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cicelythereaper · 11 months ago

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mannnnnn going into the bbc narnia tag (such as it is) makes me really kind of sad like. the number of people (okay, it's a small number because it's a small tag) who are either complaining about or making fun of the special effects or acting or who are essentially apologising for liking it because of these things

what's wrong with you! it's a low-budget bbc children's show from the late 80s, it was never meant to have "money" or "convincing special effects"! i bet you think doctor who should have a budget (derogatory)!

"that lion was so fake" do you think the audience is expected to believe that the puppet lion and the people in beaver suits and the 2d-animated pegasus are real? this is about CREATIVITY it's about HEART it's about SINCERITY and BAD ACCENTS. that is the source of the magic! that's the point! do you go to a stage play and point out that the set is made of wood?

#cicely speaks #just makes me sad because for me that series is magical in an entirely different way from the films #the first narnia film (we do not speak of the other two) swept me away on a tide of movie magic but bbc narnia SPOKE to me as a kid #it makes me bubble over with excitement for the whole concept. it makes me feel like a participant!#also obviously there are bits that are just bad and that is where you employ the time-honoured tradition of Finding Them Funny #if anything we should be GRATEFUL for maugrim's terrible fursuit #and the bits where the soundtrack drops out and abandons the white witch's monologues to the realm of Absolute Camp (affectionate)

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