The Chronicles of Narnia

It was a lazy Sunday, so we decided to finally go and see The Chronic (what?) Cles of Narnia… And overall, I have to say, it was pretty ok…

Now, I’m sure I’ve read this book at some point in my life (infact I think most British school children were forced to), as some of it seemed familiar, but that was a long time ago and it was mostly long forgotten, but I was pretty satisfied with the movie. Sure, it had it’s shakey moments, like horribly bad CGI background on some shots, but on the whole it was well done, especially the battle scenes involving a cornucopia of exotic animals and manbeasts… The childrens acting was ok, not too wooden, though there were a lot of moments I wanted to slap the actress who played Lucy, or the Lucy character as a whole. I mean, you’ve just stumbled into a weird land through a freakin’ wardrobe, a half man/half goat Faun has just startled you then invites you over for tea, why in god’s name would you even think of saying yes?

Stupidity, or childhood innocence/naiveté I guess.

Anyways, I spent most of the movie wondering if Cate Blanchett was playing The White Witch, as Tilda Swinton bore a striking resemblance to her and her portrayal of Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Other than that there weren’t too many distractions and as I said before, it was pretty ok, enjoyably ok…