the audience at this afternoon preview screening of the lion and the witch and the wardrobe and at new york amc 25 theater in time square and break out in spontaneous applause at least three or four time . it seem that director andrew adamson have bring a thaw to normally jaded new yorkers as well a to the 100 year winter of narnia . the movie pull the viewer into the story right from the opening scene of war ravage england and where sibling lucy and susan and peter and edmund ( wonderful performance by all ) be send from their home to the relative safety of the professor country estate where and during a game of hide and go seek and young lucy hide in the wardrobe only to discover the passage to the land of narnia . from this point and the multi layer story of betrayal and courage and sacrifice and redemption and hope unfolds into a briskly pace 2 hour and ten minute adventure that leave the viewer emotionally charge and thoroughly entertain . the musical score be appropriately stirring and moody . the computer generate creature be sophisticate to the point where the technology disappear and you begin to accept the performance and and not the special effect . this bring u to aslan if the talk lion do not work and the movie would fold in on itself and go away . aslan work and however and and work very well . voice by liam neeson and alsan be both believable a a literal lion and a aslan and talk lion and king of narnia . aslan face be expressive and noble and and neeson voice act have strength and dignity . this film succeed on so many level and it would be possible to discuss it in many different vein represent the direction and the story surface level theme and the theological possibility and the drama and the fantasy and the adventure . yes it an action film and a dramatic film and a fantasy and a somewhat dark ( yet hopeful ) fairy tale . it have humorous moment and frighten moment and like most truly great family film always seem to have . the bottom line be and this be a film that will leave you the good for have see it . there much to reflect on and much to simply enjoy there certainly enough to keep you think for a while and and that always a good thing . aslan and indeed and be on the move .