Well the other night I went to see Prince Caspian. So here's my little review. Generally, it was a good movie. Well made. Well casted. And this doesn't so much have to do with the movie makers as it has to do with the fact that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were good friends, but the movie I must admit had it's fair share of Lord of the Rings moments. To me, the movie was generally depressing. I fell in love with Narnia, as many people did with the first movie. In this movie, Narnia is all but gone. And there were a lot of battles and war scenes, which I can't say really interested me. My personal advice would be it's good enough to rent, but $8 may be a little much to spend on it. That's just one girls opinion though. My sister loved it and wants to see it again!Just like the first movie, this movie definately had a lot of spiritual symbolism weaved in. Where as the first movie was almost directly the 'gospel story', this one could be more relating to faith and walking with Christ everyday. When the kids return to Narnia, Aslan is nowhere to be found. It seems he has abandon them. Lucy, the youngest, sees him and then later has a dream where he guides her. The others don't see him at all. Peter takes matters into his own hands, and fails quite miserably. There was a moment in the movie I especially liked. Lucy comes and sits by Peter by the stone table. Peter says something to the effect of 'well, at least you have seen him. I have no proof to go on' to which Lucy replies 'maybe he wants you to prove yourself first.' That's not so much to say that we have to "prove ourselves" to God, but I have been struggling so much with my faith lately. I do belive God exists, and all that. I believe he loves me and yada yada yada. My struggle has just been seeing him. I, for the past year it seems, have spent many a nights begging God for something, anything. A dream. A vision. A direct prophetic word. Just the sense that He is near. I used to have these intimate times of prayer, where it wasn't necessarily a physical feeling, but I felt close to him. Like he was sitting beside me and I was having a conversation with him. I can't remember the last time I had that feeling. And I don't know how long God wants me to run on nothing. I know my life is already slipping. If this is a test, I am failing. I just wish I could see Him.
