Horrible Storyline and Film

Rating: 1/10 (16 January 2006)

Unlike many of the people who have reviewed this movie, I have not read the book. In fact I was unaware of the book. So I'm speaking from an average movie goer perspective. I thought this movie was horrible and long. The storyline was basically a rip-off of several scenes depicted in the bible. How people say that it isn't a Christian allegory is beyond me. Very simple. Edmund is the Judas of the family. The White Witch Jantis the Devil. Aslan was supposed to be Jesus Christ.
According to the bible, as I know it, when Jesus is crucified, he was first humiliated (i.e. crown of thorns), then stabbed by a spear. Afterwhich the ground broke in two and a momentous storm took place. (i.e. God showing his displeasure). This is paralleled in the movie when Aslan sacrifices himself to Jantis to save the life of Edmund. Before she sacrifices him on an alter, she humiliates him by cutting his mane. (i.e. The lions crown, showing his right as king). Then she and her demons laugh as they throw the mane around for the fun of it. She then kills him w/her dagger.
This scene is then followed by the two girls crying over Aslan (i.e. Mary and Miriam I believe, crying over Jesus). He resurrects himself in front of them first. (same as bible) then proceeds to resurrect the dead that Jantis kills. He then has the final kill on her.
I could go on and on but this story doesn't impress me....its a ripoff of the bible over and over again.
Besides that the movie is slow and boring. I had to catch my self from nodding off numerous times. The cinematography is horrible. Like the scene where the kids are riding on the horse or something (cant remember) and you can tell they shot the scene in front of some kind of background. The lighting on the kids hair didn't match the scene they were in.
I also found it amusing that the faun is a "friend" in this movie. Kind of a twisted joke for normally the faun represents the Devil.
Most of the movie is very dark. And is a clear ripoff of LOTR. The Orks are everywhere under Jantis crew. The battle scenes boring and monotonous.
The storyline didn't make sense. It just seemed to jump around a lot to me. Not to mention this is not a kids movie. I took an 8 year old with me and I'm just hoping she doesn't have nightmares after this one.
You've demonic characters flying around and ritualistic sacrifices taking place. How this was not at least PG13 is beyond me.
Don't waste your money!