| One of the great children's classics by C.S. Lewis, | | | | rules the strange land, the children begin their trek |
| is brought to the screen in The Lion, the Witch | | | | towards defeating the witch. But along the way, |
| and the Wardrobe. Set in wartime England, its plot | | | | one will fall behind and join the very forces of evil |
| has the four Pevensie children sent out of London | | | | they are trying to defeat. Amongst the mysteries |
| for their safety. They end up in the country | | | | of talking animals, mythical creatures and magic |
| house of the eccentric Prof. Digory Kirke, and like | | | | spells, the children must free Narnia from the |
| all children removed from their usual source of fun | | | | perilous cold, and one of their own, from dangers |
| and amusement, they're bored, bored, bored. | | | | that could destroy them. |
| Then one day, Lucy begins poking into things, and | | | | This movie was extremely engaging from |
| one of them is the very odd wardrobe of the | | | | beginning to end, even at a long 2 hour and 20 |
| professor's. What she sees inside, is not the | | | | minute running time. Perhaps, it's because it was |
| professor's clothes, but a world encased in snow. | | | | one of my favorite novels growing up, but the |
| The others of course, don't believe her, since | | | | young actors were quite engaging and Tilda |
| they haven't found anything half so interesting. | | | | Swinton was superb as the White Witch. |
| But eventually they give in to their own curiosity, | | | | Just one note of caution to parents: The movie |
| and all enter the wardrobe to find themselves | | | | was rated "Parental Guidance Suggested" and |
| transported to the world of Narnia, where an evil | | | | parents should be aware. The movie definitely has |
| White Witch has created an eternal winter, that | | | | numerous violent scenes and it's certainly not for |
| will never see a Christmas. | | | | little ones. |
| Meeting up with the kind and caring lion Aslan who | | | | |