Chronicles of Narnia or Lord of the Rings!
Which is better? Have you read the books?
Mmm, both are among my favorite books for significantly different reasons... a direct comparison would be tough, so I'll remain undecided.
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Actually tCoN isn't supposed to be an allegory either (at least according to Lewis) He said that Aslan wasn't supposed to be Jesus, but was supposed to be seen as if God was saving a totally different world and who/what he would send to save that particular world.Jeremy Cartwood wrote:I admit I'm biased, yes, yes, you can all shoot me. tCoN is way better! Now, I don't deny that Tolkien's writing style is superb (although he can sometimes get carried away with the descriptions just a leetle bit...), that's not what I have a problem with. They are just so dark! Why put yourself through that much darkness, especially with the movie? Narnia has always had a bright and alive feel, and the movie is definitely going to prove that. It's only dark when it needs to be. The other thing is, J.R.R. Tolkien said himself that LoTR is NOT an allegory. There may be a lot of things that you can pull from it, but the same is true with the Matrix, Star Wars, Spiderman, Harry Potter, whatever. Besides, it's really a story about a person saving the world by his own power. Where does God come in? Where can you pull God from it? tCoN has some powerful analogies, some of them quite simple and some very complicated that you get after you pick it up off the shelf and read it years after finishing them.
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Actually I'm pretty sure he intended it to be an allegory. It was Tolkien who said his works had nothing to do with the bible or his faith. The whole reason C.S. Lewis wrote Narnia was that he wanted to speak christian doctrines to children so he took a picture of a faun with an umbrella and turned it into what it is todayLonelyNation wrote: Actually tCoN isn't supposed to be an allegory either (at least according to Lewis) He said that Aslan wasn't supposed to be Jesus, but was supposed to be seen as if God was saving a totally different world and who/what he would send to save that particular world.
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Both LotR and CoN have Christian analogies. LotR's are less obvious, while CoN seems more of an allegory. Both Tolkein and C.S. Lewis denied their stories to be allegories, yet both discussed Christain parallels in their books.
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It sure doesn't ruin it for me! I find it much more interesting that way, it adds a new way of reading books for me. What my dad said after reading the LoTR trilogy was, "I came into them expecting to find a great Christian allegory and came out not satisfied at all. That ruined the read." I agree with you though, and my brothers do too, that I can't stand the old Narnia movies! And I'm anticipating the new movie to be one of my favorites.Barely Is wrote:Well, I love CON, and The Horse and His Boy I could read over and over, but I love LOTR even more. They are so my favorite. 'Course, I may change my mind after I see the movie, I can't stand the old CON movies.
I think part of it is that while reading I don't feel that I have to find all the Christian symbolismin it, like I do while reading CON. Because they're so strongly allegory's, I keep thinking, "Now, who is this character?" Ooooooh, that absolutely ruins the entire reading of the story!
Say, did you hear that Walden Media is going to make at least two more Narnia movies, possibly the whole series? Sounds great to me.
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Well, when I'm speciafically lookign for the allegories, it's fine, but it breaks my concentration otherwise. (I get off task like...um...REALLY easily! )Jeremy Cartwood wrote:
It sure doesn't ruin it for me! I find it much more interesting that way, it adds a new way of reading books for me. What my dad said after reading the LoTR trilogy was, "I came into them expecting to find a great Christian allegory and came out not satisfied at all. That ruined the read." I agree with you though, and my brothers do too, that I can't stand the old Narnia movies! And I'm anticipating the new movie to be one of my favorites.
Say, did you hear that Walden Media is going to make at least two more Narnia movies, possibly the whole series? Sounds great to me.
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Ooo, more Narnia! yay! *eagarly anticipates the movie*
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I'd have to go with Narnia. I know that I am biased since as a child they were almost all I read. Other than the bias, the reason I would say the Chronicles of Narnia because of how much more of an allegory they are from the LoTR. Although both said that they didn't want it to be an allegory...the books eventually ended up containing allegorical scenes and such. In TCoN, the parallels are easier to see than in the LoTRs. Anywho, they’re both great books that are excellent classics.
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I don't agree that J.R.R. Tolkien's books were aimed for older children and adults- I read them when I was very little(about 8 or so), and read the Hobbit when I was even younger.danadelfos wrote:I like both but it depends. C.S. Lewis was a great writer but i think he meant to write for a younger audience than J.R.R. Tolkien. J.R.R Tolkien's book was written for older children and parents. But he is sure a great writer. HIs book, the HObbit wasn't as well written as his trilogy but he improved a lot. I shouldn't be criticizing him because i'm not the greatest myself.
Despite this, I have read the Chronicles of Narnia, a thousand times- I don't really remember when I read them, but I was probably younger than 8, as I didn't know about Lord of the Rings when I was younger, but I had known abuot Chronicles of Narnia all my life(And I absolutely LOVED it!)
For me, I'm not quite sure which is my favorite, but I love how Chronicles of Narnia is so allegorical, and I think I might like it more than Tolkien's books.
I don't really think those two can be compared, really. (And I seriously don't think people shoudl compare HP and LotR. HP reading seems to be for 9-year-olds. )
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I like Lotr a tiny bit better, but Narnia is great too!
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i personally liked the movies of lord of the rings better, and the books for the chronicles of narnia better. i've seen and read both, of course, and we own all but the new narnia movie, because obviously it just came out.
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I have read both series' at a young age, so I have a hard time deciding.
But I have to say TCoN is my favorite. Because you become so connected to the characters and the country. By the last book you're sad to see it all end.
Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece in its own category! So it loses by a tiny margin!
But I have to say TCoN is my favorite. Because you become so connected to the characters and the country. By the last book you're sad to see it all end.
Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece in its own category! So it loses by a tiny margin!
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