Narnia
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- Pak-Man0
i 'ave seen shadowlands para, not anti CS Lewis, though he made a big impact on the Christian Apologetics movement (goes down in my estimation, despite being the nice cuddly troubled man that he was).
And yeah i know the heros arc and the whole Manichean good v evil format of story telling is as old as time and tide
BUT, do you know the story? I dont' want to spoil it for you if you don't, so in case you have, i'll point out the next bit so you have to scroll
When the kids arrive in Narnia, all the creatures that dwell there are awaiting the return of Aslan, this mysterious figure who will banish winter in the land. Aslan is the messiah. Then Aslan returns, but, in order to save the world, he has to sacrifice his life on this stone plinth thing. But no, he is then resurrected after he dies in order to complete the final battle. I think that is a bit close to the Christian story than the normal heros journey malarky.
Moreover, throught the story the kids are reffered to as "sons of Adam, daughters of Eve." Constantly and throughout. You can fuck off with that shit for starters!