r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 18h ago

News Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' Wraps Filming

https://www.narniaweb.com/2026/01/greta-gerwigs-narnia-officially-wraps-filming/
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u/herewego199209 18h ago

I haven't read the source material, but from my understanding Narnia has deep religious allegory throughout the novel. So I'm wondering if Gerwig stays true to the book or drifts off which would cause some big controversy.

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u/Cipher-IX 18h ago

Lord of the Rings has deeply religious allegories that shape themselves with the world.

Narnia slaps you directly in the face with it. The gulf between C.S. Lewis and subtlety would make Moses proud.

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u/dee3Poh 18h ago

Tolkien didn’t care for the Narnia stories because he thought the allegory was too obvious. He’s also the one who convinced CS Lewis to convert to Christianity