Raticus wrote:Liam Neeson was expressing his own opinions and religious beliefs, and I think it's pretty immature and destructive to the credibility of Narnia and C.S Lewis to imply that all of a sudden these films are tainted by the notion that not everyone involved in the project agrees with Lewis's world view and interpretation of his characters albeit if is other than the original intent. Also the thread title seems to suggest that Neeson is saying that Aslan is Mohammed (why leave out Buddha and other spiritual leaders?) rather than symbolizes him in some aspects as he implied.
By no means am I saying the films are now "tainted" because of differing interpretations, I'll clarify my previous statement as I'm more wondering whether the spiritual themes could have been stronger if the actors and filmmakers firmly believed in the original interpretation of what Lewis was portraying since people have mentioned that some scenes like Aslan's sacrifice seem 'watered down' in comparison to the book.
Also, I apologize if the thread title was offensive, it was NOT my intention to aggravate or incite anger against Nesson as I wrote with the impression given by the article linked. But I see your point and I'll change the words to a more neutral tone.