Several other blogs and message boards have linked to this New York Times piece, but if you haven’t seen it already it’s worth reading.

It’s about the dilemma faced by Walt Disney Pictures in marketing its big-screen adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Do they emphasize C.S. Lewis’ allegorical intent, hoping to woo the same Christian audiences who turned out to support “The Passion of the Christ”? Or do they downplay it for a mass market (and to bolster the all-powerful Disney merchandising machine) and risk alienating the church?

As much as I’m hoping this will be a good movie, I’m really kind of saddened that Lewis’ work has been placed in this kind of position.