The Lion, The Witch, the Wardrobe and the Fan!
After watching The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the witch and the wardrobe, I knew i had to grab C.S. Lewis's book and read. I still am a Tolkienite and I will be eternally but Narnia has captured my heart. The symbolisms and metaphors portrayed in the movie and as intended by C.S. Lewis are so striking I had to re-read my catechism book and even Scripture itself. It is the best way of telling Jesus's story to children with very short attention span.
Walt Disney’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is perhaps its best movie release for this year. Washington Post gives it four stars and writes it as a "sterling version; well told, handsome, stirring and loads of fun.” It is a story of four siblings who traveled to the fantasy world of Narnia just when the kingdom was preparing for war between the forces of the evil Witch and the Lion Aslan. There was a prophecy in Narnia, that the true successors to the throne (who are the four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie) would someday arrive and they would eventually defeat the White Witch who claimed herself as Queen over Narnia. The story moves on with the betrayal of Edmund, the meeting with the Beavers who eventually told them about Aslan, the journey to Aslan’s army camp near Stone Table, the knighting of Peter by Aslan himself, the escape of Edmund from the Witch and his coming to Aslan who forgave him of his betrayal, the meeting of Aslan and the Witch who claimed Edmund for her own saying that according to the Deep Magic of Narnia, all traitors belong to the Witch, the secret agreement of Aslan and the Witch, the great sacrifice and death of Aslan (the scene almost mirroring the passion and death of Jesus Christ), the battle between the forces of the Witch and the forces of Aslan led by Peter and the coming-back-to-life of Aslan who eventually joined the battle and defeated the White Witch. The four children were later crowned as rulers of Narnia and reigned over Narnia for many years. Later, as grown men and women, and while riding in the woods, they came upon the light post which marked the boundary between Narnia and our world. No time has passed, and they returned to Professor Kirke's house as children. The foursome told Professor Kirke about their adventure, and the Professor assured them that they will return to Narnia again some day. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is one of 7 novels under the Chronicles of Narnia. The 7 novels represent the 7 deadly sins and the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe addresses the sin of gluttony. In the movie, Edmund was so addicted to the Witch’s Turkish Delight and his eating this enchanted dish is a reference to Adam and Eve’s eating of the forbidden fruit.
The story is fascinating. It is perhaps the most imaginative children’s story every written, undoubtedly highly sophisticated, a true classic to the form! Walt Disney’s version ensured it near-faithfulness to the written classic of C.S. Lewis, who was by the way, J.R.R Tolkien’s schoolmate and contemporary. While it does not surpass the outstanding Lord of the Rings trilogy, Narnia is as how children would tell the story. And the cast was brilliant in their performance. Georgie Henley, who played Lucy, was outstanding in her performance a promising star no question. Tilda Swinton (The Witch) was terrifying and so evil you can’t help but hate her for being the witch and love her for being a great performer.
Without the blood and gore and decapitation we often find in this types of movies, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is the perfect movie to watch this Christmas season. I am so enthralled by the movie and the story itself I had to watch it twice and I am planning to but and collect the entire 7 Chronicles of Narnia. Now for my personal list of bests:
Best Line in the Movie: “When Adam's Flesh and Adam's bone sits in Cair Paravel in throne, the evil time will be over and done” by Mr. Beaver, to which Susan Pevensie replied, “that does not even rhyme.” Best Scene: The battle scene of course! Peter looked regal above his white unicorn. Best Performance: had to give it Lucy (Henley), she was amazing. Best Effects: The Centaurs, half-men, half horse. They looked so real! Best Score: had to give it a 9 out of 10! Not a LOTR but it need not be. It is already great as it is. For more information on this C.S. Lewis classic: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lion.
Walt Disney’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is perhaps its best movie release for this year. Washington Post gives it four stars and writes it as a "sterling version; well told, handsome, stirring and loads of fun.” It is a story of four siblings who traveled to the fantasy world of Narnia just when the kingdom was preparing for war between the forces of the evil Witch and the Lion Aslan. There was a prophecy in Narnia, that the true successors to the throne (who are the four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie) would someday arrive and they would eventually defeat the White Witch who claimed herself as Queen over Narnia. The story moves on with the betrayal of Edmund, the meeting with the Beavers who eventually told them about Aslan, the journey to Aslan’s army camp near Stone Table, the knighting of Peter by Aslan himself, the escape of Edmund from the Witch and his coming to Aslan who forgave him of his betrayal, the meeting of Aslan and the Witch who claimed Edmund for her own saying that according to the Deep Magic of Narnia, all traitors belong to the Witch, the secret agreement of Aslan and the Witch, the great sacrifice and death of Aslan (the scene almost mirroring the passion and death of Jesus Christ), the battle between the forces of the Witch and the forces of Aslan led by Peter and the coming-back-to-life of Aslan who eventually joined the battle and defeated the White Witch. The four children were later crowned as rulers of Narnia and reigned over Narnia for many years. Later, as grown men and women, and while riding in the woods, they came upon the light post which marked the boundary between Narnia and our world. No time has passed, and they returned to Professor Kirke's house as children. The foursome told Professor Kirke about their adventure, and the Professor assured them that they will return to Narnia again some day. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is one of 7 novels under the Chronicles of Narnia. The 7 novels represent the 7 deadly sins and the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe addresses the sin of gluttony. In the movie, Edmund was so addicted to the Witch’s Turkish Delight and his eating this enchanted dish is a reference to Adam and Eve’s eating of the forbidden fruit.
The story is fascinating. It is perhaps the most imaginative children’s story every written, undoubtedly highly sophisticated, a true classic to the form! Walt Disney’s version ensured it near-faithfulness to the written classic of C.S. Lewis, who was by the way, J.R.R Tolkien’s schoolmate and contemporary. While it does not surpass the outstanding Lord of the Rings trilogy, Narnia is as how children would tell the story. And the cast was brilliant in their performance. Georgie Henley, who played Lucy, was outstanding in her performance a promising star no question. Tilda Swinton (The Witch) was terrifying and so evil you can’t help but hate her for being the witch and love her for being a great performer.
Without the blood and gore and decapitation we often find in this types of movies, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is the perfect movie to watch this Christmas season. I am so enthralled by the movie and the story itself I had to watch it twice and I am planning to but and collect the entire 7 Chronicles of Narnia. Now for my personal list of bests:
Best Line in the Movie: “When Adam's Flesh and Adam's bone sits in Cair Paravel in throne, the evil time will be over and done” by Mr. Beaver, to which Susan Pevensie replied, “that does not even rhyme.” Best Scene: The battle scene of course! Peter looked regal above his white unicorn. Best Performance: had to give it Lucy (Henley), she was amazing. Best Effects: The Centaurs, half-men, half horse. They looked so real! Best Score: had to give it a 9 out of 10! Not a LOTR but it need not be. It is already great as it is. For more information on this C.S. Lewis classic: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lion.
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