I'm the same way! I read the Narnia books as a wee thing, and when I got to Tolkien as a teenager, I found his books underwhelming.
Yeah, the first movie really was quite good at developing the world and giving the characters new life. And yeah, they're banking too much on Edmund and Lucy, and I hope this is just marketing. Because Eustace is awesome. I want to see him. I'm holding that kid to high standards, I'm afraid. XD
Ah, Ramandau! I'd forgotten his name. I'm all for his daughter being given more life for the same reason. Classic fantasy is, er, rather classic, as you said, with women. Having them do more stuff? Giving them names? Letting them not just be glorified baby incubators and plot devices through death? ALL FOR THAT. But I don't want them to ruin the story. I hope everything they showed fits in naturally, else I'm going to be quite irritated.
My very favorite is The Horse and His Boy, but I fear I may never see that made into a film. ;_____;
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Yeah, the first movie really was quite good at developing the world and giving the characters new life. And yeah, they're banking too much on Edmund and Lucy, and I hope this is just marketing. Because Eustace is awesome. I want to see him. I'm holding that kid to high standards, I'm afraid. XD
Ah, Ramandau! I'd forgotten his name. I'm all for his daughter being given more life for the same reason. Classic fantasy is, er, rather classic, as you said, with women. Having them do more stuff? Giving them names? Letting them not just be glorified baby incubators and plot devices through death? ALL FOR THAT. But I don't want them to ruin the story. I hope everything they showed fits in naturally, else I'm going to be quite irritated.
My very favorite is The Horse and His Boy, but I fear I may never see that made into a film. ;_____;