The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 2005
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
Movie details
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
“The beloved masterpiece comes to life.”
2005 Adventure · Family · Fantasy 2h 23m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Andrew Adamson
Written by
Andrew Adamson · Ann Peacock · Stephen McFeely · Christopher Markus
Georgie Henley
Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes
Edmund Pevensie
William Moseley
Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell
Susan Pevensie
Tilda Swinton
White Witch
Liam Neeson
Aslan (voice)
James McAvoy
Mr. Tumnus
Court is in session
Put The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.