I'm not going to say "I told you so" about this potential Netflix abomination.
But I think we're getting really, really close to "I told you so" territory.
Yes, Meryl Streep, the most overrated actress in the world, was reportedly offered the role of Aslan. You know, the male lion who depicts the person of Jesus Christ in a parallel fantasy world, as written by the most important lay theologian of the 20th century - a man who loved Christendom and the West.
An offer has been made to Meryl Streep to portray a central character in the series: Aslan, the Great Lion. Streep is in talks to portray Aslan, who will be female in the series. Aslan in the novels is a talking lion who serves as Narnia's guardian and a mentor to the human children. Typically portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis.
You can't "gender-swap" Aslan and come away with a coherent story. It is a different story altogether. It is not the same. You will have scooped out Aslan and all he stands for (Christendom) and put his skin on a donkey.
The only purpose of this change would be to destroy the world of Narnia, which I'm starting to believe is the point.
Just a reminder that Gerwig, the director of the movie, sees her work as "the opposite of the creation myth in Genesis" and is passionate about removing "pre-Victorian morality" from stories.
Is Jadis, the White Witch herself, the one producing this film?
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