'"That, O Man," said Aslan, "is Cair Paravel of the four thrones, in one of which you must sit as King. I show it to you because you are the first-born and you will be High King over all the rest."'
Okay so I painted this awhile ago and I did cheat a little in this scene because I didn't want to paint the Narnian camp and all those itty bitty tents! I also added the outline of Cair Paravel on the horizon.
Painted with watercolours! :)
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again.
Stranger danger wasn’t as prevalent in the 40’s. The Pevensie kids were already entrusted to a complete random stranger at the start of the story, meaning that they’re already dependent on the fact that strangers can be good and kind and take care of them. Lucy was not a complete idiot for going to tea with a stranger, and Edmund was not a complete idiot for playing it safe and not running away from a literal queen.
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THE cinematic parallel of the century: edmund pevensie lying in the shattered glass of his war-torn home, desperately grasping a framed photo of his dad VERSUS edmund pevensie stepping into tumnus's abandoned cave, stepping on broken glass and the torn painting of tumnus's father..... confronted for the first time with the consequences of his actions and running from them even so.. THATS cinema, baby
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I've always been dying to know what it was that Aslan said to Edmund in this conversation. Guess it's one of those things we'll just never know. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway I did this a little while ago but have been thinking of painting it again with brighter colours... maybe... then again I probably won't be bothered to. We'll see.
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Things that made the battle scene in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe still the best battle scene I’ve ever seen:
Epic scenery
The MUSIC
The moment the music stopped and you just hear bodies colliding and shouts and the clatter of weapons. So chilling
How Peter’s battle strategies clearly reflect his experiences and values; he uses the griffin’s to essentially bomb the witch’s army and keeps Edmund safe out of range on the cliff. He uses the air space over the enemy as an important battle field which is often forgotten in fantasy battles (but was such a big deal in blitzed London)
The variety of of creatures in each army. The film uses this as a moment to world build on who lives in Narnia and establish what they value by who’s side they’re on
It emphasises how each unique creature is built different and how that effects the battle. A good example is how the tiny guy with the sword takes down the rhino (it’s a split second scene where the rhino looks like he trips but he was actually attacked)
There a unicorn, like, come on
Again, the silence that comes when the music stops just before the two armies collide. Exquisite
It’s not an overly gory battle, and it’s not made to look super grey or gritty, but it doesn’t glorify it either. It’s made to look epic but also terrible - there’s broad daylight and colour in each shot but the music adds weight to the deaths that happen
Just a huge amount of fantasy creatures that don’t look like robots. Those fauns look genuinely nervous
The way Peter consults the other leaders like the griffin and Oreius. He respects them
Peter’s glance over his shoulder to Edmund for reassurance
The way Edmund gives him a nod. SO cool.
It demonstrates how they’re both kings and although Peter is leading the army Edmund is also playing a vital role in the battle
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