Too intense for younger viewers

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2005)

I was planning to take my nine year old grandson to see Narnia but, after seeing it by myself last night, I have my doubts unless he has already read the book. I had never read the Narnia series, and so, although I knew that one of the characters was a Christ symbol, I did not know the details as to how things work themselves out. I found the CGI elements to be extremely well done. I thought the children were well portrayed, especially the oldest boy and the youngest girl. But I felt the suspense during the "death" of Aslan and the injury of the younger brother during the battle very keenly, and don't think it is appropriate for many children. A PG-13 might have been a better rating.