Good Movie: Narnia (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

I just finished watching Narnia w/my 7-yr-old. GOOD movie! Not big and sweeping, like Fellowship of the Ring, but still plenty riveting for a 7-yr-old. My 6-yr-old got scared.

A co-worker of mine announced that it was boring. Well, yeah, I guess if you're expecting a competitor to Fellowship, it is boring and lightweight fluff. However: the target audience is different. I can't show Fellowship to my 7-yr-old. It's too violent and too involved. However, Narnia kept him stuck in his seat, and he loved the ending.

Sorry for all the italics.

There was a lot more symbolism that I didn't pick up when I read it as a teenager.

The stone table represents the Mosaic Law. The "Deep Magic" is the Mosaic Law, but the "Deeper Magic" is the basic law that the commandments are supposed to be a rough approximation of, and that Jesus shows up with, saying, "there's a more-important principle: love".

And the women at the tomb, seeing Jesus's body gone: Lucy and Susan at the Stone Table, hearing it crack and turning around and finding Aslan gone.

The cracking of the Stone Table: the invalidation of the Mosaic Law. (That's probably a little overdone on the part of Lewis, but maybe it reflects the book of John. I dunno, I haven't really studied John yet. Next year. :) )

Neet!

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(update, Apr 14)
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One more thing. Peter as king after Aslan leaves. :)