Movie: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The big day had finally arrived. It wasn’t every day that we made taking the boys to a movie such a high priority. But I owe a great deal to one Mr. C.S. Lewis. You see, it was his books that led to Tolkien; which then on to all the fantastic tales of science fiction I’ve enjoyed ever since. I expect there are millions out there with a similar experience. So with fond memories I took my young boys to watch the first Narnia’s film.

I must say it was a bit distracting for me to watch the CGI animals live along side the natural actors. A character flaw I have is that I’m compulsively on the lookout for the flaws, or to put it positively, ways to improve and enhance. But you can’t thoroughly enjoy the show when you’re busy finding slight imperfections in the film. On the whole, the special effects were superb but for a few green-screen glitches that came off as old-fashioned.

The story is grand but scaled to younger tastes. Don’t expect the colossal world of Middle Earth, but rather a more digestible sampling of what makes science fiction and fantasy a growing sub-culture. The acting was fine but nothing spectacular. Lucy likely the best of the lot.

I don’t want to give anything away, but the movie appears to be true to the book. The creators spared no expense in the production of the film either. It’s top notch. All in all, I enjoyed it thoroughly, though it was a bit long and I’m certainly looking forward to the next installment.

7.5 out of 10