Truly fantastical, a wonderful introduction to Narnia

Rating: 7/10 (29 April 2020)

Great things about the movie:
1. Beautiful introduction to Narnia, the story is interesting.
2. The practical effects and make-up for centaurs, minotaurs, fauns and dwarfs are realistic and detailed.
3. The production design and locations are perfect.
4. The scenes where Narnians fight Jadis' army (third act) are epic.
5. Pevensies' armor and Jadis' 3 costumes (white ice, black sacrifice, hunting armor) are very cool.
6. Perfect cast, good acting and voice acting: William Moseley as Peter Pevensie, Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie, Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie, James McAvoy as Mr. Tumnus, Ray Winstone as the voice of Mr. Beaver, and Dawn French as the voice of Mrs. Beaver.
7. Liam Neeson as Aslan is perfect; Tilda Swinton is unforgettable as the cold witch.
8. Great lessons: sincere sacrifice; completing, helping and believing in each other as family; loyalty and hope.
9. Beautiful score and music.
The animations for beavers, wolves, fox, griffins and giants need to be improved.
Debatable holes:
1. When the wolves were looking for the Pevensies and interrogating the fox, they should have been able to discover them from their smell, because they were just a few metres above.
2. The other wolves should have been able to attack Peter and friends from behind during the waterfall scene. Maugrim was not brave nor confident enough to attack Peter (twice), although he was the Captain of Jadis' police force and Peter barely knew how to hold a sword.
3. When Aslan was going to sacrifice himself, there should have been guards around his camp.
4. The time for Aslan's additional army to go from Jadis' castle to the battlefield was too short, considering that it was pretty far.
5. In the final battle scene, Oreius was frozen by White Witch and broken into pieces. However, during coronation scene, he could be seen.