It is a fantastic novel for kids. Nevertheless, it is a so-so movie

Rating: 6/10 (15 July 2017)

The opening in the movie is a brilliant fashion to expound upon the background of the whole story - The four children was sent to a shelter where was far away from London raided by air-crafts. The eponymous novel just describes the air-raid in few sentences. The movie, however, extrapolates it and establishes vivid scenes to present, in doing so, it undoubtedly turns up the intensity that makes people believe or get used to shortly.
Generally speaking, based on book, the movie succeeds in visualizing the plot regarding to an adventure of four children getting into a incredible world called Narnia in which full of any fantastic creature all you can come up with, such as faun, naiad, dryad and what not. Decent costumes and make-up as well as special effects make the imagination come about.
I am not going to praise the movie. It is not a good movie because the book is originally for kids after all. That's why it is somewhat naive and unreasonable for moviegoers so that they probably cannot enjoy watching the movie. Getting through the whole movie, all we can get is nothing else than bonhomie, and too much bonhomie spoil the movie. Audience don't feel nervous at all as Edmound gets caught by White Witch. Audience don't sorrow over the death of Aslan. Audience don't cheer up as Aslan resurrects on account of deeper, ancient incantation. Audience just get through the movie, feeling nothing in spite of colorful and spectacular montage. That's not a movie ought to be.