A very worthwhile film

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2005)

In a family with more than one child, how can each child be made to feel special? C. S. Lewis solves this quandary by making it logical for a kingdom to have four thrones--one for each child in the four-child family who are the protagonists of this film. C. S. Lewis surely remembered his childhood and recreates a magical, wondrous world, the kind we all know before puberty clamps down on our imaginative powers. Everything about the film drew me in--the mythic creatures, the talking animals, the gorgeous scenery. And the White Witch! what an ice queen! I don't remember the actress's name, but she is the most memorable character of the film (certainly had me shivering in my skin). . . well, the youngest child (don't remember her name either) is pretty memorable, too. This is a very worthwhile film.