This movie came out last month for one night only. So a dear neighbor went with me and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was original in its partial one-man play format with important characters dialoguing at critical parts. Some were Lewis’ mother, whose faith influenced him, though she passed early in Lewis’ life. Next, his father, a stern man whose influence drove Lewis away from his faith. Then there was J.R.R. Tolkien and a colleague at Oxford, last name Barfield, and others.
But it was the dialogue with Barfield that struck me. Lewis was a huge believer in science, yet believed something more was going on. I paraphrase when I say that Barfield stated that with this logic, we might be no more than atoms bouncing around in our skulls. Lewis could not accept this, for he believed the human soul pointed to something more.
It’s worth watching to see how he comes to peace with his newfound faith that had simply been buried beneath the grief from losing his mother and fighting in WW1 with all the trauma he witnessed.
After the movie, I took some time to listen to his own words and watched more videos. I cannot recall which source stated this, but it was a comfort to know even Lewis could get disillusioned with his own desires. He wrote poetry and apparently wasn’t very good. If I recall, this angered him, until he came to peace with what he did best, storytelling. The world has been changed for the better through the Chronicles of Narnia and other stories, as well as his philosophical books such as Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Miracles and more.
I first “met” Lewis in college. My English professor, Mr. Palmer had us read the great Divorce, an allegory on the separation between Heaven and hell. I was so enthralled I dreamed I went on my own bus ride as Lewis did in the book.
If you are a Clive Staples Lewis fan, you will enjoy this movie written by Max McLean, who also plays the main role. McLean is known for not only being an actor, but the voice on many audio Bible versions.
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