In the opening a German air raid begins on London and the children are rushed to an air raid shelter. Edmund runs back to try to save his father and failing to do so grabbing a precious photo of his father and mother. He is roundly castigated, especially by Peter.
Now moving forward we know that Peter is the hero and Edmund the traitor. However let's look at this for a moment. The character that cares most about family is Edmund, Peter argues that Edmund should follow orders ("Why can't you do what you are told?").
Excuse me? Following orders is more important than love? Now Lewis has problems (ask me about Susan one day) but promoting doctrine over love was never one of them ....
Who would you vote for:
2 comments:
ED, all the way!
I agree totally ! Everyone likes Peter, but I find him stupid and annoying. But his brother Edmund is really interesting, and more sensible-and therefore, more cute ! He loves his family and prove it (especially in the second film).
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