C S Lewis...

[colinlindsay]

Won't anybody make his science fiction or other narrative books into flims.

There's so much undifferentiated fantasy stuff out there.

Much of which seems to worship evil.

With special effects, some upgrading and a sensitive touch you could do some moving stuff with Perelandra and Out of the Silent Planet.

And That Hideous Strength could be really scary.

 

[keith99]

The British crown is will stop any film of That Hideous Strength, they know who hte bad guys are based on.

 

[Nobody1]

Won't anybody make his science fiction or other narrative books into flims.

There's so much undifferentiated fantasy stuff out there.

Much of which seems to worship evil.

With special effects, some upgrading and a sensitive touch you could do some moving stuff with Perelandra and Out of the Silent Planet.

And That Hideous Strength could be really scary.

Not to strain your conscience, but CS Lewis was a Christian writer and the Chronicles of Narnia were specifically made with Christian themes. One has to look behind - winnow out - the imagery and look at the underlying meaning to see that.

For instance, in Prince Caspian, the animals were wild -- because everyone had treated them like wild animals who could not speak or listen for so long... they actually became that.

I see huge parallels with that in the world.

 

[SSior.27]

The easier answer is that the Narnia Chronicles are simply the best known works of Lewis. Like when Agatha Christie novels were being made into movies, only certain ones were made, based on popularity and ease of transition. Murder on the Orient Express, Cards on the Table, Thirteen for Dinner, and the like. Given enough time and, perhaps, generations, we may still yet see a good movie about Screwtape Letters or the like.

Oh, and to Nobody1, I find it odd how often people slay a work of art by straight away peeling off the paint only to stare and admire the canvas. Such a waste...