Family films

[ghoti_mhic_uait]

Yesterday we went to see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

It was alright. Lots of action. Some of the plot was mucked about - for example, Lucy's stuff on the Dufflepuds island was all different. A lot of the Christian imagery was stripped (for example, Eustace's transformation doesn't involve a pond) but not all.

It was fun, and I'm glad we went.

Judith was less astonishingly well behaved this time, but she said it was exciting, and there was a bird, and the seamonster had a tummy ache 'raa'.

Today we watched Monsters, Inc. Everyone greatly enjoyed it. cjwatson and I had seen it before, but there are plenty of nuances I'd forgotten. I'm lookinmg forward to Monsters Inc 2, coming next year.

J found it very funny, and pointed out that Sully is a bit like Daddy.

Which reminds me that during the week, J and I watched Finding Nemo, first time for both of us. The Daddy in that was like her Daddy, too. I really liked that, it's very sweet.

Comments

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

I never understood the pond thing before: thank you. I blame it on having read the book when I was little and at least a little more clueless.

[phlebas.livejournal.com]

Ditto! Though I still think losing the pond damaged the symbolism less than the whole 'Ooh! Dragon! Cool!' attitude.
Still enjoyed it a lot more than Prince Caspian, though.