When was chronicles of narnia a film

Loved by children of all ages, this world of fauns, satyrs and centaurs in the Chronicles of Narnia was brought to the big screen by New Zealand director Andrew Adamson with his adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which became the 41st highest-grossing film of all time.

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Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how we use your data and who our partners are. In addition to above, we use other cookies and analytics to provide a better site experience. Once again, war has ravaged Narnia, and the kids have to form an alliance with Prince Caspian Ben Barnes in an attempt to liberate the land from the villainous King Miraz Sergio Castellitto.

This film takes place one year after the original film in the human world, but time in Narnia is vastly different than our own.

The sequel is a bit more mature in tone, and a lot of the focus shifts to the mysterious yet noble Prince Caspian. The majority of the supporting cast has been swamped out in favor of new characters. A logical step considering the significant time jump in Narnia. Three years have passed since the events of Prince Caspian.

With the kids trying to adjust to their new living situation, the three discover a magical painting that transports them to Narnia. This time, Caspian is on a quest to find the seven lost Lords of Telmar. This film is the first not to feature Peter and Susan, and that was enough to change the character dynamic, but with the introduction of Eustace, things feel even more off. Dawn Treader is the weakest film in the trilogy, and unfortunately, ends the franchise on a sour note.

Andrew Adamson. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Four children from the same family have to leave their town because of the bombings of WWII. A woman and a professor take the children to their house. While playing a game of hide-and-seek, the youngest member of the family, Lucy, finds a wardrobe to hide in. She travels back and back into the wardrobe and finds a place named Narnia.

After going in twice, the four children go in together for the last time. They battle wolves, meet talking animals, encounter an evil white witch and meet a magnificent lion named Aslan. Will this be the end of their journey to Narnia or will they stay? Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.

Rated PG for battle sequences and frightening moments. Did you know Edit. Trivia Georgie Henley 's reaction to Mr. Tumnus at the lamppost is genuine. She had not seen her castmate James McAvoy in his costume before the scene was filmed, so her screams and reaction were real.

Georgie's first reaction to the snowy world of Narnia is also genuine. She was carried into the set blindfolded to make her first entrance, and her wide-eyed, delighted reactions to it, all are entirely her own.

Later on that day and after changing into Narnian clothes, the children were reluctant to participate in a war after fleeing from London. However, they had to save Edmund and Mr. Peter joined Aslan's army. A little later, two wolves ambushed Lucy and Susan while they were frolicking by the river. Susan was able to blow her horn to call for help, then her and Lucy climbed a tree. When Peter intervened, Maugrim attacked him, and Peter killed him with his sword.

Some of Aslan's troops followed the other wolf back to the witch's camp and rescued Edmund. Going to the Witch's Castle. Aslan had a "private talk" with Edmund. When he was done, Aslan told the other children to forget Edmund's previous actions and they reconciled.

The White Witch then arrived and claimed that Edmund was her property, based on the "Deep Magic" of Narnia; it said that traitors belonged to her as lawful prey and that she must kill them at the stone table. Aslan "negotiated" with the White Witch, who agreed to leave Edmund alone. In return, Aslan sacrificed himself and surrendered to the witch.

As Susan and Lucy watched in hiding, Aslan was humiliated and stabbed to death. However, he was resurrected because "there is a magic deeper still the Witch does not know. Meanwhile, Edmund persuaded Peter to join battle with the Witch's host.

At first quite successful, Peter's army soon began to lose the fight, and Edmund was badly injured when he had managed to destroy the White Witch's staff, her most effective weapon.

She was doing battle with Peter when Aslan arrived with reinforcements. She took advantage of this distraction and disarmed him.