菲比不尋常

It's another movie that I've been talking about going into the theater and seeing it for ages but never did it. Although my brother’s act of buying the pirated VCD at the night market got my frowning-upon, I finally gave in and sat down with them to see this movie last night.

Before seeing this movie, I’ve heard people saying this movie is just a kids’ version of The Lord of The Rings. Well, after 3 or so hours, I don’t think I would make this kind of comment. It’s not a kids’ version of The Lord of The Rings, but it did remind me of Polar Express when I watched it. It’s not that they have anything in common, but the feeling that it’s a good movie for educating our kids is the same. It talks about love, betrayal, forgiveness, sacrifice and courage. I don’t know if it’s too deep for kids to understand, but I truly got some deep thoughts from some of the scenes.

As for the characters, I think they averagely did a great job in this movie. The four children aren’t “that” cute (actually the most appealing character to me in this movie is that extremely handsome and “man” lion, Aslan) but they all did their job well. Lucy played by Georgie Henley impressed many people. Some even compared her to Dakoda Fanny(the girl in “I am Sam” and “ War of The Worlds”). Well, personally, I still love Dakoda Fanny more but I can’t deny Georgie Henley played the little Lucy well. Her acting didn’t reveal any clues of the fact that this is her debut movie. Well done, Georgie! Now, let’s talk about my favorite character, the one and the only, Aslan. When he walked out the tent, the moment was almost breath taking. When he first spoke, the voice was just soooooo charming and attractive. I think he is the role I fell in love with. (is this so-called “human-animal love” like we talked about in King Kong? Ha!) It just looked so real. Pamela was right. People will absolutely be fascinated by this animated lion.

This movie is based on the famous book series by an English writer C. S. Lewis who has written seven chronicles. I never read any of these books, so I won’t be able to make the comparison though many people aren’t quite satisfied how Andrew Adamson(the director) and his team portrayed this movie on the big screen. Allegory is the new word I learned when I did my study on this movie. I look it up in dictionary.com, here is it’s definition: The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. In this movie, Aslan is said to represent Jesus who sacrifice himself to save Edmund. Many scenes are made as reflections of stories in the Bible. Well, I am not such a big fan of Bible stories, so I will just leave these to those who are interested in them. The point I want make here is, this will be a good movie to see in the theater, if you still believe in imagination, adventure and the pure corner in everyone’s, no matter kids or adults, heart.