A Review Of The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe
The long awaited screen adaptation of the C.S. Lewis masterpiece
doesn't disappoint. The work of Lewis has long been admired,
especially by the more intellectual of Christians. Lewis, a
former atheist, used symbolism a great deal in his books and
this movie is a perfect example of that.
In the movie as in the book, a group of four children find the
world of Narnia through the back of a large piece of furniture
known as a "wardrobe". In this mystical world the children find
animals that can speak as well as giants, dwarfs, centaurs, and
other beasts too fantastic for description. In true good versus
evil fashion, the movie shows the constant battle between the
White Witch and her evil army and the good lion Aslan with his
valiant army.
This movie has done a superb job of bringing the fantasy world
of Narnia to the big screen. The technology and special effects
are so incredible that you find yourself becoming entranced by
the characters on the screen, especially Aslan, the lion. He
dominates every scene he is in and becomes more and more human
like as the story unfolds.
The children of the story are just like normal everyday kids and
display this with their constant bickering and teasing of each
other. However, when the situation demands it they all pull
together and show great courage and sacrifice which is an
inspiration to both children and adults.
Whether you are familiar with the book or not you will enjoy The
Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe immensely. After seeing what
has been done in bringing this story to film I cannot wait to
see some of the other C.S. Lewis books from the Chronicles of
Narnia produced into movies as well.
I urge you to go see the movie.