Narnia Escapist?

A "fall preview" article at The Arizona Republic has classified the upcoming Narnia film as part of a wave of escapist entertainment from Hollywood. For the record, I don't think C.S. Lewis would have classified his Narnian tales as "escapist." Read his essays in Of Other Worlds (and Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories," available in The Tolkien Reader) for a good handle on the Inklings' thoughts about fantasy and escapism.

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The Arizona Republic, 24.09.05