Movie review: Syriana and 'blah blah Narnia blah blah blah'

Man-o-man, this was one big headache. I did like it but is it ever hard to follow! It's like they expect everyone in the audience to be experts in the oil industry! But it was very interesting, telling the story through people involved. Like learning about the oil industry and it's connections to corrupt governments and economies as told from the stakeholders, people like you and me. Well, not really me. I'm a sheltered scientist. But definitely requires a few viewings to *get* everything I think.

Syriana 2/3



I had only the vaguest recollections about this story going in. I think I had it in school. And certain events seem familiar. All in all, it was okay. Kinda kiddie-ish like Harry Potter and religious like... y'know, Christianity. Many parallels. Like the lion dying for the little kid's sins?! And resurrected?! And I had a real problem when the one kid killed the big bad wolf. He was knighted! What kind of message does that send to kids in the audience? Congratulations on your first enemy kill, now you are a man?! And it's not difficult to kill a wolf when it jumps into your ready sword! The most disturbing thing was the end when the brothers and sisters were installed as monarchs for Narnia. Isn't that how royal inbreeding starts?! And how come these little bastards forgot all about going home to their loving parents fighting for their freedom in the war back in the real world?!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 3/7