Chronicles of the Exploited: A look at the conspiracy behind the misrepresentation of Wolves in Chronicles of Narnia
UPDATE: Full Moon Animal Farm, who was responsible for harassment and the false potrayal of Wolves in now on MySpace. Don't add them folks!
Don't See Film Version of Chronicles of Narnia!
Wolves falsely portrayed in film version of Chronicles of Narnia Film!
As you readers are most likely aware of, the film Chronicles of Narnia, made by Disney, will
be out in theaters on December 9th. I am sure due to the current population of the U.S., many
drones will see it and it will make millions of dollars.
However, I for one will be one of those who will not be seeing the film. Why you ask?
Check this out. In the film, there is a scene that is not in the books that will be defacing the Wolves.
It is a scene where Wolves are chasing the main protagonists to a chunk of ice where they are trapped.
Then one of the children uses the staff he was given to help him and the others escape.
http://www.narniafans.com/movies/faq/page03.php
It's rather sad considering the film's creators decided to import them from New Zealand just to be portrayed as 'evil animals.' Not to mention this is going to leave the impression on children for years that Wolves are evil.
http://www.theonering.net/archives/theonelion/10.21.04-11.08.04
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that you also get to fight Wolves in the home game based on the film?
As one critic describes:
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The between-level load times are also slow, but the greatest concern is the unhelpful and idiotic friendly A.I. that leaves you alone, fending off hordes of attacking wolves while your siblings stand stupidly by.
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/chroniclesofnarnia
So thanks once again to Disney (who once did this in the animation adaptation of Beauty and the Beast), Director Andrew Adamson (The Creator of Shrek) and his staff for making a film that perpetuates Wolves as being monsters and evil.
You won't be getting my 9 dollars. And I hope those who love animals and respect life won't see this movie or recommend it to children for the same reasons above. So pass this on, if you could.
Mike Wagner -- Director and Founder of Heart of the
Wolf Organization
http://www.heartofthewolf.org
Send comments about Wolves in Narnia Film!
For those who wish to send your comments about
the horrible portrayal of Wolves in the film,
and the video game based on the film,
feel free to write to:
The Walt Disney Company
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Mike Wagner -- Director and Founder of Heart of the
Wolf Organization --
http://www.heartofthewolf.org
Wolf-Dog Exploited by an Animal Farm for Narnia Film
People can justify just about anything. -- Jack McCoy from Law and Order
Upon the recent uncovering about how a live Wolf was dragged to
be used as an evil monster in the film,
http://www.heartofthewolf.org/Narnia.htm
more information has
surfaced.
http://www.mountainx.com/news/2005/1207news.php
In particular, it has been revealed that the Wolf-Dog's name is Maverick
and that he came from a Black Mountain's Full Moon Farm.
The founder Nancy Brown decided to use the Wolf-Dog in the film, despite
knowing that the Wolf-Dog would be portrayed as evil. In this new article
that has surfaced, she has pulled a tactic known as greenwashing.
Greenwashing is when someone who commits and atrocity against the
wild and tries to cover it up by claiming to do something ethical.
In this article 'Screen wolf', she actually believes that although
the Wolves were portrayed as evil in the film, that the big myth
of the big bad wolf will be dispelled because he was a higly trained Wolf.
Millions will see this film and see the Wolves as monsters. And since
when did Wolves become dogs? I know places like Timber Wolf Preservation Society thrive on educating the public and treating the Ambassador Wolves with respect, rather than making them
like pets and saying it's a good Wolf so its okay to use it in a film
as evil.
This is greenwashing at its finest, and it is a shame that real Wolf-Dogs
have to be involved in this scheme. It is also hypocrisy. She didn't
have to use the Wolf-Dog known as Maverick in the film. She could have
educated the populace about Wolves without having him in the film as an
evil monster.
You can contact Nancy Brown at:
Mike Wagner -- Director and Founder of Heart of the
Wolf Organization
http://www.heartofthewolf.org
Update on Narnia Article!
Just so you know, the The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe novel , the Wolves were originally portrayed as evil in the books.
But there are differences between the film, book, and video game.
1) In the film the children don't kill the Wolves, but the Wolves are still portrayed as evil.
2) In the book Wolves were portrayed as evil and were killed by the children.
3) In the game based on the film, Wolves are evil and can be killed.
However, this wasn't the first nor the last of C.S. Lewis' books. And times change as well as perspectives. Still, the film makers could have adapted to modern perspectives and information about Wolves instead of promoting them as evil in this film. And the game makers didn't have to make them evil and have players kill them.
With great power comes great responsibility. Which wasn't exercised in this re-release of Narnia.
Mike Wagner -- Director and Founder of Heart of the
Wolf Organization --
http://www.heartofthewolf.org
Update on Maverick the Wolf Dog
I got an interesting response from Nancy Brown regarding Maverick, and the Narnia film. Needless to say, it was as of course the policy of denying everying.
Another Update on Maverick the Wolf Dog
Nancy tries intimidation once again and even one of her supporters starts harassment. Instead of accepting the fact they exploited Maverick and made Wolves look bad and change their ways, in addition to apologizing for what they did, they just keep denying and making threats.
Nancy Brown replies with lies, avoiding resposiblity and even doing a scare tactic with the power of attorney. Too bad it won't work.
More lies and an empty threat!
Another Wheel in the Conspiracy
From an insider, it turns out that Nancy tried to enlist Mike Eisenfeld of Yahoo's K9 group to ban me from that group. He sells Wolf Dogs and was more than willing to aid her. Luckily, this treachery was discovered and Eisenfeld was summarily banned from K9 and I was returned to that group. Nancy tried to get me banned from Wolf Yahoo Groups for exposing her and the use of Maverick in Narnia. And she can't take me to court either. Again she prefers to make false threats and intimidate those who know the truth. Ultimately, her schemes and threats never worked.
More information
I saw more information while cycling through the channels on the television and saw an ad about the film on one of the Disney Channels (JETIX). There were of course other Wolves 'trained' besides Maverick, from other sources. And of course the commerical too justified the use of Wolves being used in the film as evil since they were pampered off the set.
Black Mountain's Full Moon Farm connected with Gentle Jungle!
Thanks to a tip, it has been revealed that Maverick from Black Mountain's Full Moon Farm was sent to a place called Gentle Jungle to be used in the film. As it turns out, Gentle Jungle has a notorious history of using and abusing animals for Television and Movies. Below is the correspondence and the individual who kindly revealed another wheel in the conspiracy in Narnia.
From: **********@*****.com
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:06:03 EST
Subject: Chronicles of Narnia
To: mike@heartofthewolf.org
Dear Mr. Wagner:
While looking for facts on the way Wolves are portrayed in Narnia, I happened to find your website. I too wrote to Miss Brown, and recieved roughly the same letter as you did in return. But, I did some searching and found all the other wolves were supplied by a place known as "Gentle Jungle" (this is also where Maverick the wolf dog has been sent) I also wrote an email to them saying how wolves should not be potrayed as evil, becuase they are gentle ,intelligent creatures. I have just recieved a response, and was appalled at what they wrote! Their reply is exactly as follows:
"You obviously have never watched three or four wolves eat something while it was still alive. Do you think Anthony Hopkins is a mean person. It is a movie!"
I looked into this "Gentle Jungle" a bit and found a few articles about them being involved with animal abuse. Including the following from here: http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/1997/01/rothman.html
"Clyde the orangutan died a few months after filming Any Which Way You Can in 1980. During a federal hearing alleging animal mistreatment against the training company, Gentle Jungle, an assistant claimed a trainer beat Clyde with a cane and an ax handle. Gentle Jungle was fined for other abuses, but not for harming Clyde -- at the time abusing primates was not illegal."
I noticed a few other articles talking about their animal abuse, and saw animals in small concrete cages on their website. I would like to inform as many people as possible about "Gentle Jungle" and their cruelty to animals... And I believe maybe Miss Brown would like to know the facts on where her wolf dog was sent.
I just wanted to inform you of this, since your website was a good source of information. I figured you, and other people who want to help wolves would like to know about "gentle jungle"
Sincerely,
Nyssa McKinney
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