The Magician's Nephew will be the first movie to be adapted. It would certainly be a fresh start, since most others have done The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe first. Perhaps the tag line could be, "How it all Began."
Here is a list I have of what they should do and should not do:
For what they should not do-
1. Not to make it about "saving the world". There's actually not really any armies to fight against (unless they decide to have a cosmic battle with the stars in the sky). No, no. The conflict should be about Digory bringing evil to Narnia, and what's he going to do about it. Is he going to able to save his mother who is about to die from an illness? I'd like the plot to be focused on that.
2. No Digory and Polly romance. In the book, Digory mentions that his father is away in India and his mother is sick and she's about to die. Polly mentions that all of her friends are away on Holiday. So it's like they each needed someone to play with. However, I really don't want the movie to ship them. It's one of those things I'm usually kind of worried about. I actually don't see it happening. The only romance in MN I can see happening are Frank and Helen, the husband and wife, and they become the first king and queen of Narnia. I know that there are those who ship Tirian and Jill in The Last Battle, which I'm kind of worried about in a film adaption. The only romance in Narnia I see happening are Frank and Helen, Cor and Aravis, and Caspian and Ramandu's daughter. But no shipping of Digory and Polly. They're just friends!
Now what it should do-
1. The score should sound magical. I'd like the stars at the creation of Narnia to sound like angels. The music should sound beautiful, with piano, strings, harp, flute. This is important especially if it is going to focus more on the characters. No need for big epic music with drums, trumpets, and big male vocals. I mean, that could work for The Horse And His Boy and The Last Battle, but not so much with The Magician's Nephew.
2. Despair and Hope is really important. We should feel the despair for Digory with the possibility of losing his mother and feel that same despair when evil is brought to Narnia. Then really feel the joy when Digory has "undo" the wrong when he brings the apple back to plant the Tree of Protection and also feel that same joy when his mother is recovered from the illness.
Any ideas on what The Magician's Nephew movie should and should not do?Statistics: Posted by jasmine_tarkheena — Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:43 am
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