The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Adamson 2005) is a film based on the novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series written by C. S. Lewis in 1950 (SOURCE THE HIGH ROAD TO NARNIA). It centers around the Pevensie siblings: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy (respectively). The environments the children are forced to live in have caused them to result to means of escape, whether it be from war or boredom, until they discover a world that they are destined to prosper in. Through Lewis’ Christian symbolism, heroic themes, and the importance of child-like wonder, this film projects the true battle of good vs. evil internally, externally and psychologically. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are forced to leave their home and parents behind in London because of the dangers caused by World War II. They are brought to live with an old …show more content…
During a simple game of hide and seek, Lucy hides in a wardrobe and finds herself in the land of Narnia. The other siblings did not believe her until they see for themselves. Narnia was once a prosperous country full of talking animals, creatures and magic, but is now in the grasp of the White Witch who has brought upon an eternal winter. If discovering an entire world through the doors of a wardrobe is not astonishing enough, a prophecy is written about these four children and how they are the ones destined to defeat the evil witch and save the land. “It has long been foretold that two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve will defeat the White Witch and restore peace to Narnia.” (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe). The White Witch hears about the arrival of the children, takes Edmund as a captive, and sets out to kill the other three in an attempt to prevent the