The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
SPOILER ALERT!
Is it any surprise that one of the world's most beloved children's books turned out to be one of the best movies of the year? I always said that a good movie should be able to transport you to another world. Let's just say that when this movie ended, I was disappointed to find myself inside a theater and not in Narnia.
Part of the reason why I love the movie is that it captured the wonderment of stumbling upon a magical world filled with talking creatures. From the moment Lucy Pevensie walked into the snow-covered Narnia, we are all sucked in and almost as harshly as they were brought back to their own world, we were thrown back into our own reality.
I fell in-love with the two sons of Adam and the two daughters of Eve. Well, mostly Peter Pevensie. Such a cutie for someone so young! How wrong is it to be crushing on an 18 year old boy? I can't help it though! William Mosely played his role as big brother and future King of Narnia wonderfully. The fact that he looks like Prince William (only cuter) doesn't hurt him either. Every time he sprung into action to look after his siblings, I fell in-love with him even more.
And Aslan? The movie brought him to life better than I c
ould have ever imagined! With a voice aptly supplied by Liam Neeson, Aslan, the great king of Narnia, helped the Pevensie children fulfill their destinies with seemingly little effort and with such a commanding presence that belies a gentle and forgiving spirit. I like that Aslan wasn't always computer-generated and that they actually had a life-size prop of Aslan for the children to interact with.
I was very curious how the movie was going to deal with the battle scenes and that heart rending scene where Aslan was killed. But, true to Disney standards, both scenes were delivered perfectly, showing no gore and without losing its intensity.
With such a strong storyline, it's fairly hard to imagine anyone screwing up this movie. But I still have to take my hat off to Andrew Adamson (who also directed "Shrek" and "Shrek 2") for going well beyond my expectations.
Is it any surprise that one of the world's most beloved children's books turned out to be one of the best movies of the year? I always said that a good movie should be able to transport you to another world. Let's just say that when this movie ended, I was disappointed to find myself inside a theater and not in Narnia.Part of the reason why I love the movie is that it captured the wonderment of stumbling upon a magical world filled with talking creatures. From the moment Lucy Pevensie walked into the snow-covered Narnia, we are all sucked in and almost as harshly as they were brought back to their own world, we were thrown back into our own reality.
I fell in-love with the two sons of Adam and the two daughters of Eve. Well, mostly Peter Pevensie. Such a cutie for someone so young! How wrong is it to be crushing on an 18 year old boy? I can't help it though! William Mosely played his role as big brother and future King of Narnia wonderfully. The fact that he looks like Prince William (only cuter) doesn't hurt him either. Every time he sprung into action to look after his siblings, I fell in-love with him even more. And Aslan? The movie brought him to life better than I c
ould have ever imagined! With a voice aptly supplied by Liam Neeson, Aslan, the great king of Narnia, helped the Pevensie children fulfill their destinies with seemingly little effort and with such a commanding presence that belies a gentle and forgiving spirit. I like that Aslan wasn't always computer-generated and that they actually had a life-size prop of Aslan for the children to interact with. I was very curious how the movie was going to deal with the battle scenes and that heart rending scene where Aslan was killed. But, true to Disney standards, both scenes were delivered perfectly, showing no gore and without losing its intensity.
With such a strong storyline, it's fairly hard to imagine anyone screwing up this movie. But I still have to take my hat off to Andrew Adamson (who also directed "Shrek" and "Shrek 2") for going well beyond my expectations.
posted by Beth at 9:36 PM
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