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War II when London children are evacuated to protect them from frequent bombing raids. The four Pervensie siblings end up in a country mansion with many rooms, a stem housekeeper and an owner (Jim Broadbent) we seldom see. When the youngsters decide to play a game of hide and seek, Lucy (Georgie Henley), the youngest, finds refuge in a huge wardrobe closet. Imagine her surprise when she comes out the other side of the wardrobe into a landscape filled with snow and meets a very friendly faun who invites her to tea in his humble hut.
Lucy is not believed by her older sister (Anna Popplewell) and two brothers (Skandar Keynes and William Mosely), at least not until they all manage to go through the wardrobe and arrive in Namia themselves. Their adventures in this wintry land ruled by the White Witch (Tilda Swinton) form the basis for the simple plot. In Namia, the Pervensie children must defeat the White Witch in order to fulfill a prophecy. One of the brothers betrays the group and Aslan the Lion must decide how to bring the family back together.
“The Chronicles of Namia” The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” is a heavy children’s story about how children make the transition into young adults during a time of crisis. However, the success of the movie is attributed to the casting of four young actors who work convincingly well as independent thinkers connected by their bloodline. The Pevensie kin are polite and in command of etiquette in every situation and it’s clear that Lewis revered this trait in children. “Namia” is a feast of visual delights, and an instructive story about wartime dilemmas.
The film is rated PG and contains intense, if bloodless, violence and death. Run time is 140 minutes.
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