|
 The
Chronicles
of
NARNIA
-
The
Witch,
The
Lion
and
The
Wardrobe
With
Tilda
Swinton,
Jim
Broadbent
and
the
voice
of
Liam
Neeson
Directed
by
Andrew
Adamson
One
may
see
this
as
a
blend
of
Lord
Of
The
Rings
and
Harry
Potter,
but
Narnia
certainly
has
a
life
of
its
own.
With
overwhelming
digital
effects
and
characters,
including
a
wide
range
of
speaking
animals,
the
viewer
is
transported
to
a
fantastic
world
where
(as
everywhere)
the
battle
between
good
and
evil
prevails.
It
is
WWII
and
many
children
are
sent
to
the
countryside
for
safety.
Four
such
siblings
(Lucy,
Edmund,
Peter
and
Susan)
are
relocated
to
an
eccentric
old
man's
mansion.
Here,
while
playing
hide
and
seek,
Lucy
the
youngest,
discovers
a
magical
world
inside
a
spectacular
old
wardrobe.
At
first
her
siblings
think
she's
making
it
up
until
they
all
end
up
in
there,
having
to
save
their
brother
and
defeat
the
Ice
Queen
by
siding
with
the
Lion
and
the
good
guys.
With
talking
animals,
obviously
it
is
laden
with
CGI
fx,
but
a
great
deal
of
tangible
sets,
props,
costumes,
artifacts
and
prosthetic
make-up
add
a
realistic
feel.
Some
viewers
may
be
disappointed
by
the
cliché
and
distorted
grouping
of
'good'
and
'evil'
animals
(like
wolves
being
baddies,
when
in
fact
they've
never
attacked
a
human
being).
While
the
build
up
to
the
wonderland
may
be
a
bit
slow
for
younger
viewers,
the
payoff
will
please
them
(and
freak
them
out
with
some
of
the
hectic
moments
of
battle
and
killing
when
the
two
forces
clash).
Based
on
the
writing
of
C.S.
Lewis.
4
/
B
-
PB
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
-
B
-
C
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