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Why “Lord of the Rings” feels real and “Narnia” doesn’t

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Why “Lord of the Rings” feels real and “Narnia” doesn’t

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Despite the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis, their worlds of “Middle-Earth” and “Narnia” feel quite different. This video essay examines the role allegory plays in making Aslan’s...

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Narnia doesn’t feel real to me in the same way LOTR does because our world is involved in it. All isekais are like that to me

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