I went and saw Narnia on opening night, and I wasn’t disappointed.
The screenplay was true to the story. The beginning of the movie was awesome and gave us a visual on why the kids were getting out of London during the war.
The casting was perfect, and the kids that played Lucy and Edmund played their characters wonderfully. Liam Neeson was an excellent choice for the voice of Aslan, and showed a perfect blend of compassion and fierceness.
The CGI was amazing in this film. I thoroughly enjoyed the look they achieved with Mr. Tumnus legs and walk. Aslan was awesome, as well as the myriad of creatures that were created for the film. The minitaur was large and fierce, as I had pictured him, and the centaurs were amazing as well.
Tilda Swinton was amazing and perfect for the role. I'm glad they decided to cast her. Nicole Kidman’s name was thrown around for a while to play the White Witch, but in my opinion would have been completely wrong for the part. Swinton on the other hand was wickedly evil as “Gabriel” in Constantine, and I would bet her performance there helped her get the role.
Now as far as the allegorical Christ story is concerned, it wasn’t overdone in the movie, so those who don’t agree with that particular way of thinking would still have enjoyed that part of the story. C.S. Lewis did not write the story as an allegory though. But, you certainly can see the parallels between the characters in the story, particularly Aslan and Christ. Both suffered, died, and resurrected bringing hope to the hopeless. I wept as Aslan was beat by Jadis’ minions, as she cut his beautiful mane and as he died. I was moved again as Lucy and Susan mourn the fallen Aslan, and as the mice free his bonds and the stone table is broken and Aslan rises again.
No matter your reason for seeing this film, it is beautifully done and will hopefully lead to a complete set of Narnia movies. A must see on the big screen and worth the full price of admission.
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