Could be better

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2006)

I don't remember much from the book, except that I liked it when I was younger. The movie started very good. I liked the whole beginning with the children in the big house, then Lucy discovering Narnia. That was all beautifully done. I was afraid that the talking animals in Narnia would be annoying and unreal, but they weren't, that was also done really well. But then halfway in the movie, it changed. There is talk about a prophecy and then there is a great battle. But all the time I wondered: what are they fighting for anyway? You don't know anything about Narnia. Apparently there is at least one city, but you don't see it until the end. Where do all these creatures come from? Where do they live? And then the prophecy. Somehow I didn't really know why it had to be fulfilled. They had to defeat the white witch, but what had she done? You don't really get to see anybody suffering under her reign.
So my conclusion; The story is built up well, but then really hurries through the end without explaining who and why. It's a shame because it could have been so good.