Wonderful!!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2005)

This movie is awesome!!! I love the books, and I was thrilled as to how accurate the movie was to the book. The scenes were just as I imagined them! My only complaint is that they didn't come out with the actual first book in the series: "The Magician's Nephew." "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was the first book written, but "The Magician's Nephew" is the creation of Narnia, and it explains many things that are often understood in the other books, such as why there is a lamppost in the middle of the forest, why this particular wardrobe was the one through which they found Narnia, how the Professor knows so much about Narnia, and the list goes on. Anyway, back to the movie. It is the best movie I have ever seen. It is the only movie I think I could watch over and over again. I love it!!! Part of the reason I love it so much is because there are so many symbols of the story of Christ throughout the story. C.S. Lewis was a Christian writer, and he purposely put those symbols there. Aslan (Christ) created Narnia (the World) and serves the Emperer Beyond the Seas (God). The three ropes that Aslan is tied with represent the three nails that held Christ up on the cross. The Stone table represents the cross. Susan and Lucy are Aslan's disciples. They kept him company on the night before his death, just as the disciples of Christ kept him company in the Garden of Gethsemene. The earthquake after Aslan's death represents the earthquake after the death of Christ. The broken Stone Table represents the torn curtain of the temple. After the earthquake, Susan and Lucy represent the two Marys that return to the tomb of Christ after he is risen. The risen Aslan represents the risen Christ. The prophesy that Aslan will return represents the many prophesies in the Bible that Christ was to come. It is said that Aslan will one day return to his people, as Christ will one day return to us. The Battle at the end of the story represents the Battle of Good and Evil. There is so much more represented in the movie that I haven't mentioned here, but the point is that this is the best movie I have ever seen, and I can't wait until it comes out on video! I love this movie!!!