Pleased!

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2005)

I was very pleased with the Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Since the technology now exists to bring C.S. Lewis' creation to life on the big screen I was really pleased with the efforts made by the filmmakers to draw you in to Narnia. There aren't too many special effects like you will see in some more recent movies (sorry George Lucas!). Although the scene with the 4 children and the Beavers at the waterfall wasn't in the book, one can see where Peter is forced to make a decision and isn't ready to make it yet, which is in the book. If you see this movie in the theatre be prepared to hear Aslans roar as it was intended to be heard in the book. The only parts my 3 year old was scared slightly by were the ones with the wolves, other than that even she enjoyed it. My husband, my 13 year old son who also had read the book enjoyed it.
My son especially appreciated the scene where the Phoenix bird lays down a strip of Napalm (SP?) type effect with the aid of a lit arrow from Edmonds archers. The white witch definitely gets her share in the end in a brilliant scene of Aslan flying to the rescue in all his roaring lionly glory to save King Peter.
When I had read the books as a child I never knew that C.S. Lewis was writing an analogy of the life of Jesus in his stories but now that I know it does make sense. For Christians and non-Christians alike, I think this is a Theatre must see!