I'm getting obsessive. I posted this over at film geeks and I'm posting it here, too... As we get closer each day to the release of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, I'll become more and more obsessed with the movie and blog less and less about other topics.

Such is the life of a Christian film geek. The movie doesn't even come out until December, for pity's sake. Can you imagine what I'll be like in November? Just one big, quivering glob of flesh and drool, occasionally murmuring "Aslan. Winter. Witch. Help me..."

This must be what it's like for Trekkies when they're working on a new Star Trek movie... or tv series... or toy... or t-shirt... or whatever.

According to today's news at the imdb, and the Telegraph, Disney is busy trying to promote LWW as "the passion of the Christ for kids." I have mixed reactions about this. For one thing, that's almost exactly how I think of the book... but for another thing, I don't like the idea of marketers and Disney execs getting their grubby paws all over C.S. Lewis' masterful theology. This whole thing is making me nervous.

And I'm not the only one. Today I discovered that Hollywood Jesus has a link to a Narnia blog, and the writers there are concerned, too:

The facts: yes, Disney (among other studios) has indeed learned some lessons from Mel Gibson's marketing strategy for The Passion of the Christ; and yes, Disney (and other studios, most notably New Line Cinema) does indeed employ publicists to promote their films to Christian publications and audiences; and yes, it would be silly of them not to.... Our contacts who were at the Disney event put together by Motive Marketing in no way characterized Disney's (or Motive's) angle as "The Passion for kids." The storm is already brewing...

Mel Gibson's movie, my choice for film of the year last year, was crucified itself by people who saw it as an opportunity to attack Christianity. I really hope that isn't the case with LWW. And, while I'm glad that Disney doesn't seem to be totally producing a secular movie, it still makes me nervous to have Hollywood types mucking around with the theology of this story.

Much hand-wringing and fretting to come over the next several months.

By the way, if anyone cares, I got my second tattoo today. And, as I'd said I'd probably do for the last several years, I got a tattoo fashioned after a theme from one of C.S. Lewis' books. Can you guess which one? Yep, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Right now I have a big bandage on my right leg, and under it, beginning to heal, is a beautiful picture of the lamppost in the snowy forrest. The artist, Eddie Yeary, did a great job with it. Once it's had a few days to heal I'll post a picture of it at the blog.