No, this is not CSLewis

Aryanna 2022-01-13 08:02:26

As a fan of Louis, I am really looking forward to this movie. But the first feeling after reading it-no, this is not Louis, this is just a love story about an old boy's yearning love.

Louis's true charm, thoughts and beliefs have been downplayed into a dispensable background. I quite doubt that Louis would be such a conceited person. From his works, he undoubtedly knew that pride is the greatest sin of Christians. Back then, "The Chronicles of Narnia" was criticized as "too christian", and Louis once declared it to be His writing purpose is not "just magic"; the subject of his debates with students in class is not buds or other philosophers, but Christian doctrine...

Louis's life is not lack of controversy, but these controversies and his thoughts Faith was weakened together and became a conversation resource for the professors during tea time. In the speech that appeared in the film, the theory that "pain is God's tool" preached by Louis became the irony when he lost his love! Those middle-aged and elderly women who listened to his speech were also more like

star chasers ... The sublimation part of Louis's last life, the crystallization of his pain and thinking after losing his love, "Qing Qing RuMe" was completely deleted. I only saw a poor old boy who lost his second mother.

No, this is not CSLewis. If all you want to see is superb acting skills and beautiful British scenery, you may be satisfied. But if you are looking for CSLewis, no, he is not here.

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  • Arjun 2022-04-22 07:01:46

    It's a very neat and classical movie, with the flavor of "Scars of the Day". The film's creators seem to have deliberately downplayed CS Lewis' theology and highlighted his emotional world. ps Anthony Hopkins is really a god, too high-level interpretation, at the moment of his tears, the audience not only believes that he is that character, the audience even becomes that character.

  • Tessie 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    A well-made biographical film with an extremely moving story and a strong humanistic flavor, especially the male lead's superb acting skills, full of emotion, natural performance, and delicate character characterization, which makes people amazed and deserves to be an old drama bone. star actor. The film uses cool colors such as gray-blue and green, and with soft light, the visual style of the image presents a classical, elegant, natural and romantic atmosphere, which is very eye-catching. The lines of the movie are also very exciting, full of philosophical thoughts, and worth repeating. The love story between the male lead and the female lead is a rare perfect example in the world. Both of them are very sensitive and rich in their inner world and have wise opinions on life. One is a writer and the other is a poet. They are both affectionate lovers and soulmates. They respect each other and understand each other and communicate honestly, but extremes turn against each other. Too perfect love often ends without perfection, which makes people sigh and sigh!

Shadowlands quotes

  • Harry: But she's not...

    C. S. Lewis: Not my wife. No, how could she be? I'd have to love her, wouldn't I? She'd have to be more important to me than anything in the World. I'd have to be suffering the torments of the damned. The thought of losing her...

    Harry: I'm so sorry, Jack. I didn't know.

    C. S. Lewis: Neither did I, Harry.

  • Douglas Gresham: [Reading Jack's inscription from his Narnia book] The magic never ends.

    Joy: Well, if it does, sue him.