I guess I'm slightly confused, because in the other topic you specifically mentioned that you didn't want the villains to be portrayed sympathetically, yet what other purpose does showing the villain's backstory serve other than to make the audience feel sympathy for why that character turned towards villainy in the first place?

What objective does adding backstory to a villain achieve if not in making an otherwise one dimensional villain seem more relatable? Nothing wrong with that at all, it's just something that squarely falls in the "building audience sympathy" category for me.

Probably the only anti-hero in the series would be Uncle Andrew. A movie could possibly show a flashback of how he got the box from Mrs. Lefay, and he discovers that it came from Atlantis. Then he becomes fixated on the possibility of traveling to another world or universe, giving him the reason to create the rings.

I’ve changed the topic title Should Uncle Andrew Have A Backstory? He’s probably the only anti-hero in the series. For the polling, while it’s central whether or not movie adaptions should give the villains a backstory, it can also be where whether he should or not. 

I would like to hear some of your thoughts on a film adaption showing Uncle Andrew receiving the box from Mrs. Lefay, and creating the rings. 

@jasmine_tarkheena did you want this thread to be about Andrew, or about all the villains ?

If you want to change the title, you can use Edit on the first post of the thread. 

I think there's room for little flashback scenes about some of the villains. Perhaps Andrew could be seen with Mrs Lefay, with him speaking some of the book lines over it.

@coracle 

I guess it could be both.

Perhaps a flashback of Jadis learning the secret of Deplorable Word as she's telling of the Battle of Charn or even Miraz sending out the seven lords out on the Eastern Ocean and manipulating his flatterers to beg him to become king as Doctor Cornelius is telling Caspian of it.

Maybe even in The Horse And His Boy, when Susan and Edmund are in Tashbaan, when they reflect on when Prince Rabadash was at Cair Paravel, it could be shown in a flash back as well. Even show a flash back of when Edmund went to speak with Rabadash and how he grew angry and cold and dangerous.

The Lady of the Green Kirtle killing Caspian X's Queen in her snake form and luring Prince Rilian away in The Silver Chair could also be shown in a flashback, as the Owls are telling of it.

While Andrew could fall into the villainous category, I kind think more of him as anti-hero. Andrew appearing with Mrs. Lefay and having him speak V.O is an idea.

Now it's been changed to Villains Flashbacks in Narnia Films or Series? A flashback thrown in there doesn't have to involved a backstory. Even though a villains origin stories are a popular thing, perhaps someone with a creative vision could come up with some sort of flashback without a backstory.

Though Villains Backstory has been a popular thing, given the reason for the polling list. A flashback without a backstory can still be done.

Posted by: @icarus

I guess I'm slightly confused, because in the other topic you specifically mentioned that you didn't want the villains to be portrayed sympathetically, yet what other purpose does showing the villain's backstory serve other than to make the audience feel sympathy for why that character turned towards villainy in the first place?

I guess I can see how a flashback of Jadis using the deplorable word would serve to make her a scary villain, but personally I'd rather just hear Jadis tell the story to Digory and Polly. (I know not everyone agrees with me on this.) I want the emphasis to be on Digory going from admiring her to being horrified by her. Plus, such a flashback might give the viewers expectations that the deplorable word is going to be a bigger part of the plot later on (it isn't) and that the story is going to be more action packed than it actually is.

@col-klink 

I think that is idea but perhaps another option could be is that as she is telling of it, there's the sound of the noise of the battle in the background, and we see the expression on Digory and Polly's face.