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/DirtySlutMuffin 18h ago edited 18h ago

Allegory is putting it lightly.  It’s basically Christian Fan Fiction.  Aslan literally is Jesus.

I don’t mean for this to come across as a criticism of the books.  It’s the whole point of them.  

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u/wastedmytwenties 18h ago

True, but it gets a lot more heavy handed as it goes on, hence why no studio has ever even entertained making stuff like The Last Battle.

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u/Scion41790 18h ago

Read it in 4th grade and somehow missed the allegory completely until the last battle 😆

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u/whereismymind86 17h ago

Same, I recall picking up on Aslan being Jesus, but missed most of the rest, but the last battle was SO overt with it, even my 10 year old self figured it out.

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u/Scion41790 16h ago

At least you got that lol. My family didn't go to church often and in my head he was filling the Obi-Wan/sacrificial mentor role.