When Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent away from home, for their own safety, they are sent to live in the mansion of a mysterious professor. Whilst playing a game of hide-and-seek, the children stumble upon a magic wardrobe that takes them into the magical world of Narnia: a once peaceful land inhabited by fauns, centaurs, giants, dwarfs, giants, and talking animals, that has been turned into a world of eternal winter by the evil White Witch. With the help of the wise Lion, Aslan, the children lead the Narnians in a rebellion that will free the land of the Witch’s glacial powers forever.
Based on the classic novel by C.S Lewis, this movie is a wonderful fantasy adventure, one that the whole family can enjoy. Filled with magic, wonderful costumes, brilliant special effects, memorable characters, and amazing scenery, it’s a film that I’m glad in have in my collection because it’s one that can always come back to once in a while and discover something new. It’s quite dazzling.
With their father fighting in the war and their home under attack from the enemy, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are sent away to live in the country mansion of a mysterious professor. Whilst playing a game of hide-and-seek, Lucy happens upon a magical wardrobe that is the gateway to the magical world of Narnia. Letting curiosity get the better of her, she ventures into this new world and she meets a faun whom she befriends and she learns from him that Narnia was once a beautiful land, but it has been turned into a land of eternal winter by the White Witch who calls herself the Queen of Narnia. At first, Lucy’s siblings don’t believe her, but when they are forced to take refuge in the wardrobe, they discover that she was right. With help from the wise lion, Aslan, the children lead the Narnians in a huge rebellion to rid Narnia of the Witch’s glacial powers once and for all!
Admittedly, this is not a movie that I can watch all that often. I can come back to it once every few months, and each time I do, I am reminded that it is such a classic story and a really dazzling film. What really stands out, for me, in this movie is the marriage of the costumes, makeup, and special effects. There is a realism to the creatures we know and then there are these amazing creatures that we’ve never seen that bring more wonder to the movie. The costumes are simply amazing, especially those worn by the White Witch, and the aerial shots that are used to show all of Narnia are simply breathtaking. As far as this movie goes, it really is a feast, a feast for the eyes.
Starring Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, Skander Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, James McAvoy, Kiren Shah, Ray Winstone, Dawn French, Jim Broadbent, and Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a fantastic family adventure that’s filled with action, fantasy, magic, wonderful creatures, amazing scenery, and comedy. Although it’s not ideal to watch more often than not, it really is a classic!
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