Excellent rendition of the story

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2006)

This movie is an accurate, loving portrayal of CS Lewis' book. It is a child's story, sweet, loving, not too complex and altogether charming. I found the production quality to be quite good, some very nice battle scenes and tense moments that worked well for dramatic contrast to the pretty basic good versus evil mythology, and I thought the White Witch was particularly well portrayed without being overwrought. She was quite chilling (no pun intended). Overall I highly recommend this movie for anyone, but especially those of us who have always loved CS Lewis's classic series. As a final note, I'm not Christian, was not raised Christian, and I didn't find any specific-only-to-Christianity jarring elements. The sacrifice and rebirth of the hero Aslan is a mythological theme that has been common to many fables and religions from all over the world. I believe anyone of any faith (and those of us who do not belong to any particular religion) would find this movie quite enjoyable for exactly what it is...a charming children's story.