I don't understand why both things can't be true. Jadis is the descendant of Lilith (Adam’s first wife) and an ice giant and she came from another planet, Charn, in another dimension that you can only reach by going through the ‘world between world’ and the many pools there.

Clearly people have traveled between worlds, so i am not sure why both can't be true.

I agree though even if you think both can't be true then that doesn't excuse some of the major changes. We haven't seen VotDT yet though, so i will wait and see about the major changes.

CS Lewis was a brilliant scholar. If he wanted to "flip flop", let him. These are the folks that added a stupid romance between Caspian and Susan and kicked off the second film with a live birth scene. As far as I'm concerned, the filmmakers should be kept on a short leash.

Actually I think it make PERFECT since to say that the reason we never hear about Lilith is because somehow she got into the wood between the worlds and eventually ended up in Charn. That's actually kind of cool.

First of all, Jadis was descended from an ice giant? I don't recall that. She was "one of the Jinn" and a descendant of Lilith -- at least when her origin is mentioned in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

I do think that Perry Moore may have been trying to say that considering that Lewis had a few of his own changes, the ones the filmmakers made may not even be that big.

If he is not saying that, however, then I think that he is saying one of these two things:

1. Lewis made changes, so that means we're entitled to being able to do it, too.
2. Lewis made changes, and we are trying to keep in the spirit of those changes that did not make it into the book.

For #1: I don't think there's any excuse.
For #2: But that is not the point! I don't want to see the story Lewis may have considered, I want to see the VODT that I know!

*breaks out considerable amounts of chocolate and sets it out ... has various soothing teas and cakes for those visiting and discussing the comments made by the production team for VDT*

I now believe various members of the production are messing with the devout followers of the movies.

I don't think her appearance in VotDT will be a big deal.

I never thought of Jadis as being Lilith. I had never even heard of Lilith until earlier this school year. I don't believe the story about Adam and Lilith because it wasnt in the Bible, though I did find it an interesting read.

I think what Perry is trying to get at is that CS Lewis isn't really precise on a few things, like making up two Swanwhites when there should be one. This right here with the WW is another confusing thing too. I agree that Lilith might have found her way into the wood between worlds or CS Lewis forgot what he originally wrote.

The filmmakers can turn this into a Lost thing you know.

Um, Josh, no one is saying Jadis equals Lillith. Not sure why you think someone is.

Perry Moore needs to try rereading the series and exercising his imagination. Jadis is not descended from ice giants; I have no idea where he got this idea. Clearly Lillith must have traveled to the Wood and found her way to Charn and proceeded to have children with an inhabitant of the country and her children were the royal family. This would be obvious to anyone who isn't desperately searching for an excuse to justify wedging Jadis into every single one of the movies. What's got me even more upset than his little dig at Lewis is the line at the end of the article that indicates that the inclusion of Jadis in further movies is under consideration. To me that's essentially an admission that they are considering using Tilda for the LotGK.

I think the filmakers are just having a hard time letting go of Jadis. But they need to face it, SHE CAN'T BE IN EVERY MOVIE!!!

And LotGK is suppossed to be extremely beautiful and seductive. I'm not sure I'd put Tilda Swinton in that category.

... Moore seems to be saying here that Lewis screwed up the continuity of his own novels and so the changes that they're making to the Narnia stories when adapting them are forgiveable.

I don't necessarily agree with Mr Moore's word choices there. Nor do I envy the movie-makers their jobs.

Artistic license is allowed, and we may or may not agree with those changes that come with Mr. Apted's vision.

Paul F. Ford, if memory serves, addresses "inconsistencies" in the Chronicles of Narnia in Companion to Narnia. My feeling about it? These folks can have some breathing room to work with to put it to film - this of course will get tomatoes thrown at me by at least two purists I know.

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”