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Ya don't sew boards! You hammer them in place with a nail! *flicks tongue*

Speaking of Narnia, that reminds me what I still wanted to get around to, watching Narnia. Yep, yep, maybe next time.

Well, I'll admit the movie was a lot better than watching Sonora try to hammer nails into boards.

YOU try lifting a hammer that's bigger than you are!

I like to watch Sonora, I think the hammering would be fun.

Narnia was entertaining, but it lacked originality. It was a mix of many already existing fairy tales and even if I hadn't read the book before watching the movie, I could guess easily what would happen next... which becomes boring.

Though, costumes were amazing. Especially those of the queen and of Mr. Tumble (the animation of his legs, and his little ears... were very convincing!!!

Hejix, what existing fairy tales do you think it was a composite of?

Well,Eugene, I can't speak for Hejix, but I suppose you could see the Ice Queen putting ice in Edmund's heart along with a craving for sweets. Then again, there are the common religious themes of sacrifice, rebirth and redemption(which was the point of the books). Some may put religion, myth and fairytales in the same category. Not me, mind you, but some could do that.

Roxie--why don't you practice talking to the bots for a while and work your way up to real people? We can be a little tricky.

Tell you what, kid. Leave a message here about a movie that you have seen. Put a little thought into it. Give some resons for your opinion. I'll be back and I promise I'll respond.

Scary Movie 2, huh? Did it remind you of anything? Did you laugh?

I like silly humor. I'll admit I may watch Date Movie, but I will probably wait till it is out on DVD.

Rock on Roxie, I'm Hejix, nice to meet you. (We know you're not Hejix). As for the fairy tales, Eugene, well, Bev got some parts of the answer. We found in Narnia parts of the Ice Queen tale, Santa Claus, then, some sort of Alice in Wonderland (going through war robes, instead of the mirror), and a lot of clichés such as the lion as the "king", etc. And of course we could add sacrificial rituals and cie (though they aren't fairy tales...).

Of course, fairy tales are characterized by those general, often "clichés" elements that come back from fairy tale to another. Though, some authors manage better than others to renew those elements and make them unexpected (such as J.K. Rowling with her Harry Potter, if you can classify it in fairy tales). As for Narnia, it was well done, but not too outstanding in its originality (I'm speaking of the movie, I haven't read the book). It was predictable. Though, costumes were quite original. (The ice queen is usually represented with sparkling diamonds, this one was wild, which was unexpected).

So, yeah, classic story, classic characters, even lent ones, for short enjoyment but that won't stay in my memory for long... (But still I take time to criticize it on a forum, so it kind of worked).

Roxie, no thanks. You know that is illegal, right? You know this is a public forum, right? Think about it. I will talk to you about your favorite books and movies though.

Hejix, it's my understanding that both CS Lewis and Tolkein were trying to use archetypes and elements of mythology to make a point. I haven't read either author in a long time though, so I can't say much. I do, however, like to see old stories retold.

Fairytales repeate classic elements for a reason. It may be predicatable, but there is some part of us that needs them. I would kind of hate to see Bruno Bettlehiem's followers interpet such stories in terms of Freudian theory, but I think there is something in these stories that speak to our psyches.