THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE (2005) FIRST TIME WATCHING REACTION!

[@OctoKrool]

COPYRIGHT GAVE US HELL ON THIS ONE, BUT OUR GLORIOUS EDITOR HAS PREVAILED; LONG LIVE THE EDITOR!

[@TheLCPG]

Yo, Oc! How about Killer klowns from outer space? 🤡

[@deonaustin9575]

Please react to the second movie much more action.

[@guga7609]

GG!!! Buuuuut, who is "The With"? Small typo there xD

[@squeasel09]

They gotta get on The Boondock Saints

[@pyanety]

LONG LIVE THE EDITOR!!

[@JHarris533]

Fun fact about this movie, basically every reaction Lucy gives is genuine. she was carried on the set blindfolded so she would not see the snow and they had made sure that her seeing Mr Tumnus was also the very first occasion.

[@Terp311]

_Correct._

[@jasmineg_63]

For her birthday they surprised her.

[@terrylandess6072]

Yes - the DVD special additions like 'the making of' and commentary explained all this and more.

[@Raven5150]

Narnia nerd here, its complicated the oldest living thing in narnia is the lamp post, and then it really gets complicated

[@madwolfgarton9997]

......hehehe...what?

[@Raven5150]

@madwolfgarton9997 i said its complicated but the lamp post is from earth the witch witch took it from earth not where shes from by the way took it narnia during its creation by aslan yeah little complicatrd

[@danilodesouza6461]

I hope the lamp post found its way to Aslan's Country in the end

[@Raven5150]

@danilodesouza6461 me to with the mouse

[@positivealignment]

the first book the magicians nephew. sadly its always skipped in adaptations

[@_mad_cat_]

Fun fact: C.S Lewis the author of the books was best friends with Tolkien the author of the Lord of the Rings. In fact the character of the professor was based off of him!

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

what did i hear about someone running into both of them in a pub?

[@reflectionist]

Which explains so much and so little if you think about it.

[@Zaforne_Eng]

True, the fascinating part for me is both stories started with the magical rings.

[@terrylandess6072]

Each approached the Christianity theme differently yet included it.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

FYI, Treebeard is based upon Lewis.

[@Adrianne519]

A detail that I love is Peter, Susan and Lucy were all wearing brown coats, like the beavers but Edmond's was black and gray, like the wolves. A symbol to show him turning on them.

[@elisabethhutchinson2987]

Interesting. I didn't even think about that.

[@rogueryder3285]

I just thought of it as the ladies coat Peter gave him out of spite

[@herronariela7469]

During ww2 when everything was rationed. In Britain where this movie/book starts there was barely any sugar so it wasn't wasted on sweets, cripes there are tales of people after the war trying bananas with skin on cos they hadn't seen them before and didn't know had to peel them. I find it bemusing that people are so spoiled now they can't understand that the Turkish delight was the first sweet/sweet thing Edmund had tried in years if not ever. So Lucy meeting a faun and having enough of any food to offer to a strange child in the woods let alone something as silly and wasteful as proper filled sandwiches and real tea was roughly the equivalent of a stranger giving you dinner at the ritz.

[@brianalambert1192]

There's also the in book explanation of the Witch's food being enchanted to make the person addicted to it so that it was constantly on their mind. But since the movie didn't explain that, it would have helped to have a line of "I haven't had anything sweet in years"

[@WarwickLady]

Do you notice the comparisons between Aslan’s death and the passion of Christ. The scourging, the humiliation, the mocking and the crucifixion, then the resurrection after the breaking of the alter….

[@SurvivorBri]

I'm an atheist but strangely enough, the Christian stuff doesn't bother me bc it's not so in your face.

[@Avalee325]

@@SurvivorBri it’s also a historical event that really happened. Not just for religions sake, ya know? Jesus lived and died. It’s just fact.

[@SurvivorBri]

@@Avalee325 I'm aware of that. Not quite sure why you felt the need to point that out. If you were offended by my comment then there's a problem with your attitude. This movie, like the books, are more about the religious aspects of Jesus and Christianity, not the historical aspects. This is fantasy meant to be a direct connection to Bible / religious teachings. The overtones are everywhere. Anyone who understands C.S. Lewis and his works gets this.

[@blakerh]

​@SurvivorBri I am a Christian, but I don't think trying to convert someone in a YT thread is nice or effective.

[@SurvivorBri]

@blakerh I agree. Glad no one was trying to covert anyone to Christianity here. Just a civil convo happening between adults.

[@katesimmons9297]

14:35 it doesn't say in the movie, but in the books, the drink and food Jadis the white witch gives Edmund is spelled or bewitched.... if I remember correctly it compels him to answer her and want to please her

[@AlexHernandez-yb9rx]

I didn’t know that! That makes sense. So it’s not so much he was betraying his family, but she cast a spell on him.

[@nightwhelmed]

It doesn't make you want to please her so much as it makes you crave for more. You become so addicted to it that you're willing to do anything to get more. That's one of the main reasons he betrayed his siblings. Magically induced addiction is not joke.

[@abc.animal5143]

So it’s like grooming him?

[@zatoichi1]

It's both actually. He desires the Turkish Delights which are magically delicious and after eating them temporarily falls under the witch's spell. He betrays his family out of a compulsive desire to taste them again. It's a metaphor for temptation and desire and the slavery it brings and the potential for a destructive cycle.

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

Narnia nerd here: it was explained in the book that any food or beverage the White Witch made with magic would have an addictive quality. The person consuming it will then be constantly wanting more and more (aka chasing the high) and thus more likely to do what she wants so they can get more. It’s a manipulation tactic. The movie doesn’t do a great job of showing it’s addictive, it makes Edmund look like he’s just betraying his family for mid snacks

[@LA_HA]

Yeah, because I tried Turkish Delight and it ain't all it's hyped up to be in the book, so yep, it has to be a quality given by the White Witch

[@ynde]

@@LA_HA I agree with you about Turkish Delight, but you also need to remember that this is set during WWII, with some fairly extreme rationing. Edmund just wanted something with SUGAR. Probably hadn't had anything sweet in months.

[@LA_HA]

@@ynde Yes, other threads are talking about this, too. So, I see how that also makes sense

[@jessthestylist8694]

So happy to see this movie getting recognition again!!! The CGI still looks amazing even almost 20 years later! I saw this opening day in theaters with my whole 5th grade class because we read the book. Best start to winter break that year!

[@jasmine.matcha]

Omg same! And there was even a theater right down the street from the school, so we all walked to it instead of riding the bus. It was such an amazing field trip - core memory unlocked 🥹

[@axebeard6085]

54:25 The film changes the reason for Edmund's jerky behavior. In the novel, it is implied that Edmund's behavior is the result of what he had been taught at boarding school. (One thing to keep in mind that C.S. Lewis HATED the abusive boarding school he was sent to as a child.) In the film, it is implied that Edmund is upset that his father went to war. I suspect this change was made because American audiences don't have much experience with English boarding schools.

[@kateorgera5907]

I'd say also because the war isn't really discussed in the book, but it's so central to the reason why the kids are sent to the country in the first place. The book was written right after the war, so it wasn't necessary to talk about the blitz or the trains, people just knew. But in 2004, you couldn't rely on it being common knowledge for young audiences, so they made that context central to the start of the film to ground the audience in the time period. Tying it into Edmund's motivations helps streamline it.

[@terrylandess6072]

And changes like that help to prolong ignorance. Tired of being babysat by studios - like the Sorcerer's Stone - Pleeeeease Stop!

[@mamaseesa3122]

So in case nobody's told you, The professor was in Narnia when it was created. He brought home an apple for his dying mother. It healed her. He carefully gathered the scraps from it - peel, core, etc - and planted them in the backyard, where they grew into a beautiful apple tree. Years later, a storm brought the tree down, and he couldn't bear to just throw it on a brush pile, so he had the wood gathered and...turned into a wardrobe! He's basically the child version of Adam, and he had a friend with him that was the child version of Eve. Brought evil into Narnia right at the beginning (the White Witch, Jadis) but he didn't mean to.

[@wolfkniteX]

7:30 Snow is like a baby. "It's like, pretty to look at but when you have to deal with it, it's not that fun." 🤣

[@MatthewGurtner]

Bro I’ve been in a Narnia mood lately and I absolutely love this channel! Perfect timing! Thanks so much you guys absolutely rule.

[@stephaniex_x7275]

Same, must be the christmas spirit? 😂

[@MatthewGurtner]

@ I have no idea why😂 just been in the mood. I find all 3 of the films very underrated and wish they had done more.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

And I agree we need more fantasy like this in the world for movies

[@howardbalaban7051]

So many people read this growing up. It's one of those stories that sticks with you and if you read it when you're young, the nostalgia factor for this movie (and other versions, including the animated one and the BBC miniseries) is through the roof. FYI: The movies that follow this one allow for Edmund to become a bit of a badass.

[@JoyfulOrb]

YES! The BBC series Voyage of the Dawntreader and The Silver Chair blew my mind!

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

i was so happy that the movies followed the books well instead of changing it or editing

[@Floury_Baker]

Yes - Tilda is great, but Barbara Kellerman plays it up so beautifully in the BBC series.

[@samuelvincent557]

I know the brothers concentrated on Lucy's flask a lot, and it does show up in other books, but Susan's horn is actually seen as the most powerful of all the gifts. If you blow it, no matter where you are, help WILL come.

[@NataliaLizak-cb7nv]

13:08 Canonically Nania decides. It's magic is basically"It'll happen when you're not looking for it"

[@watzizname]

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first book I ever read, as a small child I thoroughly loved the magical level of pure escapism it provided.. The entire series should be read, and the earlier the better.

[@robbinsnest6163]

51:15 C.S. Lewis wrote the Narnia series and he and Tolkien(LOTR author) were friends☺️

[@paneledmeteor33]

The music. It’s so… Magical!

[@jeancoppin6353]

The magic, it's so musical!

[@jimboa20]

Aslan is literally Jesus. That's not hyperbole, it's very clearly and explicitly spelled out in the Chronicles of Narnia that Aslan is that world's incarnation of Jesus, and they are in fact one and the same being. When he brings back the frozen victims of the witch, he's doing it with the literal breath of life.

[@MatthewGurtner]

Yeah one of the lines from one of the movies and books when they are at Narnia for the last time and they are about to go to earth is “there I am known by a different name” meaning Jesus obviously

[@gardenia3044]

Great insight on possible requirements for the wardrobe to "work". Never heard anyone suppose it had to do with your reasons for getting in it. 👍

[@Floury_Baker]

It’s the Ancient Magic that decides. The will of Aslan and his father The-Emperor-Over-The-Sea.

[@legionaireb]

It's just Destiny, is what it is.

[@ivann.1916]

Lucy is the bravest, her fearless curiosity and courage is what leads the story. Her royal title as 'the valiant' is earned.

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

courage is being afraid and doing it anyway, not fearlessness

[@CHRISTSPIRACY.comJESUSwasVegan]

edmund was the most courageous

[@carlalussini]

Like Lucifer then (the curious one that valiantly went into the shadows to bring the light)

[@chrisclanton4430]

"According to the author, Aslan is not an allegorical portrayal of Christ, but rather a suppositional incarnation of Christ himself:" Jesus is known as "The Lion from the tribe of Judah"

[@samuelvincent557]

In one of the later books Aslan even says to look for him in their world, but there he goes by a different name.

[@ItsAlannaBanana]

I love this series so much. The next one (Prince Caspian) is really good and might be my favourite.

[@abc.animal5143]

This movie was a perfect adaptation of the book in my opinion.

[@danilodesouza6461]

The film doesn't make it clear enough, but whoever eats the magical food made by the White Witch becomes bewitched to serve her in order to get more. So Edmund's actions are the equivalent of a crackhead doing whatever it takes to get his fix

[@abc.animal5143]

Grooming

[@duncancurtis5108]

The sacrifice of Aslan still cracked us up bad. Liam Neeson vs Tilda Swinton.

[@legionaireb]

Qui-Gon vs. The Ancient One.

[@promisemochi]

this movie always makes me cry. i cannot get through a certain scene without just being so overcome and emotional. this story, and aslan in particular, are such beautiful allegories. but at the same time, it's a story anyone can get something out of, and walk away feeling changed by regardless of religion. maybe that in itself is an allegory too....anyway, just a very special story and a very special film. also the CGI is incredible!! the animals look so soul-ful and real. it's kind of jarring how that is so for a movie this old when newer technology fails so much to do the same.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Also I love that the creator of lord of the rings and the creator of Narnia were actually best friends and I think that's awesome

[@mrsfahrenheit]

objectively a masterpiece of a film and thank you someone finally appreciating the practical effects!!!🔥

[@SurvivorBri]

The second installment - Prince Caspian is my favorite.

[@JoyfulOrb]

JRR Tolkien wrote The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit. C.S. Lewis wrote the Chronicles of Narnia and the Perelandra series. They were LIFELONG friends.

[@TonganHalfBreed]

Horius the Centaur and that Rhino that charged to save Peter are the GOATS!!!

[@Ronbonbon7]

To understand the origins of this story, best to read “The Magician’s nephew.” It explains how Narnia came into existence, where that lamppost in the middle of the forest came from, where the white witch hails from, the professor’s role, who Aslan really is, etc.

[@majkus]

BUT (David Gresham notwithstanding), reading Magician's Nephew first (though it was written and published as the penultimate book in the series) undercuts The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The extraordinary sight of the lamp-post in the forest, the first mention of Aslan, His sacrifice (which He foretells in the prequel) and even Jadis herself, are all familiar and even expected elements if LWW is read second.

[@Yugioh420]

There are both talking and nontalking animals, the talking animals are part of the world like people are, nontalking animals are food source.

[@lodey]

And both are sentient beings - a great presentation of an archaic mindset.

[@NathanPorter-c1x]

@@lodey No one cares.

[@gintokisstrawberrymilk]

kinda wild when you think about it. I wonder if people would still eat animals irl if they could talk :

[@samuelvincent557]

And it is known, amongst the animals that if they ever abandon the ways of Aslan and go back to their animalistic ways that they will become dumb speechless animals again. It is one of their greatest fears and one that mother animals will tell their young to scare them into behaving.

[@Yugioh420]

@samuelvincent557 and sadly what comes to fruition a number of times. The bear in Caspian comes to mind.

[@BBM716]

Yess!! Super stoked you guys are doing Narnia! You have to do the last two as well. Might as well. I wish they would have continued all the books as movies.

[@duncancurtis5108]

Sadly the remaining books now won't be filmed. The franchise collapsed after Voyage of the Dawntreader.

[@ynde]

In the movie, Edmund seems to be primarily portrayed as a child who was struggling due to the disruption and stress of the war and the resulting absence of his father. In the books it is specifically mentioned that Edmund came home from his boarding school a distinctly worse person, and when Lucy heals him with her "magic juice" it also helps him with whatever psychological damage was done to him there.

[@jamiesilver7401]

Santa is in Narnia quite simply to spite JRR Tolkien. Tolkien told C.S. Lewis that there was no place for Santa Claus in high fantasy novels, so C.S Lewis wrote Santa into Narnia just to piss him off. Truly the peak of best friend behavior.

[@Caleb17-ym6pq]

06:47 - Interesting BTS information. The pictures on the wardrobe tells the story of 'Magician's Nephew', book #1 in the Chronicles of Narnia. This is the story of the Professors adventures in Narnia and even shows the creation of Narnia by Aslan.

[@DiggitySlice]

Hurray for Christian allegory written by one of the best apologists and philosophers of all time.

[@TheWebcrafter]

4:00 - BLITZ BOMBING OF LONDON IN WWII - Due to constant bombing raids upon London by Germany during World War II, the MASS EVACUATION of children from England's capital took place. Children were sent to live in the English countryside with relatives, for the duration of the conflict. Some children were also sent overseas to British Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Canada. Unfortunately, some children lost their lives while aboard sea vessels intended for Canadian shores that fell victim to German U-boats.

[@majkus]

"They have mermaids here?" One of Tolkien's objections to Narnia was Lewis's kitchen-sink world-building. Undisguised bits from Greco-Roman mythology, Norse legend, and anything else Lewis happened to like (which was a lot of things) were in Narnia.

[@Tom-Mac1975]

That's the exact same reason I didn't like WoW.

[@getshwifty3101]

Some Narnia lore from the books that didn't get made into movies. The Professor and a girl named Polly were both in Narnia AS Aslan was creating it. And were actually the reason that the White Witch got to Narnia too. When they were kids, they found rings that took them to a "Forest" between worlds/dimensions. Found the White Witch's original world and accidentally woke her up, accidentally took her back to Earth, and then finally managed to get her out. Which is when they found Narnia in the middle of it being created. Afterwards, the Professor buried the rings around a tree, and the tree was cut down to make the wardrobe.

[@AbbyJN]

Incorrect, the Professor did go to Narnia, but it was Polly that went with him.

[@getshwifty3101]

@AbbyJN It's been 10 years since I've read them, but I thought in the Last Battle it was revealed that Macready WAS Polly. Is she not?

[@peterdunlap7126]

thats the movie I wish they would make. Been waiting along time to see the witches of Charn on Earth.

[@mamaseesa3122]

No it was the tree. It grew from the apple he brought back.

[@legionaireb]

@@mamaseesa3122 But the apple was buried WITH the rings, so the rings granted the wood the portal ability and the apple directed it to Narnia.

[@TheWebcrafter]

32:00 - ASLAN'S VOICE. Liam Nesson.

[@Tech-geeky]

I still can't get over how much energy you guys have.. Most others wouldn't be going totally off-the-wall.

[@Maca494]

this movie was freaking beautiful and amazing, from music to everything. I had never read the books, not even know about them (i dont think they were big in Spain, i dont know) and just going seeing this, even tho i was already a teen about to be out of high school..it was magical.

[@NHarts21]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies and stories! I loved this story so much as a kid!

[@robertbrookes2000]

Really liked how you noticed the practical effects in this film. I think this film has aged so well because it knew what to do practically and what to do with CG. Hope you caught the little post credit scene as it's a nice little way of teasing their adventures aren't over. Really good post movie dicsussion. Glad you enjoyed it and got so much out of it. Look forward to the next couple of reactions, even though I prefer this first film.

[@dalolio.travelers]

Fun fact: When Aslan first appeared and said: Welcome Peter, son of Adam, Susan and Lucy, daughters of Eve. When I was a teenager I already understood that Aslan was SUPERIOR to anything else. He lived, was crucified, resurrected and left. The music is so good. That's what it's all about! 🙏✨️🦁

[@tofersiefken]

I'm no "coat-ologist" either, but I think the difference between men's and women's coats / hoodies / shirts etc. is the side the buttons or zip is on.

[@Yugioh420]

Need to watch the sequel, prince Caspian

[@katesimmons9297]

This movie is actually the 2nd or 3rd book in the Narnia series ... The Professor first makes appearance in previous books in the series

[@themourningstar338]

Yes. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first book published in the series. But because the books were not written or published in the chronological order of the Narnia timeline, The LWW is the 2nd book in the story. So chronologically story wise, the reading order is: The Magician's Nephew (featuring the professor and Narnia's origin story), The LWW, The Horse and His Boy (taking place during the Pevensies' reign in LWW before they go back to Earth), Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle.

[@legionaireb]

Wardrobe is first book, but The Magician's Nephew is the sixth book and a prequel. Different editions of the set have been released both ways.

[@haleykleckner9425]

The white witch was wearing Aslan's cut off mane around her neck during the battle scene

[@flubber1557]

I got a response from one of the creators of the film after sending a fan letter when this film had released. I got a signed picture of Aslan with it too. This film/book was always the best of them all in my opinion. I have the video game for gamecube too. The video game has some.... undesirable graphics, but awsome creative gameplay. It has one of the most creative level select screens ive seen in video games. I 100% the game and all its unlocks. Unlocks bonus levels, the games concept art, game creators developement narration, and even video of the games developement with the actors and actresses. Yes the actual actors and actresses voice the characters in the game and got to beta test it. I cannot hate the game for its detestable graphics when it is still enjoyable to play. Especially when you realise this film is a remake. The original Narnia films were a tv film series that premiered on television in 1988. So the animals were all portrayed by people in suits. Is kind of cringey looking by todays standards. A human sized beever bigger than the children is creepy enough but then you get the wolf trying to be menacing..... yeah. Still had some charm I enjoyed as a youth. The series is based upon books by C.S Lewis. Narnia was a more religious inspired fantasy novel series at the time while Tolkiens Lord of the Rings books were a more historical event inspired fantasy series. Both are great in their own right.

[@monsoon1234567890]

I loved the 3rd film. Such awesome adventure. The Sea of Flowers looked EXACTLY like how I had pictured. Really hope you all watch the rest!

[@LukeWeldon-hi1pc]

Just watched this series a few days ago; these are still great to watch even at 20 years old

[@tiannapeterson8955]

def need to watch the next two movies

[@metalbug502]

Y’all I LOVE this movie! 😭 Thanks for reacting to it! Narnia was an imaginary escape for me when I was little. And the number of times I stood in my closet just hoping the dresses would part and let me enter Narnia during the Pevensie reign…

[@DravenGal]

"There's Professor X!" Omigosh, I laughed SO HARD! LOL! Interesting fact: Tolkien and Lewis were actually close friends, and part of the same literary group. Of course, most fantasy stories are going to share plot points, and movie TLTWATW came out four years after Fellowship, but I wouldn't be surprised if the former took some inspiration from the latter. They're both epic and beautiful movies! 💙

[@samanthalloyd85]

My son loved this film , He was 6 when he and me last watched this and that was 2014

[@williamrosmer8381]

they did some weird method acting stuff with the kids. they kept edmund away from the other kids on set so he would feel like an outsider. and the white witch flirted with him between takes to get him a bit flustered around her.

[@Shythalia]

wtf

[@calicore7]

Not the "Coatologist" Curtis! 😂🤣

[@legionaireb]

Since the series doesn't get to The Magician's Nephew, let me tell you about Professor Kirke. When he was a child, he lived with his uncle, who was a researcher of ancient myth. His uncle found a collection of Atlantean rings that transported the wearer to and way from the Woods Between Worlds, the crossroads of interdimensional space. He sent his nephew and a girl he'd just befriended into the Woods and they ended up wandering into a dead world, where they discovered Queen Jadis, better known to us as The White Witch. She followed them to London, where she went on a short rampage before the children managed to get her back to the Woods, then they led her into another world. It turned out to be a world that was in the middle of it's Creation. The visitors witnessed Aslan bringing life to the world. So full of life was the world that the Witch dropped the chunk of lamp post that she'd grabbed during her rampage and it grew into a whole lamp post by itself! In case you can't tell, this was Narnia in it's first moments. So the Queen fled into the newborn woods and Aslan led the children back home. Young Kirke buried the magic rings with an apple core and over the years it grew into a strong tree. One day that tree was felled by lightning and the Professor had the remains built into a wardrobe which he kept in an upstairs bedroom, and there it waited for a little girl to come playing Hide and Seek.

[@blue_xmen]

It’s Professor Digory! One of the Narnia books is the story about Digory and his friend Polly in Narnia when they were kids.

[@G10rgi]

Aslan The white?! 🤣🤣🤣 i like ur reactions guys thats why i subscribed🤣😎 love this movie it was like yesterday when in 2005 my father bought me dvd brings back so many memories

[@georgeizcazu152]

@53:25 you should see James McAvoy(Professor Xavier) in 'Split'(2016), but I'd recommend watching 'Unbreakable'(2000) first.

[@da1911]

Yes, they should watch that whole trilogy.

[@mogwiawolf4354]

Also in the books Edmund became the best Swordsman in Narnia because of his past and how bumpy it was

[@sheryljoel5052]

Your Chihuahua is adorable!

[@Knight-Bishop]

If my memory serves me right, Lewis based the professor on J.R.R. Tolkien (they were real-life besties). It always gave me this impression that Lewis saw Tolkien as the person who would chastise a parent for stifling their kids' curiosity and creativity, and tbh, I think I have to believe him.

[@book_Emmy]

It might have to do with him having the most compelling character arc, or maybe the other two movies, or maybe the huge crush I used to have on him, but Edmund is definitely my favourite character 😂

[@Knight-Bishop]

@45:20 If my memory serves... In the books, they were closer to their 40s or 50s, or even more, when they found their way back. It seems like "aw shucks" in the movies, but it is genuinely very weird for them after the fact, in the books. The sequels touch on it but I don't think they do that aspect justice.

[@CasualGamerDude]

It should be said, the books explain that the food and drink the Witch gave Edmund was enchanted so that he would crave more of it, and want more of it no atter the cause or information he gave up. Which explains why he kept asking for it and why he kept giving up information for them. So its not all his fault, but yeah. Being his age, dealing with war, being away from your Father and Mother, he acts out against those closest to him. it makes some amount of sense how he got in this situation.

[@chrisconnell1075]

Santa Claus wasn't on my bingo card lmfao😂

[@johnloony68]

I am glad you discovered this movie. King Edmund was played by the amazingly brilliant Skandar Keynes, who (a) grew up to be extremely gorgeous and handsome, particularly in the 3rd Narnia film (b) studied Arabic and Middle Eastern history at Cambridge University (c) became a government adviser on Middle East issues (d) is a direct descendant of Charles Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood. He is probably the cleverest most intellectual of all the gorgeous actors I have ever fancied.

[@muffinman6193]

Totally agree about 50/50 on snow, it’s beautiful, but having to work outside in it sucks

[@feliperuiz7458]

35:24 - 35:30 This is how God silences the devil ❤❤❤

[@brendag5263]

Since you guys love fantasy with practical effects, If you haven't seen it yet, there is an 80's movie called "Legend" with a young Tom Cruise, that is very creative and interesting.

[@talithanoles1394]

The wood of the wardrobe was from a seed from Narnia planted in the garden of the professors childhood home.

[@kelseyoconnor3951]

I'm so glad you started reacting to Narnia! This was my childhood favorite, which made LOTR and Narnia my very few favorite fantasy trilogies!!!

[@omekgoodness]

This movie was supposed to be released earlier, but they didn't have enough graphics to create Aslan, so they waited to improve it to the final product you have in the film. Also, when the movie released, I was working as an usher in a cinema and I remember a woman coming out confused about the raid scene. She thought that that was the wrong movie projecting.

[@LittleSkin18]

My 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Simmons read us this book, fast forward to my senior year in high school when this movie came out. It still held the same magic that Mrs. Simmons captivated in that classroom ❤ thank you both for the magic in ever reaction you do ❤❤❤

[@majkus]

Somehow I can't imagine C.S. Lewis's reaction to such lines as "'Wolfbane's sick as Hell. Holy shit."

[@kellyadams79]

Love the first one the second one was pretty good too, Prince Caspian but it was different. And of course love the allegory or representation in Aslan to Jesus Christ Lion of Judah ❤ His life for our salvation.

[@BryanWhite77]

J.R.R Tolkien and CS Lewis were good friends. However, one of the issues that Tolkien had with Lewis regarding his books was the intermingling of lore and mythology. Father Christmas mixed with Roman and Greek mythology.

[@bookworm4174]

The book IS great, but it's actually quite short, comparatively. However, it is a series, so you can still get all of the info you want. Backstory on the professor, wardrobe, witch, and Aslan? Check. What happened while they were adults in Narnia? Check. What happens to Narnia when their kings and queens suddenly disappear? Check.

[@austinpena5605]

My fourth grade class was obsessed with this film

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

I was in fourth grade about 25 years before the movie came out. Our fourth grade class was obsessed with the book.

[@abeclark524]

That's Ray Winstone playing Mr. Beaver. He was Jack Nicholson's right hand man in The Departed. He also played the voice of Beowulf, another one you fellers should watch. The animated one from 2007.

[@libra9633]

Keep it Kicking with the nostalgia you two!!

[@paulockenden4278]

A Great childhood series of books, this one in particular the most well known. Great Trilogy of films so I hope you do the rest

[@deezmo2022]

i got the soundtrack to this movie on cd back in the day loved it soooo much was a Mr Tumnus fan ;o;

[@browniewin4121]

These stories were my former roommates favorite when she was a kid. I only became familiar with those after knowing her, and when I saw the movies I thought they were well done and enjoyed them.

[@TheRealDeal92]

This movie is one of my favorites growing up. I remember seeing it in theaters in middle school. Gosh I sound old. I’m glad you reacted to this movie. Definitely watch the next two movies. Thanks for uploading.

[@joerexhausen8897]

It was at least w/ my oldest niece that my brother had her read this book to him when she was much younger and learning to read. The voice of Aslan was perfect casting.

[@matthew_hallam90]

You guys have to do the other 2 movies in this series now. They’re so great!

[@Eldormain9]

A couple Fantasy films worth putting on your list, Ladyhawke (1985) (Don't look at trailers or descriptions about this one, could drop spoilers) and Dragonslayer (1981). Cheers.

[@samwhite7124]

You're little dog is so incredibly adorable ❤

[@FrogmanAnime]

Hi boys, I just thought I’d give you a bit of background history. I read every single Narnia book when I was a kid. And a little bit of background is that the lion the witch and the wardrobe is set during World War II during the blitz around the time that the children were evacuated to the countryside to get them out of the line of fire. Now the professor he seemed a little bit more knowledgeable about that wardrobe and Narnia. Now the reason for that is that his full name is Professor Diggory Kirk, and when he was a child about the same age as Susan he and his best friend Polly found a way into Narnia themselves and saw its birth. He saw the creation of Narnia. He saw the first kings being put on the throne. A son of Adam and his wife a daughter of Eve. He also was unwittingly the reason that the White witch was in Narnia. She was the Sole Survivor of a world called charn. And she was the cause of its destruction by using what is called the deplorable word which practically wiped out everybody and held her in stasis until somebody rang a bell that would free her and her alone and collapsing the entire world around her, which is exactly what happened. Digory Kirk when he returned from Narnia, he had helped establish a protection spell that would protect Narnia. He had salvaged a special Apple from a tree that would became part of the protection spell. You see his mother was sick at the time and was probably not going to live however Aslan had a allowed him to take an apple and bring it back to our world and once here he fed it to his mother she was cured after eating the entire thing then he planted the apple core. And from that Apple core, grew a very peculiar Apple tree. It was a tree that had its roots in Narnia. In time, The Tree suddenly died due to a pest infestation a clear sign that something had happened in Narnia to its counterpart Tree. Diggory older decided to have the wood salvaged which was then constructed into the wardrobe which he then kept with him as he travelled from place to place and that wardrobe is how Lucy first entered Narnia. The time skip was 15 years from the time they were crowned in Caer Paravell, to the time that they returned to their world. Sadly time works very differently between Narnia and our world. To them 15 to 20 years have passed to them Mere moments. Sadly the reverse is also true. The time they spend in their world time is ticking along faster in Narnia depending on how long they’ve been and how long they haven’t. The next movie Prince Caspian nearly 1500 years will have passed between when they left Narnia and their return. Anyway, I do hope you follow up with the remaining available movies in the Narnia franchise. Prince Caspian and voyage of the dawn trader are worth a look although ‘voyage’ isn’t as good as the other two.

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

C.S. Lewis was from Belfast so I think it’s nice Aslan is from the same country, albeit from a different city but It’s nice to hear the accent 😊

[@noellegoble7944]

Fun fact: Aslan is a representation of Christ. C.S Lewis and Tolkien were also really good friends. I don’t think they intended on having that similarity in their stories, but since you brought up Gandalf, I thought it was relevant information.

[@mamaseesa3122]

I love the little fact that Lewis was originally an atheist, and Tolkien brought him to Christ. We probably wouldn't have Narnia without Tolkien.

[@Avalee325]

I’m not sure what movie, but I know as the films go on it becomes even more evident that he’s a representation of Christ. (he tells Lucy something about how, in her world, he is known by another name) ❤🥰