Dec 14 2005
Lion, Witch and Wardrobe…
Are all stunning, scenery and animation are also top-notch.
But these excellent parts do not gestalt to a good film.
The Disney Narnia film storyline didn’t really work for me. It covered the second book of seven in the Chronicals. Why not start at the beginning?
Tilda Swinton was outstanding as Queen Jadis. Jim Broadbent’s cameo role is also exquisite though not used effectively for plot development. Tilda’s performance held my interest in the film. The other female characters were stereotypical ‘healing’, ’supportive’ and did all the blubbing in the film. Yuck. Somewhat uninspiring. Even the two lead ‘boy’ characters appeared shallow and poorly developed thoughout the film. James McAvoy who is often cast as a loveable rogue played a convincingly trustable Mr. Tumnus. The sets and graphics (snow, animals) were extremely impressive but didn’t sufficiently make up for the lack of good quality character development. Thankfully, these children do not feature in the other books. I haven’t seen the BBC version of 4 of the books.
I wouldn’t recommend this film.
Here’s a picture of my vintage (between 1 and 2 hundred years old) French Wardrobe instead. It’s cheaper and almost as entertaining. It slots together, no ’screws’ and I can climb in it with both my kitties. It’s the only piece of furniture that I care about. Care about furniture? Not normally, but a wardrobe that once contained other people’s clothes, a doorway, Norman arches, Barley-twist, beautiful oak and quality craftsmanship. Golly gosh, it even SMELLS good! Must have a cup of tea before I get toooooooo excited about my wardrobe….
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