Chronicles of Narnia

Well I finally got around to seeing The Chronicles of Narnia...AND DAMN. so good. Nuch better then I expected and I was expecting it to be pretty damn good. I've read the books and like most people The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe was my favourite and the movie did it incredible justice. Andrew Adamson did such an amazing job creating CS lewis' world and you feel yourself becoming entirely engrossed in the movie.

I am a big Lord of The Rings Fan, those were some awesome movies, but I think I'd take Narnia over all of them. Narnia just has such a human element to it, and the story isn't based on luck or chance. The kids have to save themselves and use their own abilities and skills, Yes they have Aslan but most of the trials must be dealt with by the children themselves.

Ah yes the kids. Some of the best young actors ever. Georgie Henley who plays Lucy is so expressive and curiousity shines out of her eyes, you get drawn into her emotions very easily. Edmund(Skandar Keynes)is a brilliant little actor he can be petulant and jealous betray his siblings and you still don't hate him because he allows you to accept and sympathize with the character. The weak link of the kids is Susan (Anna Popplewell), not any fault of the actress but Susan really doesn't have as developed a character as the others she is the mother to all of them and plays it well. Given more she could have definatly handeled it. Which brings me to Peter (William Moseley), that kid(ha hes older then me.:P ) has a future ahead of him, he was fucking brilliant,. he commanded the screen and WAS peter, he could make you understand everything Peter was feeling jsut by looking at his eyes. He handled the characters fairly rapid development like a pro and it never felt unrealistic or fake. Honestly one of the best performances from any actor that I have seen.

The fight scene with all the various animals was definatly a highlight. One scene in particular right before the beginning of the battle when it goes silent for a minute was . . . wow, it was perfect.

Over all Narnia was an amazing 2 hour spectacle full of heart, that captures the inner and outer turmoils of the pevensie family while still being an engrossing epic of a movie. Definatly a movie that is destined to become a classic, which unfortunatly will be labelled he christian Lord of the Rings Knock off, when it is truly so much more.

****/5