Four children from the same family have to leave their town because of the bombings of WWII. A woman and a professor take the children to their house. While playing a game of hide-and-seek, the youngest member of the family, Lucy, finds a wardrobe to hide in. She travels back and back into the wardrobe and finds a place named Narnia. After going in twice, the four children go in together for the last time. They battle wolves, meet talking animals, encounter an evil white witch and meet a magnificent lion named Aslan. Will this be the end of their journey to Narnia or will they stay?Written by
John ewart
The White Witch is a genie. In the original edition of LW&W Mrs. Beaver says she's "a descendant of Lillith, Adam's first wife" who mothered the "Jinn race". Jinns are genies. So this could be I Dream of Genie's great aunt, or the Genie in Alladin's evil sister. It's interesting that Lewis makes Lillith the mother of all Genies; as opposed to the Queen of Demons; which is actually the way the Bible describes her. It's possible Lewis thought the concept of Jadis being a demon was too terrifying for small children, so he made her a genie, which is slightly less threatening, but still sinister in Lewis' Christian context. See more »
Goofs
At the beginning of the battle, Jadis appears from behind the hill with all her troops, stopping close to an upper natural "step" in front of her. Later, she orders her bears to move, but we don't see her falling - the step is gone. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Mrs. Pevensie:
Edmund! Get away from there! Peter!
[to Edmund]
Mrs. Pevensie:
What do you think you're doing? Peter! Quickly, the shelter! Now!
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Crazy Credits
In the opening credits the Title "The Lion, the Witch, and Wardrobe" comes down as snow after we see "The Chronicles of Narnia" See more »
Alternate Versions
An extended cut of the movie was released on DVD for a limited time in December 2006. The extended edition included the following scenes:
1.The new Disney logo at the beginning of the film.
2. More parents and children crying at the train station. Also more interaction between the kids and Mrs. Pevensie.
3. A scene on the train with Lucy and her toy dog.
4. A new shot of the wardrobe before the cricket scene.
5. More of the Pevensies running from Mrs. Macready.
6. Extra shots of the Pevensies exploring Narnia for the first time.
7. More of the Pevensies following Mr. Beaver to his home.
8. Lucy finding a fish frozen in the ice around the Beaver's dam.
9. More of Edmund crossing the Witch's courtyard.
9. Some added shots of the wolves searching the dam.
10. Several shots of the snow melting and the Pevensies and the Beavers walking through Narnia as it transforms into spring.
11. A few new shots of Susan practicing archery.
12. As the gryphons attack the Witch's troops with rocks, a group of bat-like creatures rush into the air and attack them.
13. A few extra shots of the two armies colliding.
14. As the phoenix attempts to lay down it's fire, a bat-creature attacks it. Peter kills the bat-creature with a spear.
15. Some shots of creatures burning in the fire laid down by the phoenix.
16. More of Orieus and Otmin fighting.
17. Some more of the gryphons attacking the Witch.
18. As Edmund rushes to Peter's aid, he pushes Ginarrbrik over a cliff.
What a fabulous movie! I just saw a screening of it (with a bunch of other actors and writers) and the whole place burst into applause at the end.
Tilda Swinton is amazing as the White Witch. Her cold, evil gaze could freeze anyone.
I loved the kids - especially the little Georgie Henley, who played Lucy. Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan was suitably majestic and comforting and grand.
It was beautifully filmed, and I felt Narnia was perfectly realized.
Looking forward to the movies that will follow.
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What a fabulous movie! I just saw a screening of it (with a bunch of other actors and writers) and the whole place burst into applause at the end.
Tilda Swinton is amazing as the White Witch. Her cold, evil gaze could freeze anyone.
I loved the kids - especially the little Georgie Henley, who played Lucy. Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan was suitably majestic and comforting and grand.
It was beautifully filmed, and I felt Narnia was perfectly realized.
Looking forward to the movies that will follow.