Earlier this week, Netflix released the first trailer for its $300 million production The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephewand the response was very negative.
The Chronicles of Narnia A long and wide theatrical run is expected to begin on Netflix on February 12th. This means it will be judged on box office results. The entire franchise is also in jeopardy.
There are seven The Chronicles of Narnia book, no doubt Netflix wants this to be its own Harry Potter.
Stephen Colbert and Greta Gerwig speak at the exclusive Netflix Narnia IMAX sneak peek event at AMC 13 Lincoln Square on October 13, 2026 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/NetflixGetty Images)
So why, for the love of God, did Netflix give the first chapter to Greta Gerwig, a non-Christian writer-director whose entire raison d’être is to fight the patriarchy?
Gerwig wasn’t even subtle. The central figure in the picture is The Chronicles of Narnia Aslan, the lion in the series, is not just a lion, he is also a stand-in for Christ. But what did Gerwig do? She hired Meryl Streep to voice a lion and the Christ figure in the story.
Here’s another example: A guy named CS Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia In the series, the man-hating Gerwig takes direct aim at his and JRR Tolkien’s legacy:
This is not a director who respects the material. In fact, as we’ve seen in so many beloved franchises, Gerwig is another employee who hates the source material, resents it, and especially its creator and his fans. Why else would she purposely stick a finger into our collective gaze?
Netflix’s problems even extend beyond its Christian fan base. Numerous media reports said the film was in trouble from the start, with poor test results, costly reshoots and tensions between Gerwig and Netflix executives.
And then there’s the general reaction from the entire public…
Even on the official Netflix website, the trailer received mixed reviews at best, unrelated to its obvious heresy. At the end of the day, it received only 75,000 likes, but also 43,000 dislikes. That’s not a good ratio for a $300 million investment.
Pay attention to yourself:
My first thoughts were two: 1) any juice the trailer generated came from Led Zeppelin; 2) it looked like a screensaver.
The most popular comments on YouTube are cruel and rigid:
- The great lion Aslan will return in Avengers: Endgame
- Narnians of the Galaxy
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Love and Thunder
In other words, it looks like just another Marvel movie, not a good one.
- “What the hell was that?” CS Lewis said calmly.
- This is a movie about two British kids who discover their uncle’s secret LSD lab, and I won’t accept any other explanation.
- Is “come to a theater near you” a threat?
- Watched Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time on Netflix and said, “Stop drinking beer”?
- Let’s take CS Lewis as an example of a soulless corporate wonder movie
- Netflix has the guts to keep its comments section open…
It goes on like this…
Another interesting thing is the February release date. This would be a perfect Christmas release if Netflix had faith in it. Instead, the month is widely expected to be a dumping ground for movies that are expected to underperform.
At this point, after what we’ve been through over the past decade, I don’t know why anyone who likes something would allow themselves to succumb to something. The Chronicles of Narnia or a lantern or a Star Wars Or something. The point is not to entertain you. The point is to shame and humiliate you for daring to enjoy these franchises.
“Evil can create nothing new; it can only corrupt and destroy what the forces of good have invented or created.” – This is a quote from Tolkien. He may not have made it clear, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true.