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Old 12-23-2008, 10:05 PM
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Default The Chronicles of Narnia

If you adore the Harry Potter series and absolutely are in love with the Lord of the Rings, then the next thing that you should read is the amazing fantasy series, The Chronicles Of Narnia.

The Chronicles of Narnia is a popular series comprising of seven fantasy novels. All the novels in the series are meant for children. The series has been written by C. S. Lewis.
The Chronicles of Narnia presents the adventures of children who play a central role in the unfolding history of the entire fictional realm of Narnia. Narnia is a place where animals are able to talk, magic is a common thing and good constantly battles evil.

Each of the books is the series leaving out the exception of The Horse and His Boy, features the children as its protagonists. These children are from our world who are transported magically into the world of Narnia. They are transported into the kingdom of Narnia to help the talking Lion Aslan to handle a crisis in the world of Narnia.


The whole series is considered a classic in the children's literature. The series is the best known work of the author. The whole series has sold more than 120 million copies in 41 languages around the world.

The whole series has been written by Lewis between the years 1949 and 1954. the whole series was illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Following its success, the Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted a lot of times either the whole series or some of the parts. The adaptation has bee done for different mediums like, radio, television, stage, and cinema.

The series not only has numerous traditional Christian themes, but it also borrows a lot of characters and ideas derived from the Greek and Roman mythology. Also a lot of characters have been adapted from the traditional British and Irish fairy tales.
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Ahh I remember in school days, when i was in first school they showed this to us, but it was the original one which was called The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Chronicles of Narnia is the same as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe but it has just been recreated again.
When i watched The Chronicles of Narnia i was quite hesitant and thought it would not be as good as the original, but i actually found it to be quite good and enjoyed it alot.
Its not just a movie for kids in case many may think that, its in fact for all age groups, just like Harry Potter is.

If you haven't watched it yet then you must do, and also watch the sequel Prince Caspian which was released in 2008.
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Old 08-20-2009, 05:24 PM
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I got to watch this one. I'm actually not aware of the book. BUt this movie caught me by surprise because I enjoyed watching it. I didn't expect I'll appreciate the film.
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I usually enjoy reading the original book rather than watching the movie based on it .. but chronicles of Narnia is the exception to that ... The book except for the first one (The Lion the witch and the wardrobe)does not make a very interesting read ... but the theme is great and i like Reepicheep and Azlan
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I love the Narnia books, and I was looking forward to the release of the first movie with great impatience (it took a looooong time, too). Overall, I was not disappointed, they did a good job. I expected Aslan to be more magnificent though. The second movie is also quite good. I hope we don't have to wait too long for the third one and the rest!
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I have watched Narnia and it was really nice. I have only seen the first part last week. I watched it with my kids and they really enjoyed it. Does it have part 2 or part 3?
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Old 09-11-2009, 08:48 AM
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I've never seen this movie. My little brother is 10 and he's always making references to it. It sounds pretty interesting, however, I'm not sure if it's my thing. Then again, I didn't think I'd like Twilight and I did... so .. you never know I guess
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