To Live in Narnia . . .

After our little party yesterday, Michael and I had a nap and then made off to the theater to see the brand new movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Sadly, it was sold out when we got there, so we drove home and promptly purchased tickets online for the next day's matinee. It's a good thing we did, too, because when we went to pick up our tickets other people waiting to purchase theirs learned that once again, the movie was sold out! In celebration of the movie you had to walk through a real-live tree lined path in order to show your tickets at a lamp post. I was already overly excited about this movie, and this put me over the top (and we hadn't even sat down to see previews yet!).
Michael and I have been reading the Narnia books the past month or two, ever since I heard this movie was coming out. I wouldn't say I'm obsessed with the books, but I'm pretty close! Lately books and movies have been my main sources of entertainment. While watching the previews yesterday I learned that the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie will be out in July, and the new Pixar movie will be out in June. I think I got overly excited about this news. :)
Then the real movie started, and it was just plain wonderful, from beginning to end! It left out some lines from the book and added a few others, but overall they stuck to the main plots and the cast was chosen perfectly! The children were exactly as they should be, as was the White Witch. Dad, you HAVE to see this movie! Michael really enjoyed the music in it as well.
I even cried (I told you I had it bad for this stuff!) when they slaughtered Aslan. Because I have read the books so many times I cannot help but see how they parallel God's true story and I knew that that lion was representing my own Savior. It was like a children's allegory to the "Passion of the Christ" and since I have such a love for children's fiction, this PG rendition of Christ's sacrifice touched me just as much as the blood and gore of the "Passion." I wonder if Michael felt silly sitting next to a crybaby throughout the movie (Yes, I cried at various other parts, too. I think I was terribly worn out yesterday!).
I'd love to see the movie again but will wait until it's in the dollar theater here or on DVD. I hope they make the whole book series into movies!
So I guess this whole entry may come across as an endorsement for this movie, but PLEASE make sure you read the book first! The book is a treasure.
I love you all!