So I had the opportunity to see Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian last night along with my wife, Chris, Judy and tons of other pastors in the Middle Tennessee area. And first, let me say.....WOW!! What an amazing movie!! But as I watched the film and also reflected on the movie, I thought of application from the movie. So often as adult, we miss really good opportunities to invest in to our kids or teenagers. We will see an amazing movie, like this one, and come out saying...."What awesome special effects!" When we have missed a HUGE opportunity to talk to our kids about God and spiritual issues.
Therefore, I have some "follow-up" questions to help you transition from having kids say, "Wow! The special effects were great!" to helping kids think through some spiritual issues from the film. Print these out and take them to the movie with you.
- How are Christians like Reepicheep?
- How do some Christians act like Miraz's army?
- What character qualities do you think enabled Lucy to see Aslan? How does that translate into your ability to see what God is doing around you?
- Put yourself in Peter's place - unable to see Aslan, but not willing to distrust Lucy. How do YOU respond when others seem to be more aware of God's involvement than you are?
- What determines a godly leader, and what price do they have to pay?
- In the film, each character contributed - wholeheartedly - exactly what was needed in the final battle. What do you think God has given YOU to contribute?
- What message for YOU is there in the fact that Aslan says, "Things never happen the same way twice" two times in the movie? What have you expected God to do that He got done in a different way than you anticipated?
- How can you step in to a situation where someone close to you is being tempted to do something obviously wrong? Like Miraz's generals, your friends might sometimes tell you what they want you to hear, instead of what they really think. How can you encourage honesty between you and the people you trust?
- When have you experienced the kind of joy that Aslan and Lucy had as they played together? Now remember, a war was almost being lost while that was happening! When you're in middle of difficult times, what can you do to remind yourself that God really loves you?
In his Grip,
Shelby Craig
the makers of Prince Caspian kept to the original story surprisingly well... i heard they were going to make it into a silly pure-action flick, but thankfully this was not the case