made us think about what the first book was about or whether Narnia will spawn sequels because there are seven books in the series. It was a long movie for kids knowing they only have an attention span of 5 seconds. I guess it had to be as long as it is so it's consistent with the book. Princess Leah also told me that the book to movie adaptation of the scripts were almost seamless.
There are some holes in this movie that I don't mind letting past. For one, Peter is an awfully skilled swordsman for a kid who just came into Narnia. He couldn't even strike a wolf willingly to save his life when he first began to hold the weapon. Ok, maybe the sword is magical. It pro'ly comes with a "skillset" package for anyone who wields it. Like the bearer will automatically sort-of level-up. The final battle scene could've been rendered with darker hues so as to imply hopelessness like the battle at Helm's Deep in The Two Towers but this is a children's movie after all. It was just too sunny for me. I never even thought that the good guys can loose the battle. Also the average medieval amour ads about 60 to 80 lbs of additional weight to the body. I'm surprised that the kids are still able to even raise their weapons. Perhaps they were able to harness titanium alloy already. You know, like the badminton racquets?
Nevertheless, I just loved this movie. This was the sort of fantasy you'd like to involve your kids with as I mentioned in my last post. Not that I'd like to encourage kids to falsely believe in fantasies but it's about getting their creative juices to start flowing. One of the things I'm certain of in life is that the more creative a person is, regardless of career industry, that person is bound to do well.
You know what they say - "Libre lang ang mangarap".
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