Did quite a lot last sunday: went to the dry cleaner, had a hair cut, had lunch at Piadina, watched the cat show/contest sponsored by the Philippine United Society of Ailurophiles (PUSA), and watched The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (now that’s a long title).
It’s a pretty cool movie. It has shades of the Wizard of Oz and the Lord of The Rings. It’s not quite Oz but it does evoke that feeling of wonder and awe back when you were still not as jaded or pragmatic. Nor is it quite LOTR as the plot is much more simplistic (e.g. very few would think Aslan clever for his sacrifice trick).
Towards the end, there was a quite violent battle between the forces of good and evil. I guess that would be another influence of Tolkien on Lewis and the LOTR movie on the director. But it is not anywhere near LOTR’s battles. I actually hope the battles of both movies are as gritty as Braveheart but I guess nobody else would want an R rating for this movie.
Overall, I think the movie is primarily for children or children at heart. But then, most of us are to a certain degree, aren’t we? ;)
Rating: 4/5