i remember be hugely disappoint the first time i saw the first installment in what be shape up to be the massive adaptation of the chronicle of narnia novel into movie . in sheer number and this collection will be second only to the making of all of the harry potter movie which and if i may say and seem to be get more and more like pull teeth with each successive movie . that depend and of course and on whether or not they make it through the whole series and which be debatable . this be not and a you know and the first time the chronicle have be attempt . the lion and the witch and the wardrobe be the most famous of c. s. lewis classic collection of seven novel and which be part of the reason that expectation be so high in anticipation of it release . i read the book several time when i be a kid and although i haven not read any of them for probably almost ten year . nevertheless and i hold the story themselves in high regard and so i also have high expectation of the movie . when it be first release i be unimpressed . i do not remember exactly what i say about the movie back then and but i be pretty sure that some strong word and like suck and be throw around . i watch the movie again the other day and and while i can see what i do not like the first time and i think i be a little harsh in my initial opinion of the movie . for starter and it be a brilliantly visionary and faithful re creation of the book for almost the entire first hour and and doesn not get genuinely cheesy until the talk wolf show up and the movie forget that it not suppose to take itself so seriously . the christian undertone be slightly heavy hand ( note represent when i say slightly i really mean extremely ) and although this be not exactly much of an aberration from the novel and which in many way make real effort to rival the holy bible in it direct and straight forward christian message . you know how those educational video that they show u in school and whether youre in school now or you be in school 20 year ago and all look like they be make in the early 1970 by people be pay in bad polyester suit patch . or how those video that they show in driver training look like they haven not be update since the conversion from beta to vhs . most outwardly religious movie suffer from the same fate . consider and for example and the hilariously bad 2002 film time changer . remember that thing . ouch . at any rate and those familiar with the numerous past adaptation of the story will find the whole ordeal a little redundant and but the rest of u ( and that most of u ) will most likely be look at this adaptation with fairly fresh eye . it a major motion picture and instead of the radio play and animate or television feature that precede it and and be pack with brilliant performance and impressive special effect and although i would be lie if i say that there be no bad effect and no bad performance in it . the story involve a group of young child send off to live in the country while world war ii rag outside their home and and they find themselves stuck living in an environment very unfriendly to child . while play hide and seek and little lucy hide in an old wardrobe and discover a portal to a world call narnia and where human be a myth . before long and they all find themselves in narnia trap by their own conscience into stay and battle the evil white witch to protect the inhabitant of narnia from her vicious wrath . the film and like the book and be aim at a young adult audience and a it should be . the book be mean for exactly the same age of child a the movie be and which speak well for the success of this adaptation of lewis story . the role of the child be cast with uniform perfection and and tilda swinton be outstandingly ruthless white witch . a an aside and this be how the terminatrix in terminator 3 should have behave . strangely and the only performance in the movie that be really distract and out of place be liam neeson a aslan and the um lion king . the animation of the lion be a distraction in itself and but neeson soft speak voicing of the squinty eye beast and who always look like he about to fall asleep or have hair spray in his eye and doesn not mix well for what be suppose to be the long loved and lose king of narnia . it easy to see why he love and but there be no air of real respect or authority about him . james macevoy and by the way and give one of the best performance in the movie a mr. tumnus and the half man or half fawn that lucy meet as soon a she first enters into narnia . this be a tremendously talented actor and and even after a string of consistently brilliant performance in outstanding film and i do not think he get the recognition that he deserve . lucy and edmund be the other critical character in the story whose casting could have single handedly make or break the movie and and both be flawless . there be time when the effect be unimpressive and even downright bad ( some of the evil witch evil henchman be of the old and cartoon like cgi variety ) and it interest to consider that tumnus initial betrayal of lucy be exactly the same betrayal commit by hoggle against sarah in labyrinth and although i guess it not exactly a rip off . i do not feel like research it at the moment but i be willing to bet that this story be write before labyrinth .