The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion

Jeffres presentation, I must admit that my knowledge on the subject has greatly expanded. Before the lecture on the life of one of the world’s greatest writers, the only thing that came to mind when I heard the name of C.S. Lewis was The Chronicles of Narnia. I had no idea about all the obstacle Lewis had to overcome during the course of his life, and I also didn’t know much about his achievements. While I cannot claim to have become an expert on the life of Lewis, my knowledge has definitely…

APOCALYPTIC SYMBOL PROFILE Symbol: The Lion of Judah First occurrence in Scripture: Genesis 49:9 In Genesis 49, we have Jacob’s final words to his sons. In verse 9, as he turns his attention to Judah, we see Jacob refer to him as a young lion. In this passage we derive the term Lion of Judah, used to symbolize someone that will eventually grow to rule over the rest of the Family. There seems to be a drawing from some military imagery in the fact of stating Judah had conquered his prey and no…

The second production company, Pure Flix, though they were founded around the same time as Sherwood Pictures, Pure Flix has been a part of a significantly greater Christian productions. Some of their most notable work include Jerusalem Countdown (2011), The Book of Daniel (2013), The Case for Christ (2017), and the God’s Not Dead series (2014-). One of the prominent figures in the company is Harold Cronk, Cronk has directed a number of films for the company. The studio is also responsible for…

C.S. Lewis: The Story Surrounding the Stunning Success Clive Staples Lewis An exceedingly renowned author, C.S. Lewis, has challenged the world of literature, reflecting his Christian values and life within his hundreds of books. “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” (Lewis 140) Various agnostic scholars agree Lewis’ writing is impeccable and his theology is well-thought and credible. Considering what…

1. The Polar Express was written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg and it was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985. This book is a classic children’s book that was later made into a feature film. The story is about a boy who goes unnamed though out the whole book, and his journey on a magical steam engine to the North Pole in the middle of the night. Van Allsburg evokes such a vivid visual world through is text and visuals. He uses great metaphors and similes such as “the train is wrapped…

Rhythm & Hues is the world’s leading producers of in Animation and VFX in the entertainment industry, this feature film division is an Academy Award winning state of art production facility led by Arish Fyzee and Gary Nolin. This studio offers filmmakers of highly creative and resourceful creative production team that combines expertise’s draw upon the studios unique array of technology, talent and skills. They have the capacity to produce simultaneously large productions. They are committed to…

Literature is a language in itself. Understanding that language allows the reader to fully appreciate the work at hand. After all, the grammar of literature is "a set of conventions and patterns, codes and rules, that we learn to employ in dealing with a piece of writing" (Foster xii). Memories of past stories, seeing symbols in the writing, and pattern recognition play important roles when reading a book. Pattern recognition in literature can help the reader decipher texts that would otherwise…

known as the Kindertransport. This miraculous sign of mercy saved 10,000 children from the Nazi party by smuggling them in by the 300s into British hostels and homes (ITAOS). This feat is lightly referenced in war era films such as The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when the children are sent to live in the countryside with a distant relative to escape the perils of war. Yet few truly knew what these children faced, until 2000 when Mark Jonathan Harris released Into…

Socratic Club Essay Good and Evil. The two forces that are always in opposition throughout the entirety of our lives. This opposition is seen everywhere we go. It might be in school, work, athletics, or even at home. There seems to be one way that we deem good, and the other is automatically deemed ‘bad’ or evil. This constant opposition from the two forces has come to be known as Dualism. Now the idea of Dualism itself is not so hard to grasp. The battle of good and evil is all around…

journey. Maybe not in the same order, but all of these are in most stories written or told. This journey can also be repeated multiple times within a story. This cycle is even seen in stories and movies today, such as Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Star Wars. This has shaped society more than we can imagine by further pushing our creativity to limits. We are going to start of by looking at the first story in human history: The Epic of Gilgamesh. This story centers around…