First time watching The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Movie reaction

[@BaddMedicine]

We are here with Narnia! What was your reaction to the movies? Did it meet your expectations? Were the books better? Full NARNIA reactions on Patreon: www.patreon.com/baddmedicine

[@avokittypup]

What took you so long???♥️

[@maliedelgado2658]

It’s very rare that I’ve found the movies being better than the books, but I must say that the visuals in this were far beyond what my imagination ever conjured as a child! It’s a HIT!

[@zjjohnson3827]

I am pleasantly shocked by you guys getting into this!!! The next film, Prince Caspian, is one of my favorite fantasy films of all time. It’s legit like a, unfortunately religious overtoned, Game of Thrones before the GoT show ever came out! Can’t wait to see your reaction!!!

[@zjjohnson3827]

Also, why is film two, Prince Caspian, not listed in your upcoming reactions for the next weeks? You’re not skipping to Voyage of the Dawn Treader are you???

[@jeremiebrisebois1649]

I tried and watch all Narnia movies, and i absolutely hated them all XD. Should be in my ball park tho, which is weird. I feel like its too cheesy all the time.

[@Inconsistent-Dogwash]

Guess who broke their wardrobe as a kid looking for Narnia 😂

[@BaddMedicine]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Orphic_eunoia]

At least you didn’t almost drown trying to figure out if Poseidon was your godly parent.

[@Rinz-Aide]

​@@Orphic_eunoia 😭 I'm dying

[@keysburntgucci9016]

Book nerds are always on ANOTHER LEVEL 🤣

[@Orphic_eunoia]

I was 5 🤣

[@tanyarax2843]

Interesting fact about this and Harry Potter🤌🏻⬇️ Many people have noted the various similarities between the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter, and J.K. Rowling herself has admitted that Narnia was one of her favorite series growing up. In fact, the personalities of the four Pevensie children map perfectly onto the four founders of Hogwarts. Peter - Gryffindor Lucy - Hufflepuff Edmund - Slytherin Susan -Ravenclaw 😊😊😊

[@mrsfahrenheit]

That's exactly what I wanted to say !

[@laylammorais]

I had no idea, that's actually pretty cool 🤩

[@anontay916]

That’s where the name Cedric Diggory is from! Diggory, the children’s uncle, but also the main character of the prequel, ‘The Magician’s Nephew’.

[@gabriellamtts]

I didn't know that! So interesting!

[@Luna303]

Both are heavily influenced by their chosen religion too. Which causes the similarities in unintentional cases, too.

[@originalname530]

in the books it’s mentioned that the White Witch’s food and drinks were magical and made those who consumed them always want more and more, kind of like a drug, so that’s why edmund repeatedly asked for turkish delights and why he acted the way he did

[@annabelgodwin4862]

Was looking to see if this had been mentioned already!

[@razependragon7472]

Was looking for this

[@zjjohnson3827]

So…like real Turkish delight I imagine lol 😝 cuz that stuff is delicious and I wanted more when I first had something sort of like it

[@thorneyquins8780]

Was about to comment the same thing...because from the other reactors that i have seen, they already hated edmund for what he is doing and for what he did to his siblings...the fact that other viewers explain the details which was not explained in this movie clarifies them...but other reactors dont read comments...i wonder if those who are on patreon could explain it to them...

[@mistyb1183]

I think a lot of us were looking for this

[@beardlessdragon]

"Not to be rude, but I wasn't actually talking to you" is my favorite line in the movie. It's such a good line, such a dig at the Queen and voice acted perfectly. So satisfying

[@petrastein2531]

And Prince Charming says it. xD

[@manuelarosas1375]

So, about the professor. He knew Narnia existed because he had travelled within worlds before, he was actually the one that brought the white witch to Narnia, and he witnessed when Aslan was creating Narnia also. And the wardrobe can lead to Narnia because before the professor left Narnia, he actually carried an apple from Narnia to our world, and then he planted it in his garden with two rings, that were the rings that allowed him to go to other worlds. When the apple tree grew, it was struck by lightning and fell, and the professor used the wood to make the wardrobe. Awesome reaction from you guys!

[@WitchKing813]

Put even better than my comment lol

[@kenbarney3843]

Spoilers!

[@ellav7812]

It's been a long time since I've read the magicians nephew, but I believe he was also responsible (accidentally) for the lamp post in the forest

[@alvpyrola]

@@ellav7812 I'm pretty sure it was the witch that brought the lamp post. She broke it off and used it as a weapon when she was wreaking havoc in London, and then it got thrown on the ground when they came to Narnia. And since the world was still being created, it basically became a lamp post sapling and started growing.

[@squallofthedai]

@@kenbarney3843: Hard to be a spoiler when the book series has been out for decades and the movies for many years.

[@The_bougee_gremlin]

This movie has incredible creature design and so many were practical. Probably the coolest Centaurs ever. I love how they show the Witchs power over Narnia being lost as her ice crown grows smaller and her dress becomes more tattered. Also C.S Lewis was friends with Tolkien and apparently Lewis put Santa claus to annoy Tolkien (if i recall correctly) and Tolkien made Lewis an Ent

[@sawanna508]

I read he put the lamppost in there too to annoy him.

[@Light-Rock97]

This movie is pretty hardcore. The beasts look creepy and dangerous, the Witch really looks like a demon and the aggression towards the young leads is kind of intense, like a good kids movie should be, it should scare you a little bit so it stays with you. It's all great. The armors looks excellent too.

[@RhiannonSenpai]

"I was there when the law was written" my favourite line from this movie. Aslan is my favourite character. Also, a lot of the themes were inspired by Christianity.

[@cotevallejos7230]

Yeah! A huge “clue” appears in the Voyage Of The Dawn Treader when Aslan says that he is known in their world by a different name. Such a beautiful trilogy/books!

[@ThePenpachi]

Heavily inspired. Aslan basically being crucified and then resurrected like Jesus and other things at the end of the third movie that just tell you this lion is God. Lol when he kills the Witch the look on her face just tells me “oh I’ve just seen the face of God” and boom…dead. 😂

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

@@cotevallejos7230 "Down of the Voyager"??

[@jencooper3371]

@@spencerfrankclayton4348 could she mean voyage of the dawn treader?

[@jencooper3371]

@@cotevallejos7230 trilogy? There are 7 books. The lion the witch and the wardrobe is the 2nd in the series.

[@lathspell87]

CS Lewis went back and wrote the Magician's Nephew, which explains how Narnia came into being. The professor is and his friend are kids and are the main characters. They have an entire story about them, and the last half they are there for the creation of Narnia. He ends up getting a magical apple to take back home to heal his mother. After she ate the apple, he planted the core and a tree grew. They then later cut that tree down and used the wood to make a wardrobe... I grew up with these books, and think they perfectly adapted this story. I have to say this may be the best adaptation from a book I've ever seen. They didn't really miss one thing from the book.

[@pecodama]

So the Magician's Nephew was a prequel written later on, not the first instalment of the book series?

[@GoinBand2]

​@pecodama The Magician's Nephew was written after The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, but it was an explanation of how Narnia came to be, so it is in fact, a prequel. There's another book in the series A Horse And His Boy that takes place during the time of the Pevenseys' rule and before they stumble back to the Wardrobe and come back to the Spare Room as kids. Time runs differently in Narnia, and when the children get pulled to Narnia again, they have only aged a year since the first adventure, but in Narnia, it has been 100 years since the Pevenseys ruled. I highly recommend the books.

[@KiwiKamea]

I just read the first two books yesterday hen watched the movie! theyre sooo good!!!

[@jonathanradut2595]

@@GoinBand2 1000 years between this movie/book and the next one Prince Caspian.

[@NaBi_1307]

The chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and Bridge to Terabithia bring back sweet memories from my childhood 🥺

[@mrsfahrenheit]

bridge of terabithia holy shit yesss!!

[@cthulhucollector]

@@mrsfahrenheit I saw Terabithia without reading the book. Boy I wasn't expecting the gut punch I got from that.

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

@@cthulhucollector AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson were everything 🥺🤧😭

[@mrsfahrenheit]

@@cthulhucollector same ...

[@cptayne]

@@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos she was my first on screen crush. Like not animated if that makes sense

[@PhilandSofia]

I rate this series 10/5. Officially my favorite ever. Watched it as a kid and awoke in me a hunger for stories with meaning.

[@ExemplarPictures]

Absolutely love the battle sequence on the fields in this film. Composer Harry Gregson-Williams does an incredible job with the music in this as well.

[@keiju.6289]

Oh yesss, this soundtrack still gives me goosebumps! It is one of my favourite movie soundtracks beside Harry Potter, How to train your dragon, Up and some other tracks from Hans Zimmer and John Powell ♥️

[@melissapeters6370]

The scene where Lucy threw the knife and was extremely accurate I think is alluding to in the books she was very talented in fighting after she lived in narnia for a long time she fought in wars and led armies alongside Edmund. So it makes sense that she is naturally good with weapons

[@amelie.1313]

Good point! It could also be a nod to Father Christmas explaining Susan: "Trust in this bow and it will not easily miss". And she doesn't get the shot at the first try, but Lucy does.

[@DoraScarlet]

It makes me so happy how the appleton oak has a Harry Potter scarf on his mic now 😭❤️ He was so unsure about the trilogy but now it’s apart of all of his videos. I love watching a new potterhead be created

[@BaddMedicine]

It's will.... ALWAYS ...be there 😁

[@DoraScarlet]

@@BaddMedicine 😁😁😁

[@m-alexandria-g]

What trilogy though? 😅

[@haute03]

@@BaddMedicine 😭💚

[@saphiro007]

29:10 fun fact: Tilda Swinton did NOT want to slap Skandar in that scene, as she had seen these kids almost as her own. In order to get an “authentic take”, Skandar said something sassy to her, just before the slap. So she went for it, and immediately felt bad after.

[@harekrsna8415]

This was the first english movie i ever saw.... Thank you guys for reacting to it and making my child memories come alive after so many years

[@prodigalson193]

Tolkien and Lewis both had characters subtly based on one another in their stories. Tolkien put so much detail into his fictional world that to Lewis it almost made him wonder if he had actually been there, to Middle Earth. Thus the inspiration for Professor Diggory Kirk. Tolkien could often hear Lewis teaching his literature classes down the hall, amd he would describe it as this booming monotonous voice that could almost put you to sleep. Thus the inspiration for Treebeard.

[@Sanatani_Sherni]

As a Child... This Movie was my all time favourite... Its NOSTALGIA at its peak...❤️❤️

[@cici_tlb4009]

Fun fact: Aslan is turkish for lion. Jadis is also turkish for witch. Peter is called Peter the Magnificent and there was a turkish/ottoman sultan called Suleiman the Magnificent . And i learned all of this because of a Harem drama that got me really into the Turkish language.

[@annabianchi2065]

Was the drama "Magnificent Century"? I'm obsessed with that show

[@wildmoose3979]

Fun fact! In the book for this movie, the chapter where Aslan is killed at the stone table is called "A Deep Magic From the Dawn of Time" and the chapter where he comes back to life and defeats the white witch is called "A Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time" which in my personal opinion is one of the coolest things ive ever encountered in a fantasy novel, im a sucker for interesting title schemes though so maybe its a personal thing.

[@dorianweston6494]

I love the fact that Tolkien and Lewis were actually friends first and then became literary rivals. With Lewis being the more religious Aslan was an allegory for Christ.

[@MuricaTurkey]

They weren't rivals. They simply had very different opinions on writing. They didn't have some falling out or something. People can disagree about things and still be friends. They even proofread for each other. Their different opinions and constructive criticism improved their writing.

[@dorianweston6494]

@@MuricaTurkey Literary rivals doesn't mean that they hate each other.

[@teresaa96289]

Actually, Tolkien was the devout believer and led him to Christ. Tolkien's Catholic faith inspired his much deeper Middle Earth mythology .

[@gabrielleauclair254]

The first movie really is the best! :D Imagine seeing this as a kid, and wanting to go to Narnia, just like going to Hogwarts! Just like Harry Potter, I even had the Narnia video game! I re-played it all the time! And I even went to a Narnia exposition they did for kids, it was amazing! You could walk through the wardrobe, sit on the throne (which was cold), walk in the forest with centaurs and fauns, etc. !! Narnia and Harry Potter were really my favorites and my fantasy worlds when I was a kid! You guys make me really happy, you watch all my childhood movies!

[@mysticsmoothie530]

The narnia game was so much fun!

[@gabrielleauclair254]

@@mysticsmoothie530 it was!

[@SquirrelGirl13]

The initial clash of the two armies at the battle was always so good to me. Like the slow build up to the *instant* brutality was just such a good choice.

[@joyshutt7928]

The books are pretty kid friendly from what I can remember, particularly this one. The Magician's Nephew book is so good, a great set up for Narnia.

[@udeniamarasinghe6866]

I felt sadness when they said that they don’t like Edmund. He and Lucy are my fav 😂

[@marceladelpino6401]

the books of narnia are just magical and the soundtrack of this movie is just insane. its so magical and wonderful, the feeling that the music makes you feel is a fantastic sensation. You really do feel like you're part of the story.

[@continuallyblessed44]

I love this movie! I wish they would have done all 7 books but thankful for what we have.

[@AdorianDelmore]

netflix is making series of all the books and movie spin-off

[@cheshirenevande4701]

@@AdorianDelmore yeah, but with Netflix's track record, is that something to celebrate?

[@itzbp9949]

Nettlix will turn into woke garbage

[@sawanna508]

Fun Fakt: I once read there is a place called Narni in Italy that is special because there is a hidden former city (or part of a city) near by and the entrance is a hole in the ground. CS Lewis was in Narni at some point and was inspired by it.

[@pecodama]

Not sure if you're aware, but the first book in the series, "The Magician's Nephew", follows young Digory Kirke who witnesses the creation of Narnia by Aslan himself. The White Witch, Jadis, was queen of the land which preceded it millennia ago. Years later, Digory made a wardrobe out of the wood of a silver apple tree that had saved his mother's life. This is the same wardrobe the Pevencies stumbled upon, hence their reaction.

[@terrylandess6072]

When this released there was a lot of hoohaa concerning the special effects. Several different companies were selected to farm out specific tasks. Sony for example had the job of rendering Aslan which was considered one of the first 'photo real' characters. Others had the beavers, etc.. I feel this is one reason the graphics hold up pretty well - multiple companies working together to bring excellence to the screen.

[@mrcapra]

I imagine others have told you but C.S. Lewis was inspired to write the books after he housed three young girls during WW2 as the professor did in this story. Definitely kid friendly as we read them to our children but my wife and I read them ourselves as many others adults do. My favorite? A Horse and His Boy.

[@Oda_Samurai]

The one gripe I have with narnia is they didn't do the prequels... In release order, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was the first book, but chronologically, The Magician's Nephew comes first, and it explains so much... They could've released at least a short about that book...

[@TheHivesbane]

This always feels like a Christmas film to me. I’m glad it gets some airplay around the holidays.

[@miaalyssa]

I can’t wait to see your reaction to the second movie!! It’s my absolute favorite!!! The action and the storyline, and a good little lesson actually is in there and I hope the oak finds it! But I really hope you guys like it!

[@hibiscus752]

I LOVE The Chronicles of Narnia and I am so excited bc Netflix is releasing a series based of the story.

[@lauramartin7675]

The Narnia Chronicles were intended for children yes. "Kid friendly" today versus "kid friendly" 70 years ago is very different, today's society is especially concerned about being PC and having less "graphic/mature" material reaching children. The Hobbit was originally written for children as young as 10, because their literacy skills were expected to be better than what we expect of children today.

[@larissa1770]

I saw this in movie theaters when I was 7 years old...And it was ABSOLUTELY magical. I’m now 24 & still tear up every time. I now have multiple books from the author c.w Lewis. Majority of his writing is Christian theology.

[@haira-hcomsomderobg4773]

The books for sure have more details, and more heavy things that happen in them (silver chair). Just so you know, C. S. Lewis wrote The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe for four kids that got sent away to his house (during the war), also named Lucy, Susan, Edmund and Peter. And he wrote it for them. After that, he wrote The Magician's Nephew, which is the prequel to that other book (where the origins of Narnia are also explained). The he wrote the other 5 books. If you are willing to consider reading them I must tell you it's totally worth it! The book series was really really famous and lots parents would read them for their kids before sleeping as a tradition. (Lewis also dedicated The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to Lucy, as we can see in one of the first pages) And yes, he was best friends with Tolkien

[@shelbylewis1422]

I found your channel through this video and absolutely loved it. This is one of my favorites. My husband is related to the author C.S. Lewis, so we are now introducing our children to it. The books are so good. If I remember correctly the books said that you enter Narnia through the wardrobe by walking backwards. Also the professor has been to Narnia.

[@handrefraction4403]

It's crazy you guys have never seen this. Another one of my favorite fantasy series, you guys will definitely fall in love with this.

[@user-tm4my4jb6d]

I loved watching them in general, but this was fun because they didn't know the story is like about Jesus.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

A nice bit of trivia, the reaction for Lucy's actress to her first time seeing Narnia was real because they purposefully kept her away from the set until they were filming that scene so that they'd get her real surprised/awed reaction. In terms of how the kids learn to fight, Aslan briefly implies it in his conversation with Peter, but it's because there is a magic in this land, and the more the kids stay, the more they become capable and strong because they are the destined rulers. And as for Edmund, it's important to have the context that not only are the Witch's food basically addictive (which the film doesn't make clear of this), he's also a kid growing up in a time of war rations so sweets are not things he's likely to have gotten much of. This isn't exactly a spoiled brat wanting more than he should, but a kid living in hard times feeling disconnected. The White Witch wasn't just offering him sweets or a throne, she was offering him importance and respect, something that Edmund was already feeling that he's not getting much at home. And if the Witch is manipulative enough to get grown adults to do things for her bidding, manipulating a 10 year old is probably very easy, kids want someone to listen and understand them, she did that for Edmund. Add that in with Edmund not exactly understanding what's going on with the world he's dealing with, he's also a kid falling prey to the Witch's propaganda. I think we as adults can look at this and it's like "oh come on it's obvious" but we also have the full picture as the omnipresent viewer, a 10 year old who's only really known one side of the story probably isn't as informed, and let's be honest, a lot of us as 10 year olds believed stuff just because some adult told us or was nice to us or paid attention to us. And later on he's actually trying to help, you bring up how every time he keeps giving information, but it's important to note that he was giving information because he didn't want someone else to get hurt and he thought that by telling her the truth, she wouldn't hurt others. He's not just saying things because he's a stupid kid, he's actually trying his best to not have others hurt with whatever little leverage he thought he has.

[@ivanrasmussen8875]

Absolutely love the Titanic and Vin Diesel jokes haha, love your content!

[@BaddMedicine]

Thanks for watching Ivan! We be appreciate it 🤙

[@jneumy566]

Little thing about the Professor. This is actually the second book in the series and the first one is about when the Professor was a boy and went to Narnia. There he found a tree and brought back an apple from it, the core of which he planted in his backyard. A new tree grew and when it fell in a storm he used the wood to make the wardrobe, which is why it brings you there, and it's also why he knows what it does

[@ygr6484]

This movie used to play a lot on the Disney Channel back when I was a kid. I thought it was the coolest movie ever and I'd constantly watch it whenever it came on! Answer to your Question: The books get serious and darker as they go on, the climax being an apocalyptic holy war in Narnia.

[@miceymolander]

Like the movie Gone with the Wind, Narnia is wonderfully true to the book. As a kid, I once also visited a house with a wardrobe closet connecting to the next room, and surely, did I ever hope it was Narnia.

[@holabambi]

this movie brings so many beautiful memories back! i loved it when i was a child and i know it by heart, word by word. my grandma has a similar wardrobe and when i was a child i used to hide inside it looking for narnia ❤️‍🩹 such a magical story! btw i never thought of edmund as a villain, first of all ‘cause he’s just a child and then because i think his situation wasn’t easy at all. he felt alone all the time and in a inexistent competition with his big brother. when he saw the opportunity to get a little bit of consideration (by the witch) he didn’t think of all the possibilities and went with it. then the mistakes he made when the witch revealed her real self to him were innocent imo, because he tried to make the right thing but he simply couldn’t lmao. tbh i think peter’s attitude is even more annoying than edmund’s, and he certainly is the one with the most interesting arch during the trilogy.

[@tjohns25]

Agreed! I also found Peter more annoying than Edmund. Though I understand Peter isn't written like this in the books.

[@DaphneBourne]

This is by far my fave Narnia movie, although the others are pretty good, too! It was, as always, much fun to see your reaction and I'm excited for the next part. Also if you got the time - the Oak maybe when he's finished with Harry Potter (if he isn't already) - read the books! I watched the movies first but the books are awesome, too. Thank you for your reaction! 💜

[@danidanmc810]

Narnia has a lot of magic, the books are just amazing, the movies are incredible and the actors are in another level…. I just can’t describe how much i love this story, and Watching Narnia with u guys its like a dream, i had so much fun love u all 💖💖💖

[@ju2545]

U guys have to remember that Edmond is a 10-year-old child in WWII, so don’t be so quick to hate him for betraying his siblings for Turkish Delight. Btw, that was not powdered sugar. That was something enchanted so it would be so addicting that he’d keep eating it and eating it until it killed him. So she basically drugged him. (Not my OG comment, but still)

[@blitzgirl6522]

As someone who grew up with the books and the BBC miniseries, I adore this film series. I'm so glad you guys are starting this and were invested!

[@MythicalPhoebe]

i was 7 years old when this movie came out in 2005 and i saw it in theaters with my mom, and i loved it!

[@emilyrln]

32:31 I love that Lucy is the first person to welcome Edmund with pure joy even though he wronged her more than anyone else 🥲 It helps show that he wasn't always a lil jerk but only became one recently. In the book, the narrator notes that he got worse after being sent away to boarding school; I can't remember if it mentions whether he was bullied there, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the intended implication.

[@Aho0711]

FYI, the actor that plays the 'Professor' is Jim Broadbent. Also, the same actor playing 'Professor Slughorn' - the potion professor in Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince! :) Great show boys, keep it up!

[@thenoremac2685]

The Chronicles of Narnia books are definitely a "childhood staple". I read all of them when I was a kid, my dad read them as a kid. They were kind of the Harry Potter of Boomers and Gen X. One interesting thing about them is that there are two different reading orders. There's the chronological order, which starts with The Magician's Nephew (the professor from the movie is the main character), and then there's the "proper" order that begins with The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The latter is more of a thematic journey that reflects the Christian walk.

[@ARUSCUSP]

I watch this movie when i still 10 with my dad for the first time. And 2years latter he passed away. Everytime see this movie i always remember the time with my dad while watching this movie together. And drinking a cup of hot chocolate And when aslan dead i cryyyyyy and tell my dad to wake him up but my dad just hug me and tell me "i can do magic so aslan can wake up" and that's true he came back to life. And i am so happy. Lol now i am 25 and this movie are special for me. Rest in peace dad ❤️

[@lesliedaubert1411]

In one of the books it says that the wardrobe was made out of the wood in Narnia. Also, in the book " The Magician's Nephew ", it is when the professor was a kid and the nephew. He got into Narnia through the wardrobe as well. That's why he was curious about what Lucy said it was like in there. Hopefully you'll watch the end credits when Lucy tries to go back and the professor is in the room telling her she can't go back through the wardrobe. He's already tried.

[@danielaforero2006]

Haven´t finish watching the reaction so I don't know if you notices this, but the books and the movies are faith related. The way Aslan takes Edmund's place shows the grace, The similarity between the death and resurrection of Aslan and the death and resurrection of Jesus in the Bible. And many other similarities, make this movie, such a beautiful way to teach kids about Jesus, and also for adults to enjoy and understand grace in a different way. Love this movies, and your reactions guys! I've been a fan ever since your reactions to the Harry Potter movies. Greatings from Colombia.

[@lexiburrows8127]

It is also very noticeable that Rowling was a Lewis fan. The similarities between Aslan and Harry sacrificing themselves and returning to life are almost identical. Old magic/Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time; both antagonists not bothering with ancient knowledge allow the protagonists to live.

[@danielaforero2006]

@@lexiburrows8127 I always thought the same.

[@carissajohnson2998]

The chronicles of Narnia was one of my favorite book series as a kid. the lion, the witch and the wardrobe movie I think did the books justice, but the next two movies they did definitely fell short for me

[@jayp3g]

I know this is an old reaction but I’m currently binge watching through the archives after discovering your channel recently!! These movies were filmed in New Zealand & during filming I got the chance to meet the wolves that they used in the movie, they were amazing - we got to see them practicing the scene where they break into the beaver dam through the window it was really awesome to see a bit of behind the scenes magic - basically they would just hide meat all over the dam set & let them go wild!! They were part wolf, part German shepherd and I think they had one or two full wolves as well and they ended up having to go in and cgi them all cause they’re all running around happy and excited about the meat so their tails are wagging and happy and they had to remove them and add back in tails that made them seem more menacing instead of happy and friendly!!

[@lechat8533]

Thank you for this great reaction. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were friends and belonged to a circle of writers who were discussing their works over a pint of beer, on a regular basis :)))

[@jainthorne4136]

C.S. Lewis wrote The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe first. His second book in the series was "The Magician's Nephew" and is a prequel for this book. It explains why the streetlight is in the middle of the woods. The whole series of books are wonderful and were the first chapter books I ever read. They hold magic for me still and I do reread them sometimes. Love them all but after this one I think my favorite is The Silver Chair with Puddleglum.

[@Hiraghm]

My friend, who had read the book, took me to see this in the theater. Coming out he asked me what I thought. I responded... "I feel clean..."

[@691ratatataa3]

Me and the boiz in a couple years: “Wow! Look at the quality of the woodwork”😂🔥

[@anna-57-xo]

2 parts of this movie are the best part of my childhood ❤

[@toriecarter2711]

There was a show on a certain mouse-owned streaming service called Prop Culture, I think, and they had a really cool episode about the first Chronicles of Narnia movie & certain iconic props, including explanations directly from some of the makers and the actors~ It's a really cool watch, if you like behind the scenes stuff, that I'd highly recommend to anyone who enjoyed the movie^.^ Small spoiler/enticement: You get a closer look at the writing on Peter's sword & the other gifts~~~ Also, anyone interested in the book but not wanting to read it for whatever reason, I'd highly recommend Dominic Noble's episode of Lost in Adaptation on it here on YT~^.^

[@janedoe5229]

I loved the book before I saw the movie, and I LOVED how they got actors who LOOKED just like the illustrations. :)

[@peterweiss123]

In fact, the Professor was the first human to go to Narnia in the first book, so he knows all along!

[@queerlibtardhippie9357]

whooo!! good reaction guys. very cool first movie.

[@marinasavolainen1270]

ahh the nostalgia I felt watching this! these movies were my childhood. I think I was 7 or 8 when my mom showed this movie to me and my siblings and it became something we loved watching as a family. we also loved playing these characters as kids😄 i was the oldest of three but my brother was only a year younger so he was always peter, I was susan and our little sister was lucy. he had a plastic kids sword, I had a plastic bow and arrows and my sister had a little stick for a knife and we stole one of my moms perfume bottles to be the healing potion😂 we would walk around in the woods behind our house with our weapons and I can’t tell you how many times we all went into one of our closets hoping to get into narnia🙈 ahh the memoriess❤

[@isadoraritter5228]

I JUMPED of my chair at 20:21 hahahaha Already watched the movies several times, but it got me too! Thanks a lot for the reactions. Enjoying from Brasil ❤😊

[@madiesfirstadventure5536]

im 21, LOVED never ending story as a kid rewatched it as an adult and I think that modern grafics got me spoiled because a lot of the magic was gone. back then your brain just puts the imagination filter on and your brain builds from whats there. my favorite character was the flying dog but rewatching made it seem way more ofputing then I remember

[@lancelittrell369]

It was interesting seeing "Professor Slughorn" in a different role.

[@lisabeloved]

Biggest jump scare reaction from Oak I've ever seen 😂 To be fair that part got me real bad first few times i watched it, even after knowing it was coming 😅

[@narnia1233]

I laughed when you guys all said, Whaat? At the same time when she enters the forest. Lol.

[@louisea5669]

Surprised you didn't catch the Christian references! ✝C.S Lewis wrote Aslan as basically an embodiment of Jesus (he died for Emund's sins, the children grieved by his body, the rock cracked and he was resurrected again at dawn - just like the Bible), and the White Witch is the embodiment of Lucifer deceiving people with charm and empty promises. And also, Christmas of course 🎅🏻

[@tukiloco9385]

I just love the titles the kids recieve from Aslan when they become Kings and Queens. They didn´t deserved those titles, they were the opposite, but he gave them because he knew what would they become in the future. Also, he is the one who gave those titles meaning.

[@blueskybelyr]

This is one of very, very few childhood movies that have retained their magic into my adulthood. It's just the perfect adventure, and the music is outstanding too. It like rewires your brain when you're 9, lmao

[@alinal1426]

The books are great to read to kids ages 7+. I read the books with my kids this past year, and my boys ages 7 and 9 absolutely loved them and were so bummed that the series ended. Thanks for the movie review. It was really great and filled with so much nostalgia. Can't wait to see the next one.

[@LS13.]

The sacrifice of Aslan, who died for a traitor believing that he could save him and help him, based on the death of Jesus who died for the sinners - honestly love the parallels, there are a lot of books and shows that get based on biblical stories

[@02Prii]

Haha your reactions to Edmund in all his scenes gets me everytime. I couldn't stop laughing 😂

[@Mangolite]

Both C.S. Lewis and J.R.R.Tolkien were friends and Christian apologists who wrote terrific works of literature, especially fantasy. Where Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings masterpiece aimed towards an older age group, Lewis’s Narnian series aimed exclusively at younger readers. Hence, the battle sequence of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, was described in a few brief sentences, and then the battle was over, and they had teas. Their works have inspired countless writers and authors, including George Martin of Game of Thrones and J.K Rowling of the Harry Potter series.

[@kristatindall9977]

My daughter was watching Lord of the Rings with me from 3 up, she read Harry Potter, and we read Chronicles of Narnia together. She was 5 when we saw this in the theatre. It depends on the kid, she was not afraid of the Orcs and Urukhai. The books are wonderful for kids and adults, they are that well-written.

[@lillilake7259]

Those weren't marbles... They were mothballs that fell out of the wardrobe. I only remember that because when I read the books when I was 8, I didn't know what a mothball was, lol

[@lynchie2073]

this was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and i later read the book. im not the biggest fan of the movie sequels, but the books were clearly super influential in fantasy and kids fiction. i have to say this is one of the most loyal adaptations of a book ive ever seen, its almost beat for beat and really captures the way the book feels

[@keemmahkitane8110]

i just realized the professor and slughorn are the same actor!

[@Mcvthree3]

"...unless there's a jump scare from a wolf" made me legit laugh out loud.

[@jeffreywilliams8499]

I enjoyed watching this movie in 2005 in middle school

[@ChristyMeetsWorld]

The moment with the wolf jumping up in the field of statues I had the exact same reaction, only I saw it in the cinema as a kid and I spilled my popcorn everywhere :')

[@paltrax]

I'll always remember the BBC series of narnia it was on TV every Christmas season when I was kid and they got all the way to the silver Chair

[@anguskhans3828]

My suggestion would be a TV series that only (regrettably) had one season and a movie afterwards: Firefly. I know you would love it.

[@bethanyd6701]

oh fuck yeah

[@sofiajohansson1438]

Very interesting to see reactions of people who don't know anything about Narnia. I'm glad you all liked it. The Narnia series is very special to me. I read the books as a kid (I think I was younger than 10, so I'd say they are kid friendly, definitely more so than ex LOTR, tho the last book is a bit dark). When I was 15, at the same time as this movie came out, my theater group put up LWW and I played Peter. Maybe it's nostalgia but Peter's always been one of my favorite characters. The pressure that both he and others puts on his shoulders and his journey through that is very interesting. Another one is ofc Edmund, who has the most character growth and will always be my hero. I love this trio of movies. Sure there are flaws and it declines a bit but they are good adaptations and they hold up pretty well. I always wished that they would have done the other books. Fyi the BBC did a tv series adaptation in the late 80s-early 90s, which follows the books more. It's good, but the technique wasn't available at the time to make them as good as they could have been.

[@lee-annecollinsuk]

The lamppost is a key part of Narnia - there were 7 books and the first one, The Magician's Nephew (although written after TLTWATW), established Narnia as we know it - the lamppost actually grew from an iron pole or something like that.

[@EvaNicole]

i sobbed as a kid when aslan died. i recently rewatched the movie and sobbed just as hard

[@ItsLycheee]

I haven’t read the books yet but I know that there are things in there that make Edmund do the things he does. I always felt bad for how much people don’t like him when they watch the movie for the first time. I didn’t like him either at first as a kid, but the older I get the more I realize that he was always yelled at and lowkey mistreated by a lot of people. He’s also just a scared kid. Most scared kids would trust blindly and say the first thing they think would help. Lucy was fortunate to meet Mr. Tumnus first. Edmund met the witch first with none of the knowledge of her that Lucy had. I appreciate him so much more as an adult tbh

[@zuziiiiiiiiii]

ur reactions to edward spilling the beans every single time LMAO im laughing sm i feel ya

[@SapienReach]

My dudes in elementary and middle school this series of movies were like the go to film

[@KestralWolfe]

Firstly, as someone who is a heathen, I still love the movies, and more especially the books. The blatnt christian themes are well couched in the fantasy of it all, and iI think that was one of C.S. Lewis's greatest talents. He built a world that is engrosing, and wonderful for the imagination. Secondly, to echo some other comments, when Edmund ate and drank the Witch's offerings, they made him want more, and more, to the point where he would be willing to do anything, say anything, just for one more bite. I'm glad y'all liked the movie so much!

[@lynchie2073]

in regards to how kid friendly the books are, when i read them it felt like it depended on the book. this is an incredibly loyal adaptation, so yes the book is very much the same! but i remember being quite unsettled during a certain part of the prequel, the magicians nephew, when the main characters (not these children) go to a world thats at the end of its life. everything was crumbling to pieces and dead and decaying, and the sky was red. it was like something out of darksouls, or when you get a blood moon in breath of the wild. i found the sheer emptiness and how vividly i imagined that sky to be pretty unnerving. one of the most interesting books in the series is a horse and his boy, which actually follows narnia natives, instead of children visiting. it actually takes place during peter, susan, edmund, and lucys reign, and theres a scene where the main character sees them from afar. i only read it once, but that scene probably sparked my love of outsider povs. unfortunately only three books were ever made into movies, and honestly its because their faithfulness in adaptation lessened each time till the third was a bit of a mess. but this one is seriously impressive, especially how expressive and realistic their animal cgi is. beats live action lion king in a contest any day, and its decades older

[@alycewellin]

wow i watched this movie so many times and never realized the symbolism of the coats it's a really cool detail

[@bmoak]

Not mentioned in the movie, but the Turkish delight is magically addictive.