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The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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The Chronicles of Narnia — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Disney The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Widescreen.   C.S. Lewis’s classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation.  It’s a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern film making technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation — it really wants to be so much more than just a kids’ movie.  For the most part it is faithful enough to the story.  Whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - the first installment in the Chronicles of Narnia

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe [book]

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe – the first installment in the Chronicles of Narnia

I must admit, I’m tickled pink. C. S. Lewis’ fantasy novels, “The Chronicles of Narnia,” is coming to the movie theaters on December 9th. I’m a huge fan, having read the entire series of seven books to my children several times. With their clamoring for “just once more!”. It is a story about the magical land of Narnia, ruled by Aslan, the Great Lion. And how four young children from our world (named Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) come into that land via a magical Wardrobe to help rid Narnia of the evil White Witch. She has cast a spell of perpetual winter, but never Christmas, over the land.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe [book]
Lucy opening the Wardrobe, unwittingly opening a portal to Narnia

The Wardrobe [Chronicles of Narnia]

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The Wardrobe – the most important piece of furniture in “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”

Although not technically a character, the Wardrobe plays a central role in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe“. It serves as a sometimes-portal to the magical land of Narnia. First for Lucy, then Edmund, then for all four of the Pevensie children.

The Wardrobe [Chronicles of Narnia]
Susan Pevensie with her Christmas gift in Narnia

Susan Pevensie- eldest sister in The Chronicles of Narnia

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Susan Pevensie – oldest girl of the four children in “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe“

Susan is the second Pevensie child. She is sent along with her sister and brothers by their parents out of war-torn World War II London. They’re sent to the English countryside for her own safety. Along with Peter, she tries to act as a surrogate parent to her younger siblings. And she tries to maintain a family atmosphere in their new surroundings.

Susan Pevensie- eldest sister in The Chronicles of Narnia
Chronicles of Narnia poster, highlighting High King Peter Pevensie

Peter Pevensie, High King over Narnia

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Peter Pevensie – oldest of the four children in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

First, Peter Pevensie is the oldest of the four Pevensie children. They come to live at Professor Kirke’s rural estate during the London bombings of World War II. Peter feels responsible for his siblings in his parents’ absence, especially for his youngest sister Lucy.

Peter Pevensie, High King over Narnia
Peter and Edward Pevensie in their armor

Edmund Pevensie – traitor or hero in “The Chronicles of Narnia”?

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Edmund Pevensie – youngest boy of the four children in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Edmund is the third Pevensie child. He is sent by his parents to the English countryside during the bombing of London. Along with his three siblings, for his own protection. Unlike his siblings, Edmund has fallen in with a bad crowd at his school. Edmund is moody and sarcastic at times. He even teases his younger sister Lucy to the point of tears about her make-believe land of Narnia.

Edmund Pevensie – traitor or hero in “The Chronicles of Narnia”?
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