Empire Falls; Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
In the past few weeks, I read Richard Russo's Empire Falls. The author is talented in creating real life characters and exploring their inner depths in a localized town past its prime. Many times, I could find myself identifying with some of the players in this story. Russo makes these characters so real that one wants to go and meet them in person.
Last night, I watched on DVD: Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. It's not a bad movie; but I loved the books so much better where the imagination could run so much more freely. And Aslan the lion in the movie did not seem so awe inspiring as in the book.
Last night, I watched on DVD: Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. It's not a bad movie; but I loved the books so much better where the imagination could run so much more freely. And Aslan the lion in the movie did not seem so awe inspiring as in the book.
posted by Tim Rice | 8/29/2006 07:25:00 AM
2 Comments:
I haven't read Richard Russo, but I always felt C.S.Lewis' writing to be ethereal. And the ability to create a tale that is pure allegory, filled with powerful messages that were right there in the text for the reader to discover.
I do watch movies, but I always would rather read the book. The potrayals are more vivid that way.
Thanks, potash. I think most times movies are so much more limited in what they can convey than a book is. And that is why we're so many times disappointed with a movie based on a beloved book.
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