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

Movie · 2005 · 15 people

Andrew Adamson directed the 2005 fantasy adventure The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which brings C. S. Lewis's 1950 novel to the screen and launched the Narnia film series. Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media produced it; after a London premiere on December 7, 2005, it opened in the United Kingdom the following day and in the United States on December 9. Against a $180 million budget it earned $745 million worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2005.

The story follows the four Pevensie siblings, evacuated during the Blitz: Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy (Georgie Henley). A wardrobe in a professor's house leads them to Narnia, a land of talking animals locked in winter. Under the rule of Jadis, the White Witch (Tilda Swinton), the children ally with the lion Aslan, voiced by Liam Neeson, to fight her.

Adamson wrote the screenplay with Ann Peacock and the team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and also took the BAFTA for makeup. Together with its sequels Prince Caspian (2008) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), the three films grossed $1.5 billion worldwide.

DirectorAndrew Adamson
Production companyWalden Media

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Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton Actor · 65 years old Michael Madsen Michael Madsen Actor · died at 67 William Moseley Anna Popplewell Skandar Keynes Georgie Henley Liam Neeson James McAvoy Jim Broadbent Ray Winstone Dawn French Elizabeth Hawthorne James Cosmo Rachael Henley Noah Huntley

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A fantasy adventure the whole household can watch together. Talking animals and a magical land grab children's attention straight away, and the bond between the siblings carries a nice message. That said, the White Witch and the battle scenes may scare the youngest, so it's best to have an adult beside them. A fun choice for school-age children.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

In my view the first part is mostly set-up: getting the siblings into Narnia and building the winter-locked world takes a while. Once the fight against the witch with Aslan gets going, the film finds its real strength. Satisfying if you want a large-scale fantasy clash, though since it is made as a family film, the tension stays limited.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Opening with children evacuated to the countryside during the Blitz ties the fairy tale to a real historical wound. The rupture experienced by children separated from their families in wartime finds an indirect echo in Narnia's endless winter: in the world outside and the world within, children must face a darkness made by adults. The film seems to keep that background brief and put its weight on the fantasy adventure, and a history-minded viewer might wish it lingered longer. Even so, it is a good doorway for introducing young viewers to the experience of evacuation.

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