By the time the children enter Narnia and partake in its greatest battle, viewers are already heavily invested in the film’s story. The film’s opening sequence – a desperate attempt by the Pevensie family to escape the Nazi blitzkrieg over London – is so well constructed that it serves as an immediate attention-grabber for viewers unfamiliar with the novel.įrom this sequence Adamson masterfully moves the audience through a painful separation of the Pevensie children from their mother and into the nostalgic atmosphere of Professor Kirke’s estate. The plot of the film is similar to the book, but because Lewis’s novel was so short and non-descript, Adamson is free to add his own touches. As the Narnians choose their allegiances and prepare for war, the children must decide if they belong in a land where faith alone stands between them and death. The arrival of the four children sets an ancient prophecy into motion and brings about the return of the divine lion, the ruler of all there is, Aslan (Liam Neeson, “Batman Begins”). Forced to flee a besieged London for the British countryside during World War II, the children find themselves at the mysterious Professor Kirke’s archaic home – a boring place, save for one wardrobe, through which they enter the mesmerizing land of Narnia.īut Narnia itself faces war, a long-awaited challenge to the evil White Witch’s rule (Tilda Swinton, “Constantine”). ![]() ![]() The story centers on the four Pevensie children: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy (newcomers William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley). Director Andrew Adamson’s (“Shrek”) take on the enchanting second book in the series, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” is appropriately ambitious and dignified – a film that will certainly be adored by old fans of the book but also appreciated by outsiders for its simple, powerful undertones. ![]() The time has finally come when his beloved work can come to the screen without the unavoidable comedic tinge that animation would have brought to his noble characters.
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