An excellent film

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2005)

All I can say is wow. This movie impressed me beyond my comprehension. Now don't get me wrong, I knew it would be good, but I sure didn't expect it to be exquisite. I went in the theater without knowing a thing about the movie. I had never seen a preview, never read the book, never heard anything about the story, and from the moment the adventure began, I felt just as engrossed as the main characters were. One thing that scared me is all the hype. A lot of times, hype scares me. I mean, everyone was talking about it, putting it up on a pedestal, so I expected mediocrity to be honest, but after seeing it, I felt more satisfied than I ever have about a movie.
The musical score, although not as epic as Lord of The Rings or Star Wars, felt very appropriate. I had never heard of the composer before, and it was a bit of a shocker that Disney chose to use him (Stephen Barton) over a few of their usuals (Klaus Badelt or Brian Benison) I have never read a book by C.S. Lewis, but I definitely caught the references to Christianity in the movie. It was so apparent that even non-Christians that are familiar with the bible in the least bit would pick up on them. I have heard a lot of people claim that Lewis was a Christian, hence the reason there are so many, subtle, and non-subtle references. This film was the first since Lord of the Rings, which grabbed me and took me through the adventure, and immersed me in the world of Narnia. The computer generated graphics, in my opinion, are equal to that of Lord of the Rings, if not better. One main difference from, which I feel appropriate to cite, is the fact that this feels more like a fairy-tale than the Lord of the Ringstrilogy. That definitely isn't a bad thing though. Liam Neeson voiced one of the characters, which added so much to the movie. And for the first time in a long time, a movie almost caused me to cry. It's not necessarily because there are sad parts, but when you get so engrossed, and feel like you are there, it almost makes you emotional. Very, very impressive.