The New Chronicles of Narnia Movies

The trailer for next year's adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew was released last week, and I've been thinking about it a lot. C.S. Lewis' Narnia series has a special place in my heart, as it was the first book series I read as a kid and my introduction to fantasy. When I got really into The Lord of the Rings as an adult, it was a pleasant surprise to learn that J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were good friends and in the same writer's group where they critiqued each other's works at a local pub. In a way, I see Narnia as a great introduction to fantasy for children, who can later move on to The Hobbit and then The Lord of the Rings as they grow older. Heck, it was a great introduction to mythology as well, as the Narnia books were the first time I learned about naiads, dryads, and gods like Bacchus, who make appearances in the books. The Magician's Nephew is being used as a jumping-off point for a reboot of a new Narnia adaptation series, which is an idea I am…