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thomryng and jaynefury, who are two of the most delightful people it is my pleasure to know. It was Thom's birthday, and because of the distance between their home and mine, I came earlier than anyone else, enjoyed one of Ms. Fury's delightful dinners, and then accompanied them to Vespers. I left just as the other guests for the evening began to arrive. Not being particularly fond of parties where I don't know any other guest, this was perfect for me, and allowed me to enjoy having my hosts to myself for a couple of hours.
Sunday was spent with my daughter, my mother, my aunt, and my cousin (the daughter of my mother's other sister). We're quite a group when we're out together. My aunt felt strongly about all of us going to see The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe together, so I'd been waiting for the agreed-upon date.
The movie was very well made on a technical level, but I never really got into it emotionally. It's possible that the children were too realistic for me to like any of them very much except Lucy. I did like how they set up the relationships between the children, especially with Edmund. But it just didn't draw me in.
The movie begins with the bombing of London -- which confused my mother, who has never read the books. I found it a probably necessary device to give the younger audience members some understanding of why the Pevensey children had to leave. But it was also the first time that I fully understood the irony of their leaving London to avoid one war only to find themselves in the midst of another. The writers had Susan make this clear later on, which at the moment seemed a bit heavy-handed (since it's not said explicitly in the book, as far as I can remember), but it was perfectly in character with Susan.
Tilda Swinton was magnificent as the White Witch. I found her so compelling, I began to regret that she was the villain.
Lucy ended up crying a lot -- for good reasons -- but I found myself beginning to wonder if I should have been counting.
Aslan. . . . was okay. I wanted a deeper voice than Liam Neeson's, but oh well.
I'd better get to work. Tonight is my second Weight Watchers weigh-in, and I'm looking forward to it.
Have a nice day, everyone.
thomryng and jaynefury, who are two of the most delightful people it is my pleasure to know. It was Thom's birthday, and because of the distance between their home and mine, I came earlier than anyone else, enjoyed one of Ms. Fury's delightful dinners, and then accompanied them to Vespers. I left just as the other guests for the evening began to arrive. Not being particularly fond of parties where I don't know any other guest, this was perfect for me, and allowed me to enjoy having my hosts to myself for a couple of hours.Sunday was spent with my daughter, my mother, my aunt, and my cousin (the daughter of my mother's other sister). We're quite a group when we're out together. My aunt felt strongly about all of us going to see The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe together, so I'd been waiting for the agreed-upon date.
The movie was very well made on a technical level, but I never really got into it emotionally. It's possible that the children were too realistic for me to like any of them very much except Lucy. I did like how they set up the relationships between the children, especially with Edmund. But it just didn't draw me in.
The movie begins with the bombing of London -- which confused my mother, who has never read the books. I found it a probably necessary device to give the younger audience members some understanding of why the Pevensey children had to leave. But it was also the first time that I fully understood the irony of their leaving London to avoid one war only to find themselves in the midst of another. The writers had Susan make this clear later on, which at the moment seemed a bit heavy-handed (since it's not said explicitly in the book, as far as I can remember), but it was perfectly in character with Susan.
Tilda Swinton was magnificent as the White Witch. I found her so compelling, I began to regret that she was the villain.
Lucy ended up crying a lot -- for good reasons -- but I found myself beginning to wonder if I should have been counting.
Aslan. . . . was okay. I wanted a deeper voice than Liam Neeson's, but oh well.
I'd better get to work. Tonight is my second Weight Watchers weigh-in, and I'm looking forward to it.
Have a nice day, everyone.
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Date: 2005-12-19 04:43 pm (UTC)Now, Liam Neeson has a beautiful voice, but Brian Blessed--he can really *roar*. He doesn't need microphones or special audio effects--a big chest, a properly trained diaphragm, and a magnificent set of vocal chords are all he needs. Also, Neeson still has something of a local dialect, UK-wise, and Blessed doesn't. But anyway... I rather hope I see this over the holiday.
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Date: 2005-12-20 02:23 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-12-19 04:51 pm (UTC)