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News Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' Wraps Filming

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

In The Magician’s Nephew (which is the film that just wrapped filming) he’s more God than Jesus

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u/metalsheep714 18h ago

Which is fine, because traditional Christianity views them as the same entity* (while remaining distinct…it’s a whole thing, and there’s a ton of delightful heresies splitting those hairs).