The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• TOP NOTCH (my top choices)
• HONORABLE MENTION (well worth watching)
• YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER (I like them but you might not)
• CLASSICS (Great movies up through the 1960s - many don't have any rating)
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (2005) - PG - TOP NOTCH
Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Summary - Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
Cautions - Scenes of war and PG violence.
Commentary - When I first saw this movie in the theater, I was immediately captivated. It opens dramatically giving audiences a sense of the danger to families in WWII London. By the time the title appears over aerial footage of the steam train carrying the Pevensie children into the unknown, with Harry Gregson- Williams' incredible score swirling in my ears... I was hooked.
I think Martin Liebman says it best:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is probably best-known for its parallels to Christianity, though discussing them here would result in spoilers for the movie and won't be brought up. Needless to say, said parallels are here, though veiled, and certainly not overt or demanding. Viewers will perceive what they choose in allegorical films. There is no denying the message of salvation here, paralleling that found in New Testament Scripture, which was C. S. Lewis' reason for writing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Watching the film purely for entertainment, any significant overtones are simply played as part of a magical and mesmerizing tale, one that's hard to believe but difficult to forget, a story of love, courage, loyalty, forgiveness, belief in oneself and in one another, and most importantly, the will of goodness to prevail over evil. A truly remarkable achievement, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a film for all ages, and one for the ages.
• HONORABLE MENTION (well worth watching)
• YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER (I like them but you might not)
• CLASSICS (Great movies up through the 1960s - many don't have any rating)
Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Summary - Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
Cautions - Scenes of war and PG violence.
Commentary - When I first saw this movie in the theater, I was immediately captivated. It opens dramatically giving audiences a sense of the danger to families in WWII London. By the time the title appears over aerial footage of the steam train carrying the Pevensie children into the unknown, with Harry Gregson- Williams' incredible score swirling in my ears... I was hooked.
I think Martin Liebman says it best:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is probably best-known for its parallels to Christianity, though discussing them here would result in spoilers for the movie and won't be brought up. Needless to say, said parallels are here, though veiled, and certainly not overt or demanding. Viewers will perceive what they choose in allegorical films. There is no denying the message of salvation here, paralleling that found in New Testament Scripture, which was C. S. Lewis' reason for writing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Watching the film purely for entertainment, any significant overtones are simply played as part of a magical and mesmerizing tale, one that's hard to believe but difficult to forget, a story of love, courage, loyalty, forgiveness, belief in oneself and in one another, and most importantly, the will of goodness to prevail over evil. A truly remarkable achievement, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a film for all ages, and one for the ages.
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