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What C.S. Lewis said about Narnia’s most famous character: the Jesus-like lion Aslan
Lewis said Aslan was a symbolic “supposal,” not a direct allegory, as fans watch Netflix’s Narnia plans and a 2027 film nears release.
- As Netflix prepares Greta Gerwig's adaptation of The Magician's Nephew, C.S. Lewis's original vision for Aslan resurfaces: the lion represents a 'supposal,' not a simple allegory for Christ.
- Lewis rejected simple allegorical readings of The Chronicles, instead calling them 'supposals': imaginary answers to theological questions about what Christ might become if incarnate in a world like Narnia.
- A medievalist at Oxford, Lewis argued that myth and symbols point to truths more effectively than realistic fiction, insisting The Chronicles were symbolic rather than allegorical in their construction.
- Online chatter questions whether Aslan will resemble David Bowie or feature Meryl Streep's voice, while critics have previously denounced The Chronicles as religious 'propaganda.'
- The Magician's Nephew arrives Feb. 12, 2027, while The Chronicles of Narnia have sold over 120 million copies worldwide since the 1950s, cementing Lewis's enduring influence on Christian thought.
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