It is so unlike the legendary Narnia!!! And so much so that with only a few Lions left, it is better to say that no lions are involved. Same can't be said about the witches but let me have the benefit of doubt for despite the vileness of the lot, these "witches" are rather harmless!!! But it is the wardrobe that has to be here. A nation infatuated with wardrobes, once opened it gives the exact description of the family or individual who happen to own it. And here it is where the Narnia part comes into picture. My experience with various wardrobes has been vast and amusing. From the enviable spic and span wardrobe of a relative (No prizes for guessing that she was a girl) to the taxonomist's dream come true kind wardrobe of my friend, my tryst with wardrobes has been very interesting!!!
So I was forced to think as to whether C.S. Lewis also encountered any such wardrobe (High chances of the location being in India) where his imagination ran wild and the rest is history and three films till date!!! In India, the wardrobe fascination starts with a family's urge to stuff every piece of clothing accompanied by a mothball into this temporary penitentiary of clothes. But this urge has different meaning for all. The father stuffs the clothes with an intention of using them to clean his scooter/bike. The mother genuinely cares for the clothes and wants to avoid another costly shopping spree on account of damaged clothes. The elder sister stashes for the elusive special party and the brother finds the concept of wardrobe altogether ridiculous!!! Left to the poor mother to bring sense to the ridiculousness, the younger ones decide to use the space for hide and seek (The Narnia Story) and I have seen many of these running back screaming as some friendly spider or cockroach decided to say hello!!
This was until the modern days introduced a few more wardrobe issues (Not just literally, but actually too) which was again a family issue like our beloved original wardrobe. The wardrobe malfunction as we came to know it shook the TV room. The farsighted father of the yore now scrambled to keep the remote strictly under his control and keep his household "clean", the elder sister wanted to know about the malfunctioning dress for that now common parties. The younger brother still finds the concept ridiculous, when he has access to tons of "videos clips" daily on youtube and pirate bay!!! The mother chips in to make the idea of TV viewing an unpleasant one when she tunes in to one of the soap operas and dissuades any one else from getting near!!!
The family is still the same and so is the wardrobe (until it malfunctions). Broadly speaking...forget the what you read!!!!!
So I was forced to think as to whether C.S. Lewis also encountered any such wardrobe (High chances of the location being in India) where his imagination ran wild and the rest is history and three films till date!!! In India, the wardrobe fascination starts with a family's urge to stuff every piece of clothing accompanied by a mothball into this temporary penitentiary of clothes. But this urge has different meaning for all. The father stuffs the clothes with an intention of using them to clean his scooter/bike. The mother genuinely cares for the clothes and wants to avoid another costly shopping spree on account of damaged clothes. The elder sister stashes for the elusive special party and the brother finds the concept of wardrobe altogether ridiculous!!! Left to the poor mother to bring sense to the ridiculousness, the younger ones decide to use the space for hide and seek (The Narnia Story) and I have seen many of these running back screaming as some friendly spider or cockroach decided to say hello!!
This was until the modern days introduced a few more wardrobe issues (Not just literally, but actually too) which was again a family issue like our beloved original wardrobe. The wardrobe malfunction as we came to know it shook the TV room. The farsighted father of the yore now scrambled to keep the remote strictly under his control and keep his household "clean", the elder sister wanted to know about the malfunctioning dress for that now common parties. The younger brother still finds the concept ridiculous, when he has access to tons of "videos clips" daily on youtube and pirate bay!!! The mother chips in to make the idea of TV viewing an unpleasant one when she tunes in to one of the soap operas and dissuades any one else from getting near!!!
The family is still the same and so is the wardrobe (until it malfunctions). Broadly speaking...forget the what you read!!!!!
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