A masterpiece converted into a masterpiece.

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2005)

When sent away to live with a Professor, four siblings encounter on an adventure through the land of Narnia after making their way through the inside of a wardrobe. Told that they had been prophesized to come to Narnia to save it from The White Witch, the children team up with Aslan to bring peace back to the snow-covered Narnia that has been terrorized with evil for one hundred years and take their throne as king and queens of Narnia.
I will start out by saying that I found the books by C.S. Lewis to be fascinating and had quite high expectations for the movie.
The beginning of the story starts out quite boring (even in the book), but picks up pace quickly. The movie really doesn't start to get entertaining until about 30 minutes in. But once it did, I really enjoyed the film. Besides the numerous errors, the film actually did not leave me disappointed, especially after watching the incredible battle at the end of the film. The battle was so incredibly well done that the only film it could possibly even be compared to, was The Lord of the Rings. Splendid visual effects and terrific animation fill the audience with wonder and excitement.
Andrew Adamson also kept quite close to the book, which made me extremely grateful after seeing so many wonderful books be torn to shreds by directors trying to make a work of art. Condensed on time, Adamson of course, had to leave a few bits and pieces out but still creates the first of what I hope to be many wonderful movies.
Surprisingly, this epic "war" movie was rated PG even with one of the most incredible battle scenes of all time. I found at no times was there any inappropriate humor or excessive violence, helping create the ideal "family film", while still creating a superb film. The audience gave it a standing ovation both times that I saw it on the opening night in a two different sold out theaters. Overall, The Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe succeeds in the adaptation of a classic masterpiece for all ages and still beholds the massive amount of allusions and symbolism that was held in the book.
I highly recommend this film.