Critic missed the point on Lewis classic
THE smug condescension of reviewer Carina Chocano toward the C.S. Lewis allegory of the Christ story, in her review of the movie “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” [“Keeper of the Magic,” Dec. 7], reveals either ignorance of the basics of any religion or willful arrogance toward those unfortunates still living in the backward caves of their Christian faith.
Saying that the Lewis classic is a “primer on morality and the myths we create to explain it,” then later that Lewis’ intent was to portray Christ as a “way to make the world safe for Santa Claus” is to ignore not only what Lewis was doing but what the theological giants understood redemption in the Christian tradition to be.
Perhaps someone more respectful of the depth and power of Christianity could have reviewed this movie. Or is that too much to ask?
THE REV. SUSAN W. KLEIN
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
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