Narnia fly reference?

[EpcotMatt2]

Hello all. Does anyone know what the fly reference means in the scene where Lucy first enters the wardrobe? I Googled it & found something on IMDB about it referring to a line from the book. But the line they quoted mentioned nothing about a fly. I know if anyone knows, I'll be able to get the answers here.

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

Hello all. Does anyone know what the fly reference means in the scene where Lucy first enters the wardrobe? I Googled it & found something on IMDB about it referring to a line from the book. But the line they quoted mentioned nothing about a fly. I know if anyone knows, I'll be able to get the answers here.

Here's the line:

"And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe; the sort that has a looking glass in the door. There was nothing else in the room at all except a dead blue-bottle on the window-sill"

A blue bottle is a type of fly.

 

[EpcotMatt2]

Here's the line:

A blue bottle is a type of fly.

Thanks. That's what we thought. But in the film, I thought the fly wasn't dead. Is that just a case of cinematic creative license?

 

[ahill004]

Just watched the movie last night and yes, I believe the fly was alive in the movie.

 

[SueM in MN]

Just watched the movie last night and yes, I believe the fly was alive in the movie.

maybe because it's much easier to show a live fly than a dead fly in a movie

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

maybe because it's much easier to show a live fly than a dead fly in a movie

No, I'm fairly certain it's easier to depict a dead fly in a movie than a live one -- dead flies don't move around as much. They're just not as much fun to look at.

 

[Caboosey]

No, I'm fairly certain it's easier to depict a dead fly in a movie than a live one -- dead flies don't move around as much. They're just not as much fun to look at.

Well, it might be easier to show a live fly because then your audience isn't sitting there thinking "Is that a raisin on the windowsill? Or a pebble? What is that?"

 

[CoolDisneyKitten]

Well, ya know, in addition to the fly being alive, the wardrobe in the film has no mirror on the door... so...

The biggest change that annoyed me, though, was the general attitude that Peter had in the film vs. the book. I guess I'm just a purist.

 

[CanadianGuy]

Moving this one over to the ThemeParks Community Board since it's not really about or connected to a visit to the parks!

Knox

 

[EpcotMatt2]

Just revisiting my original post since we're watching it now & again wondered about the fly. Two questions: One, any specific info as to why the fly was dead in the book & alive in the film. Two, what exactly is the symbolism of the fly overall.

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

To paraphrase Sigmund Freud, sometimes a fly is just a fly.