I've got tickets to the midnight showing of "Narnia"

They've never have a "practice of preference". i've had numerous family and friends work for Disney in numerous departments who confirm this. In fact, my wife and her sister worked at the Disneyland Resort for several years each, and they confirm this.

"Gay Days" is an outside event not associated with Disney or any other theme park or resort destination. This has been discussed and affirmed in numerous threads. In fact, I'm surprised that this still comes up from time to time.

 

But it has nothing to do with the Disney Corporation, and I don't hold them responsible for the actions of others. Anyway, this is off-topic, and is being discussed elsewhere. No need to hijack the topic here.

 

OKAY, HERE'S MY REVIEW:

Anticipation of this movie has been somewhat high for me. I first read the book in 6th grade, and still ahve special childhood memories associated with the story. My bigest worry was the amount of dramatic license that would be used to flesh out a 2 hour movie that, if held strictly to the book, might run just over an hour. Well, my worries were for nothing.

The on screen depiction is filled out so faithfully that only a person who has committed the book to memory will be able to discern what is strictly book and what is written for the screenplay. The movie starts with a brief backstory that sets the mood of WW2 England and the mental condition that four children of that era would have been put in. The four actors who play the parts of Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy are perfectly cast. In fact, Susan and Peter were exactly as I had pictured them in my mind's eye as a sixth grader too many years ago. The CGI is so flawless, It took me several scenes before I realized that there's no way human legs could fit into "fawn pants". Mr Tumnus is incredibly convincing, and between him and the bevers, there's just the right amount of much needed comic relief. The White Witch is so convincing that one would have no problem believing that Satan can appear as an angel of light (I don't know if that was in Lewis' mind when he wrote her, but, intended or not, the biblical point is well made).

Then there's Aslan. Again, I can't say enough about the CGI. He looks like a real lion in every single scene. Plus, the voice of Lliam Neeson does for Aslan what James Earl Jones does for Darth Vader or Mufasa. I can't think of a more perfect voice to fit the part. In the climactic sacrifice scene (which everyone knows is coming, at least the adults do), the depth of the symbolism here is so well and reverently done (plus the fact that Edmund's prior deception is so well depicted on screen by the young actor who portrays him) that one truly comprehends the Christian messages of laying one's life for one's friends, not to mention the weight of having someone else pay the price for our wrongdoings.

And then there are the battle scenes. Very Lord-of-the-Rings-ish, except for one difference: Not a single moment of blood, gore, or overt violence. I must give the cinematographers kudos for this. They do a great job of breaking the story of the "written for kids" limitation, while still keeping the onscreen depictions of the battle family friendly without being watered down.

There are some very funny one-liners in this movie, some directly from the book, and some added (though, again, the added material is so faithful, one forgets wher the book ends and the screenplay begins). Susan's comment about the "Adam's flesh and Adam's bone" prophecy not rhyming is a hoot. Then there's a funny punch by Lucy who, after a visit from Father Christmas, tells Peter "I told you he was real!".

I could go on and on. But I'd only be giving some of the minor surprises away. Suffice it to say that the anticipation is well deserved. This movie truly and faithfully keeps to the book, in both letter and spirit. Not a single stroke of Lewis' pen is compromised, and the few items of dramatic license that deaprt from the book are so unnoticeable that you think they were intended to be that way in the first place. In fact, I didn't even notice until the next morning. The moral themes of the book remain intact, and the casting only serves to add to the depth of the written story. This, truly, is the way CS Lewis would have done it, in every detail.

OH, btw, after the credits start rolling, stay in the theater. There's a cute scene with Lucy and the Professor that is inserted between a few of the credit rolls.

Oh, and parents, this film is suitable for all ages from, I'd say, 6 and up. Any younger than that, and I don't think they'll have any comprehension of the story. It's appropriate for ages 6 to 166. Take the whole family. You won't be disappointed.

 

There's nothing to "discourage". The organization that puts it on doesn't represent itself to be affiliated with any of the tourist destinations it patronizes. Individuals visiting a theme park are perfectly permissible, and so long as they don't violate the rules of the park, there's nothing that the park opertors can or should do.

My local grocery store doesn't "discourage" gays from shopping there. I don't expect them to, and I'll continue to shop there.

Again, this is totally off-topic. No need to discuss it here in any more depth.

 

How many times do I have to say it? This exact thing is being discussed in another thread.

The link you're referring to is a third party rotating link managed by Yahoo. Note the disclaimer. It's not a Disney sponsored or provided link. I noted elsewhere that there's an ad for ancestry.com as well. Does that mean Disney is affiliated with Ancestry.com? No.

Now, please for the upteenth time, please do not hijack thie thread, especially when all this is already being discussed elsewhere.

 

I think you're stretch a bit to seek condemnation. Again, please take the topic elsewhere. I'm getting frustrated that you won't respect my request to refrain from this thread being hijacked. In fact, your disrespect bothers me.

Plus, you're cutting into my naptime.