Beautifully done and true

Rating: 10/10 (3 December 2006)

Those of us - and there are many - who know and love the works of the great Christian apologist CS Lewis, found this movie version of his first children's book surprisingly true to the original and really beautifully done in every way.
Perhaps not everyone on this list knows the background of the Chronicles but, briefly, he and Tolkien were close friends at Oxford and belonged to the same writers' club. While discussing the impossibility of reaching youngsters with the message of Christianity, they each decided to write thrilling stories for children that would also include Christian morality and voilà! we have Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia.
In my opinion, the only way to really appreciate the Narnia books is to 1) read them aloud to a child and 2) read some of Lewis' other works, so that you get the context.