The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe


C.S. Lewis' famous Narnia series finally gets its first big-screen treatment. Set during the Nazi blitz of London, four brothers and sisters are sent to live in the country. There, they discover a secret world, Narnia, behind a wardrobe. The children find themselves involved in a power struggle for control of Narnia, between a witch and a lion. The film is a strong allegory of the Christ story.

137 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Violence).
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent
Director
Andrew Adamson
ScreenplayAnn Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, from the novel by C.S. Lewis
MusicHarry Gregson-Williams, Toby Chu, Stephen Barton
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2005
Produced byWalt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, Lamp Post Productions Ltd.

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreFantasy adventure
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceFrequent, though fantastical, mild
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsAn uplifting epic tale of four children who are thrust into a magical world and get involved in a war between good and evil. Violence occurs but it is fantastical — also it is sad and moving in places.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Adjusted Childcare Action Project (CAP) Report (USA)

CategoryScore (-50 to 50)
Wanton Violence / Crime
-50
Impudence / Hate
32
Sexual Immorality
50
Drugs / Alcohol
47
Offence to God
1
Murder / Suicide
37
Final score
20

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
1
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
0
Alcohol / Drugs
0
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
2
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Francois Bloemhof
20
Cape Times
Carina Chocano
15
iAfrica.com
Marchelle Hermanus
15
Mail & Guardian
Shaun de Waal
12
Sowetan
Tankiso Komane
10
The Star
Theresa Smith
15
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
20
BBC
Stella Papamichael
15
Box Office
L. J. Strom
20
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
15
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman
5
IMDB Staff
Keith Simanton
14

What the People say

Internet
8020 Netizens
15

Average .. 73%

15




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