The chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a British-American fantasy adapted from a book by C.S. Lewis. It was directed by Andrew Adamson and co-produced by Walden media and Walt Disney pictures and was released on the December 9,2005 in both Europe and North America. As the gun shot started the four children and their mum had to go into hiding. They later went to an old professor Kirk (Jim Broadbent) place to stay this was when Lucy stumbled upon a magic wardrobe while playing hide and seek and this lead her to a fantasy world called Narnia. Lucy meet Mr. Tumnus the faun who told her about the land, while Edmund unfortunately found the wicked witch on his own search and the queen promised him to be the prince of Narnia. The four siblings all went together the time where they meet the beavers who told them about the prophecy saying that two sons of Adam and …show more content…
Aslan was portrayed as the good while the wicked witch is portrayed as the evil. As we watch the movie, the director tries to keep us in suspense as to whether good will eventually override evil. The white witch was in control of Narnia and the only way to gain back control was by Aslan being good defeating her. Another central theme of the movie was betrayal, this was portrayed by Edmund choosing to follow the white witch over Aslan, Edmund was cajoled into following the witch with a promise of being giving power in the form of Turkish delight. Another theme is courage, it is revealed majorly by Lucy who venture bravely into Narnia. Peter also demonstrate his act of courage when he killed the wolf that was trying to kill his
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is set in England during the 1940’s. During this time World War II was happening, and the air raids in London. During this time England was already in war and was suffering due to all the lives lost so far in the the war. Germany in 1940 and 1941 would blitz England without warning, Blitz is a German word meaning ‘lightning war.’ Not only were air raids happening but we're dealing with problems within their country. They were dealing with rationing, and still trying to get back on their feet from the Great Depression.
Main characters in the book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe include the lion Aslan, the White Witch, and four children who are siblings (Lucy, Susan, Edmund, Peter). The book is truly a Christian allegory as you will see.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fiction in which one of the main characters, the sturdy lion Aslan, has the most power and authority. There are tons of images of Aslan from the book and the movie that relate to Jesus in Bible. The most outstanding images are the death of Aslan on top of the stone table which represents the crucifixion of Jesus, Aslan’s rebirth which is similar to the Resurrection of Jesus, and Aslan’s offering the stone statues life just as the figure of God made everything. Shortly, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes a number of biblical images that are the details from the Bible which were reflected by the book and the movie.
In The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Prince Caspian, we see character change and development
When they are their the youngest sister, Lucy finds a wardrobe that takes her the mysterious land of Narnia where she meets Tumnus and becomes friends. McCarthy states in a Variety article, later in the book Edmund meets the witch and turns on his siblings representing sin coming into the world like Adam and Eve (2005). Peter, Susan, and Lucy go to seek Aslan’s help to save their brother and Aslan makes a deal with the Witch to take Edmund’s place on the execution table for his sins, representing Jesus dying on the cross to save our sins. Hamilton states in her book, when Aslan is executed, the next day the table is broken and he resurrected, C.S. Lewis used this in his story to relate with Jesus’s resurrection and the hope it brings people of a new life(Hamilton,2011). When they fight the Witch the oldest brother, Peter shows courage and bravery and is appointed the high knight and defeats her and the children become the kings and queens of Narnia.
C.S. Lewis wrote The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe because he wanted to write a children’s book “as a gift for his godchild” (Palmer). It began for him with a series of pictures that came into his mind. “Lewis stated, ‘Everything began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion” (Kennedy). A fairy tale was forming in his mind and “‘At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord’” (Kennedy), As the story progresses and Lewis’s characters and storyline begin to develop a seemingly clear relationship formed between The Bible and this novel. “Given Lewis’s strong Christian faith, that is not surprising. In fact, once the story was established, Lewis said he ‘...saw how stories of this kind could steal past a certain inhibition which had paralysed much of my own religion in childhood’” (Kennedy.) Even though C.S. Lewis started off writing a children's novel, many people perceive it to be a novel written in parallel to the Bible. Lewis has used Biblical references and a classic storyline to prove that good will alway triumph over evil. Aslan is labeled as a divine figure in the novel; he is also known as the son of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Aslan’s death and resurrection is like that of Christ. The four children are all considered important to in the world of Narnia, but in the real world they are
The books have Christian themes and describe the adventures of a group of children who visit a magical land called Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first published and the most popular book of the series. Lewis is said to have stated that he wrote the novels when he wondered what it would be like if Jesus Christ was incarnated on another planet or world to save the souls of those inhabitants”.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis is the first—although sequentially the second—of seven books Lewis wrote about the imaginary world of Narnia. It is set during World War II, at the time when London was being bombed by Nazi Germany, and was inspired by Lewis's life with refugee children who came from London to stay at his country home during the bombings. One of the children, fascinated by the black oak wardrobe standing in the Lewis's hall, wanted to know if there was a way out of the back of the wardrobe, and if so, what was on the other side. Lewis's response was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the story of a world under siege by the powers of darkness, only it is not Hitler who leads the attack but the White Witch.
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“One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again” said by C.S. Lewis. People of all ages enjoy reading magical tales with mythical creatures. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, is a fictional novel that allows all audiences to explore their imagination. To take a further look into this novel, the world of magic is unearthed and adventures of the mind are explored. Within this book, religious meaning is uncovered in a innovative, relatable way that all readers can appreciate. Below illustrates personal connections to the character’s struggles, character’s feelings, and to my personal faith.
The plots and settings of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe only further prove that Narnia is an allegory. Edmund betraying Aslan is the same as us betraying God, yet Aslan as does God, rescues Edmund and is prepared to give his life for him. Aslan knowing he has to die to give Edmund life makes a treaty with the White Witch to sacrifice his life over Edmund’s and naturally, the White Witch is overjoyed and readily agrees, forgetting the “deep magic”. Christ was who died on the cross in payment for our sins and Aslan died for Edmund. On the way to Calvary, Jesus remained silent, as did Aslan. It is said that Aslan could have killed them all with one swipe of his paws and it was said that Jesus could have killed
C.S Lewis has drawn upon his Christian knowledge and has embedded numerous representations of good into the text, Narnia. Aslan is the most obvious case of Lewis threading his ideology and beliefs into his work. Aslan is portrayed as a pivotal Christian role —taking the form of a lion. When it comes to the Christian view, Christ is referred to as ‘The Lion of Judah.’ Additionally, a lion is supposedly the ultimate beast, superior to all other mammals.
In C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis emphasizes the three points of philosophy, themes, and symbolism throughout his writing. Lewis was a strong Christian man, and wanted to make children see and understand all the stories of the Bible. Therefore, he put Christian elements through his books, but with fantasy characters as well. Especially in this story, Lewis conveys the differences between good and evil. Aslan is represented as Christ just as the White Witch represents the sense of evil. Lewis wrote several books in this Narnia series, but The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe became the most famous and recognized of his novels.
The director of the movie “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” Andrew Adamson, did an astonishing job with the movie. It kept the mythical power of C.S. Lewis book and as well its charm. Although I would change some things around in the movie such as, the White Witch character and some of the war scenes, the movie was awesome
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe written by C. S. Lewis is a film adaptation of a fairly fantasy tale. It shows exciting adventures of four English children – Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan - who found the magical land of Narnia by way of a wardrobe that they found out in the house of elderly professor where they were sent by their mother.