True to Author and Audience Alike

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2005)

I know that the movie (Narnia) made an impression on me when after seeing it I find myself still thinking about it the next day. In the 1960s, I felt that Lewis was just making his own version after reading his friend Tolkien's trilogy, but Narnia is very rich, and truly does stand on its own, admittedly interpreting Lewis' real life view of good and evil, Godlike and ungodly. While Tolkien's trilogy better remains read and not over-interpreted as a violent movie, Narnia works well as filmed, and I expect would be appealing to Lewis. Pacing is excellent, the mix of humor, fear, hope and emotion are fine, leaving one not wondering when the long picture will be over, but rather, with "oh, what's next??!!?"