The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first of seven books turned to movie. Having had other iterations produced before Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures took over the franchise.
The story within the movie begins when a war is brewing on our side of the wardrobe, having had enough of the scare tactics put on by your typical tyrannical axis powers and narrowly escaping a bombing run by military bomber aircraft the Pevensies make haste toward their bomb shelter outside of their home in their yard underground, sort of like a storm cellar.
As Mrs. Pevensie and the main cast, Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter all say their goodbyes, they board a train on their way to Mrs. Macready’s mansion. During a boring rainy day, the Pevensies decide on a game of hide and seek, where as Peter was “it” all the other Pevensie children went and find hiding places. The last one to find a hiding place was Lucy, in which she opens a door to an empty cold, dark room and discovers the magical Wardrobe wrapped under an old tarp.
As the Pevensie children all eventually make their way into the land of Narnia, Edmund is captivated by the White Witch and betrays the others. Aslan, the King of the Whole Wood, ends up striking up a deal with the White Witch. Blood must be shed, and Aslan was not about to allow harm come to any of the Pevensies.
An end-movie battle, massive in scale, pits minitaurs and centaurs against raging giants, fawns and other mystical creatures.
Peter and the White Witch end up meeting on the battle field. Pitting sword against scepter, their dual ends when Peter is struck in the shoulder moments before Aslan, after rallying more troops, pounces on the White Witch and finishes her off.
After living the life of Kings and Queens of Narnia, the Pevensie children rediscover the magical wardrobe, that side of Narnia and end up back as their good ole selves, into that cold, dark room, Lucy first discovered it in, just what seemed like moments ago.
The screen play in this movie is second to none, and is probably one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, from its suspenseful action sequences to its momentarily reverent scenes depicting noble Kings and Queens.
The main score from its soundtrack (released on December 13, 2005) composed by none other than Harry Gregson-Williams, Andrew Adamson, and Mike Elizondo, sets the tone for the movie throughout.
I highly recommend this movie to those of you who enjoy epic battle sequences combined with a fantastic story.
