At about 10am yesterday, I received a call from my roommate inviting me to the US premiere of the Voyage of the Dawn Treader that night. The catch was that I was at work and would not get off 'till 5:30pm, but in order to make it to the premiere, I had to be dressed in formal wear and ready to go by 4pm. I quickly called my boss to ask to get off work early and she graciously agreed to come home early.
Going in to the theater, I asked for a water, since there was free coke, sprite, and diet coke, and popcorn available, but the boy at the table refused. However, he offered to get my roommate anything she wanted, including the candy items that were not supposed to be free to us.
When we were being assigned seats, I asked to have 4 together, so all of my friends could sit together, and the usher refused. However, when he saw my roommate come in and realized I was one of her friends, he promptly re-directed us to 8 free seats in the front.
The movie was fantastic. It was really cool to see the actors who portrayed Lucy and Edmund and to hear them explain for 5 minutes what the movie meant to them. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my favorite book in the Narnia series. I must admit, the story is not particularly thrilling compared to the other Narnia books, but the symbolism is powerful and it is almost impossible to escape the deep meaning it has on our lives and relationships with Christ.
Edmund is the key character in the story and he is the one I most relate to, mostly because of his continual struggle with the White Witch. She shows up in different forms, with different words, but never gives up trying to take him away from his purpose, from living the true live, from following Aslan. She uses so many lies and tricks and sometimes they seem so real.
I especially love how the results Eustace's own faults and sins (Eustace's pride/bigotry ends up turning him into a dragon) are used for good when he helps to save Edmund and the crew from Edmund's own dark night (the sea serpent that Edmund dreams up).
It is such a powerful story. It was beautiful to watch Reepicheep row his boat into Aslan's land. I loved the line, when he lays down his sword on the beach, "I won't be needing this there" and with a burst of energy, excitement, and full confidence in Aslan, he grabs his perfectly-sized boat and goes over the wave. I wish to be brave and have a faith like Reepicheep's, but I am also so grateful that Aslan never gives up on Edmund, no matter how many times he lets the lies deceive him. There is always his own perseverance, a friend, or Aslan himself to speak the truth and wake Edmund out of the trance.
The White Witch for Edmund is like my Ed.
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