A sweet and faithful adaptation

Rating: 7/10 (9 January 2006)

I've not read the Narnia books since early adulthood (over a quarter-century ago), but this adaptation has inspired me to do so. The young actors are superb, and the cinematography seamless and sound. I sincerely hope they continue to be faithful to Lewis' incomparable stories. Oh ... and LOTR fans should, of course, refuse to make comparisons. Lewis and Tolkein, though friends, wrote from very different points of view and with very different audiences and intentions. Other than the facts that both stories are fantasies, and both deal with (on some level or another) Christian themes, there is little to compare. Rather, the Narnia books and the LOTR stories are wondrous bookends to the vast field of allegorical fantasy. Enjoy each for what they are. I'm looking forward to the next installment of Narnia, and (hopefully) Peter Jackson will soon turn to making "The Hobbit."