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15 May 2008 2:00 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Apart from a fantastic world filled with magical creatures, little about C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles Of Narnia series lends itself easily to film adaptations. His books are rich in kid-entrancing detail, but the action doesn't exactly burst off the page. Then there's the matter of translating the Christian themes without turning the stories into sermons. Still, Shrek co-director Andrew Adamson took a decent pass at The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, staying largely true to Lewis while keeping the film light on its feet. He pumped up the Lord Of The Rings-style action to beyond-Lewisian proportions, but that's the movie business. Lion also benefited from the awe of the new, introducing the otherworldly kingdom of Narnia and the soul-jeopardizing morality plays that go hand-in-hand with its talking animals. Prince Caspian, the second book in the series (by publication date, not Narnian chronology) proves a tougher trick to pull.

Keith Phipps

1 article from 2008