Crying Laughing Shrieking With Delight

Crying laughing shrieking with delight

Voices ring in the ears of my heart and I am lost to twin worlds not my own

My heart beats with gratitude deep and strong

Stories spun soft smooth and taut carry me away and I am thankful for the effort of the spinner

- my reaction to a well told story

Well, cats is certainly accurate to my thoughts on Lucy. I just think she prefers big cats. More specifically, she likes lions.

They all like lions, it's rather inescapable for the pevensie family, but Lucy? There's no animal she loves more. There's that indisputable connection with Aslan, and then of course, their valiant spirits.

As for Edmund, well, let's look at what we know about the character and his experiences with animals in Narnia. He probably prefers the underdogs, the ones who need justice, the ones no one will expect.

All that to say- horses. It's horses. Edmund loves horses. At least, movie Edmund does. Book Edmund? It's probably elephants, the silent giants so eager to protect, intelligent and just amongst each other.

Now, Susan.

Susan is our girl who loves house cats. Not for their connection with Aslan, no. Because they're pretty and dignified, and gentle, but they have claws and they're willing to use them.

Peter likes gorillas. They're strong, protective, dedicated to their families, and, quite simply, magnificent.

What animals are the pevensies favourites . Like do they prefer the usual cats and dogs or do they lean to the unusal types like turtles and octopuses ?

Anybody have any fic recs for the McCallisters finding out what Kevin did in the Home Alone movies?

I couldn't find any and thought I'd ask before setting to work on a post Home Alone 1 fic.

Random rant here, but anyway -

You know how in MHA genderbend fics they give Izuku Midoriya a different name, usually Izumi or something? I loathe that.

Why? Well, you know how he's the ninth user of One for All? The ku in his name is nine. Each of the One for All wielders has their number somewhere in their name.

But enter any genderbend fic? Goodbye number! I have yet to find a genderbend fic where they kept the ku in the name.

Another note that fic users should use sometime: when the OFA users call Izuku Nine they're probably calling him Ku, which is adorable as all get out.

my family, in the middle of supporting some friends through a crisis: okay, kids in the basement. Peace, you go too, we're going to talk, your mom will explain what's going on to the best of her abilities.

Me, five minutes later: *practically vibrating with creative/anxious energy* ...nah I don't want to read even my favorite book I want my bag with things so I can m a k e. Makymake.

My brothers, about to rip their hair out: just. stop. pacing loudly. Read a book.

Me:

Me: nO.

To be frank, I'm equally terrified. But I have hopes, frail and feeble as they may be. I suppose we shall have to see what comes of this, and if necessary the Netflix movies will be to us as the Percy Jackson movies. Pretty, but idiotic in every way that counts.

there are literally so many reasons why we don't need a third Narnia adaptation

first of all, while they might not be the most accurate, the Disney movies are actually so good and, in my opinion, still manage to capture the heart and soul of the series and what it's truly about. The characters are each perfectly portrayed; the Pevensies act like actual siblings and yet love each other dearly and would die for each other even through all the petty arguments; the music creates perfect atmosphere and emotion and never fails to make me tear up or get shivers down my spine; and the CGI is honestly just absolutely stunning.

I really do not feel like we need another adaptation by Netflix.

Especially not through Netflix.

Netflix has already been known to mess up so many shows and movies by completely changing the source material or adding in unnecessary things that completely take away from the purpose of the story. I can already see them warping Narnia into something that barely even resembles the books, that strips it of its purpose and simply makes it about a fantasy world, nothing more. I've already seen posts saying that the new movies just can't end the way the books end, that heaven must be explained away, that Susan never forgets and falls down a dark path, that the faith aspect must be taken out so as not to offend new viewers.

Here's the thing.

If you take faith out of Narnia, you remove the very heart of the series. you remove the entire purpose. Because Narnia is entirely about faith, and trust, and Someone greater than yourself who sacrifices everything to save your own traitorous soul. the Disney movies did not shy away from portraying this faith as openly as possible. if anyone was offended, I've never seen proof. I have seen many nonbelievers talk about how much they were affected by Aslan's death, which goes to show that you simply don't have to be Christian to understand what Narnia is about, and to love and enjoy it.

So if these new remakes remove the faith aspect, then what is the point? four siblings go to a magical land and save it from a witch and befriend a talking lion with nothing special about him and live there as kings and queens and return home and live happily ever after? there is no sacrifice, there is no "he's not tame, but he is good," there is no creation, there is no redemption, there is no last battle, there is no "in your world, I have another name", there is no sister straying down a dark path because she has forgotten how to hope, and then returning because her story is unfinished and the road to heaven is paved with flowers that symbolize her name.

so then, what are you left with? Aslan is just a talking lion, nothing more. the stone table never cracks, the sun never rises. "That by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there" is forgotten entirely, because why would Aslan exist in our world if he is merely a talking lion in Narnia? Aslan's country is changed to be something else, and there is nothing about how Aslan suddenly no longer looks like a lion, and how the things that happened after are more great and beautiful than can be described. Edmund's life is never threatened because of his traitorous deeds; Aslan never offers his own life in place of a guilty boy, is never killed, is never resurrected.

the very core of Narnia is removed, and what you are left with is emptiness.

sure, it might make for a good fantasy story nonetheless. you might still have sweeping views and epic music and an intriguing plotline, but something will always feel like it is missing. like there is an empty hole, desperately needing to be filled.

of course, I don't know that all of that will happen; it's just speculation at this point. But I am fairly sure that it is safe to predict these upcoming movies as such. I highly doubt the producers will want to include the faith that shapes Narnia, because according to them, having a faith aspect means less viewers since too many people would be offended.

but if only they would look at the already wonderful existing adaptations, they would know that is simply not the case.