This is part 1 of a rambling compare-and-contrast on the BBC miniseries and Disney feature film versions of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. As of yet, I have no preference for one version over the other, since both have elements that make me happy and elements that annoy me to no end.
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jump to some thoughts on Prince Caspian
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Opening:
( The Disney version starts by showing us the London Blitz... )
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Lucy and Mr. Tumnus:
( The Disney version is helped by a much larger budget... )
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Lucy's return:
( The BBC makes an odd staging choice and has Lucy open the spare room door... )
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Edmund and Jadis:
( The BBC neglects to have Edmund shut the wardrobe door... )
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The second return to England:
( Both versions do a good job of showing Edmund realizing Jadis is probably evil, and then... )
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Into Narnia:
( The BBC follows the book and has Mrs. Macready leading a tour group... )
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Mr. and Mrs. Beaver:
( I like Disney better for exploring the wreck of Tumnus's home, but I have a great fondness for the BBC decision to... )
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Huh. All that, and I don't think I'm even halfway through the story. Anyway, more to come at some point.
link to part 2
link to part 1
link to part 2
link to part 3
link to part 4
link to part 5
jump to some thoughts on Prince Caspian
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Opening:
( The Disney version starts by showing us the London Blitz... )
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Lucy and Mr. Tumnus:
( The Disney version is helped by a much larger budget... )
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Lucy's return:
( The BBC makes an odd staging choice and has Lucy open the spare room door... )
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Edmund and Jadis:
( The BBC neglects to have Edmund shut the wardrobe door... )
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The second return to England:
( Both versions do a good job of showing Edmund realizing Jadis is probably evil, and then... )
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Into Narnia:
( The BBC follows the book and has Mrs. Macready leading a tour group... )
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Mr. and Mrs. Beaver:
( I like Disney better for exploring the wreck of Tumnus's home, but I have a great fondness for the BBC decision to... )
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Huh. All that, and I don't think I'm even halfway through the story. Anyway, more to come at some point.
link to part 2