More Narnia

The Washington Post covers the controversy regarding C.S. Lewis and his intentions on how The Narnia Chronicles should be read.

The effects this will have on the film should be interesting. James Lileks (towards the bottom, after the usual descriptions of contented domesticity) pointed out that Entertainment Weekly chose to go with Brokeback Mountain rather than Narnia as it's cover this week. Narnia has far wider appeal, but Brokeback Mountain has all the heat.

The usual Disney push for a huge Christmastime kid friendly film does seem muted, but maybe not.

If this movie becomes another battleground in the continuing Red v. Blue culture war the outcome could be as likely positive as negative for this film series. Disney's hiring of a media firm to push the film at evangelical churches seems crass and likely the result of 'Passion' envy. And if the films are perceived as being 'too Christian' then the reviews are more likely to be negative and the press coverage muted.

The inclusion in the Washington Post article of speculation about C.S. Lewis' sexual history have no seeming relevance to the overall point of determining how important Christianity is when viewing the movies based on his fantasy series. Do I detect ulterior motives? (Hey, Christians he was a freak, don't go see this movie!)