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Andrew Adamson
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| Starring
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Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley,
William Moseley |
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| The plot of
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe |
The four Pevensie children travel through their
wardrobe to the land of Narnia, where they learn
of their destiny from a lion messiah. |
The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeMovie
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Review by Todd
McCarthy:
Now that J.R.R. Tolkien's
reign as box-office king among dead Oxford fantasy authors
has run its course, old colleague C. S. Lewis is being
nominated as his successor with "The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
Not nearly as imposing as "The Lord of the Rings"
as mythology, drama or literature, Lewis' series of
seven modest-length books has nevertheless been popular
since "Lion" first appeared in 1950. Just
coincidentally, it also provides the opportunity for
the sorts of extravagant computerized effects that create
tentpole movie attractions these days. While "Rings"-level
B.O. totals won't be matched, there's little doubt Disney's
massive marketing push in the service of a competently
made film that appeals to all demographics will be banking
money from this one for the indefinite future..more..
Review By Pam
Grady:
C.S. Lewis, the man
who created that magical land called Narnia, once wrote
to the producer of a BBC radio adaptation of his books,
considering the possibility of an animated version of
his tales. "If only Disney did not combine so much
vulgarity with his genius," he opined. Funny that
he should write such a thing, for while the 2005 feature
film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch &
the Wardrobe is not a cartoon, it is live-action combined
with animation and CGI, and it is Disney. And while
Walt has been dead for nearly 40 years, that weird mixture
of vulgarity and genius still applies. So while this
production looks good (although much of the work involving
green screens is oddly inept), and hews close to Lewis'
vision (up to a point), it undermines itself by turning
the author's delicate Christian allegory into just another
hyperactive action-adventure with humorous flourishes
that are not always appropriate..More..
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