bad no matter the religious content

Rating: 1/10 (9 December 2005)

This is the first movie where I BADLY wanted to leave the showing despite the fact that I had paid money for it. I didn't because I feel that that would have upset the kids actually liking the movie. Narnia is full of Christian mythology, and that is appalling on many levels, but the reason for why it is awful is the poorly told story. The best part of the movie is truly the beginning. The reference to WWII was suspenseful and eye catching. In those scenes you could see the harsh reality of the children's daily life and pity them. The rest of the movie is boring and badly told and frankly pointless. Where does Aslan come from and why would he return because those four kids had walked into Narnia?? How did the white witch come into power and how come she could make the world cold and harsh? What is her motif? What is the point of this movie?? I left being upset that for once I hadn't believed the reviewers saying that the use of special effects was overdone, but they are right. The story would probably have been better if some thought had gone into the plot rather than the effects!