Seventeen Years - General Movie Discussion

RE: Seventeen Years

Duffle — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:03:49 +0000

Posted by: @icarus

Not only is this a mind-boggling long period of time for a movie which (to me at least) still feels like it came out fairly recently, but 17 Years was also the same period of time that elapsed between the BBC adaptation of LWW in 1988 and the Walden Media version in 2005.

This is so weird to think about. The jump in production quality from BBC to Walden was so substantial. Hard to imagine Netflix (or anyone) taking that same leap.

RE: Seventeen Years

stargazer — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:06:07 +0000

I attended the Chicago Lion Party for VDT with Ryadian and her brother, and it may be telling that the things I remember most include meeting NarniaWebbers like Gymfan and Eric Novak - and having to delay our return to Minnesota because a massive blizzard made travel impossible, even by Midwest standards. Fortunately Rya had relatives in the area who let us extend our visit.

RE: Seventeen Years

starkat — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:25:47 +0000

Tonight at midnight is the release anniversary of Dawn Treader

RE: Seventeen Years

Kokoro Hane — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 04:51:44 +0000

Wow, has it really been that long? I still remember my excitement going to the cinema, seeing it for the first time the day it came out! I was in awe the entire time, and when the credits rolls, everybody clapped! It was such a magical experience seeing it come to life on screen, and I was so happy they kept the scene at the stone table. Even now, that movie is so meaningful to me... but wow, it's hard to believe it's been all these years... sometimes I yearn for those days back haha.

RE: Seventeen Years

jewel — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 22:42:12 +0000

That's interesting. Considering the Narnia films are in the state of Limbo, who knows how much longer it will take?

RE: Seventeen Years

Narnian78 — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:54:03 +0000

The Walden film of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the best of the three and generally I was quite pleased with it. Perhaps Georgie Henley was the best choice to play Lucy Pevensie since she fit the part so well. There were some minor changes from the book such as scene when the children were on the ice, which one wonders if it should have been included since it was not in the original story. And of course when Aslan’s name is first mentioned the children don’t react with as much awe as they do in the book. So that part could have been improved. But otherwise it was quite a good film, and I wish that the other two films had been at least as faithful to the book as the first one.

RE: Seventeen Years

Jasmine — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:56:24 +0000

I suppose with the seventeen years of Walden's LWW, we might as well talk about what changes we've liked and what we didn't like, and improvements that Netflix or any other company could do.

Changes that I've liked: I kind of thought it was a clever idea where they had Edmund sitting on the White Witch's throne. He wanted to be king (at least, have leadership above Peter). I think the whole thing was about that he was jealous of Peter's leadership. And that kind of gave a demonstration of what he wanted. But of course, as you may already know, it doesn't work out as well as he was hoping.

Changes that I didn't like: I don't know if there were any that I could think of. I think the Pevensies could've been developed better. While they did have chemistry as siblings, I think they could have had better development. I think the story arch of the main characters could've been better.

What improvements could Netflix or any other company do: Well, I did mention that the story arch of the Pevensies could have better, so maybe giving more character arch could be improvement.

What are changes you've liked, what you didn't like, and what improvements that Netflix or some other company could do?

RE: Seventeen Years

coracle — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:54:32 +0000

@white-wizard yes, it was summer. Lucy mentions it when she first meets Tumnus and she's amazed at the snow.

RE: Seventeen Years

White Wizard — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:07:46 +0000

@coracle The little thrills and set details were very special!

If I remember, the bottom of the lamppost was designed to look like the trunk of a tree. That was my favourite.

Perhaps it is because I am Australian and the flies are all coming out now on mass… if there is one fly, there always will be more!

Did LWW take place in the summer in England?

RE: Seventeen Years

coracle — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:53:24 +0000

@white-wizard the dying fly was one of the tiny details that the writers or Adamson put into the film for the real book fans.

The mothballs falling out of the wardrobe, and the dead fly on the windowsill were details that gave me a little thrill when I watched for the first time. That attention to detail pervaded the first Walden film (the Beavers' House is another example).

Oddly enough, the last BBC one had really excellent set details - the set dressing around Puddleglums home was delightful.