*The Chronicles of Narnia* is STILL GREAT!
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- Опубліковано 14 січ 2024
- Reaction Commentary to "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" (2005) starring: William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson || Directed by Andrew Adamson || Based on the book by C.S. Lewis
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Did not realize as a kid how problematic their giant fur coats are in a land of sentient talking animals🙈
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in Narnia the talking animals are actually kinda prejudiced against their “dumber” counterparts…in a quasi religious prejudice way
What's really crazy is when Peter says he'll make Beaver into a hat after he's been wearing a beaver fur coat
Maybe they just do it in a different way, pelts to honor dead family members gifted to or sold to close friends or neighbors to stay warm and stuff
Fun fact: the kids were not allowed to see the set so when they entered Narnia for the first time, their reactions were genuine.
That’s so awesome!
Same with Mr Tumnus! She had only seen James McAvoy without makeup in rehearsals, so when he came around the corner looking like that, her reaction was genuine.
My favourite wordplay around the movie was ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Audacity of this B***h’.
I still say this >•
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In the book the Turkish delight Edmond eats was enchanted and it caused him to want it so bad he would do anything to get more... Even betraying his family
oh SNAP! now that makes sense. Witches be crazy!
Doesn’t matter, I did/still hate Edmond lol
I need me some of that
@@KrystalAnn0688 being literally enchanted doesn't matter?
Just curious, did you watch the other movies, if so, fair enough, ig, sometimes you just don't vibe with a character
I❤ Books & This Movie!😭🫣🙆♀️🥰🤴🏻👸🏻🧝♂️🦄🦁💘🖥
If I remember in the books, it’s the magic of Narnia that makes the kids forget their home over time. It’s not them simply forgetting.
Thats sad
My big flex is that i met Tilda Swinton and asked her a question at a panel in Telluride at a film festival when she debuted “We Need to Talk About Kevin.” She is as ethereal and gorgeous in real life.
Also, editing to add that Rizzo saying "how sad it would be to live your whole life then go back home and be a kid again" is exactly the allegory that CS Lewis was writing on. Lewis fought in WWI and had that same experience. Here was a kid barely 20 years old fighting in this big war, then he comes back and has to live the life he left again?
Oh that’s a great allegory
Also great flex with talking to Tilda!!
Tilda Swinton was just so fierce as the White Witch. It can’t be easy being the Miranda Priestly of Narnia. That’s all.
Hahaha
Regarding characters not believing each other, I once sat my mom down as a teen, and said "I don't believe in witches, ghosts, or the supernatural. HOWEVER, knowing that, if I ever do come to you and say 'help me, there's someone in my room, etc.,' I want you to remember this conversation. I don't tell lies, and I don't do pranks. So please believe me. Call the cops, book a hotel, and get us out!"
amazing! love that.
@@PinkPopcast I don't believe in any of it...but I'm also not willing to be caught with my pants down.
Man, I loved edmund’s arc throughout the movies. I also liked how in prince caspian, he is the first to believe Lucy when she said she saw Aslan again while everyone else did not which is a huge shift from the beginning if the first film.
aww that is cool!
He becomes the voice of reason in the other books.
@@ElykRindon07 i need to do a reread.
@@gabrielleduplessis7388 the gist is Edmund in HHB, PC and VDT becomes a wise companion to his friends and siblings, defended Lucy and Corin with logic and figured out how Lord Restimar died in Goldwater island.
@@ElykRindon07 is HHB the horse and his boy because that was one of my favorites growing up too.
And thanks for the gist synopsis.
In canon, the time passing is deliberately inconsistent. One time you enter Narnia and thousands of yrs may pass. Another time, only 36 yrs have passed. This happened between The Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The passage centers around when there's a need for intervention into Narnian/wider universe events.
Yea haha otherwise waaay to much is happening between visits 😂
Yes, it is quite inconsistent, so the world of Narnia is actually only about a thousand years old when Lucy first enters the wardrobe. When the Friends of Narnia are in Narnia, no noticeable time is passing in our world at all, no matter how long they are there. When they are all in our world, on the other hand, there is no possible way for them to know how much time is passing in Narnia. Between each of the first four books (in release order), about one year passes in England. One year between The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, one year between Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and one year between The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair; it's the same every time -- in our world. In Narnia, on the other hand, those time periods are wildly different. There are several centuries between LWW and PC, three years between PC and VoDT, and something like seventy years between VoDT and SC. There is really no pattern to it, except that Aslan brings the Friends of Narnia from a time in England when they need Narnia to a time in Narnia when the Narnians need them. It's purposeful, not mathematical.
The CGI for Aslan looks so good here. The Lion King "live-action" was such a disappointment.
This cgi stands up so well still!
My friend and I said the exact same thing when we watch this again!! This still holds up so well!!
I think bc they worked too hard to make it look nice or real that it just ends up... Not looking real or good at all. I feel similar about The Worst Witch reboot. Sure, the '86 version had the funny stars for the magic, but the sets to the flying effects were so much more immersive. The reboot made it look fake which is a shame bc I wanted to like it
late to the party, but Aslan actually show discernible human emotion in his face. the CGI lions in The Lion King had no expressions and no body language which like anyone who has cats knows how expressive they are lol
Im borderline BEGGING YOU to react to the sequel😭😭 I love this series so much, I remember when i was younger realising that Narnia wasnt real and being super depressed that I would never get to live a magical life in Narnia😂💕
It would be so awesome to visit Narnia loll
As a kid I couldn’t figure out why I liked the queen so much even though she was evil. And then as a grown gay I realize it’s cause she consistently served 🐱
Lmaoo it’s always the queens that let us know who we are 😂
That's why cersei is my favorite GOT character while everyone else hates her.....
Growing up, I just had the biggest crush on William Moseley as Peter and honestly, he still looks so fine.
Agreed. He hot in Prince Caspian 🔥
TO TA LLYYYYYY
Baby prince Caspian had me in a choke hold
I watched Prince Caspian 3 times in one weekend as a child because I was obsessed with William Moseley
Moral of the Story: Time is a social construct
Edmund was actually my favorite of the kids because he had middle child syndrome terribly because there was a first born son, the. Daughter and then the youngest was his little sister so he was (rightfully) upset and the queen absolutely took advantage of that. Also who wouldn't fall for Tilda's White Queen lol. He also had the best arc in the books.
Those "I didn't do FUCKIN! SHIT!" cameos where placed so perfectly every single time!😂😂😂😂 I damn near pissed myself at the mermaid one.😂😂😂
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Fun fact; I was obsessed with this movie when it first came out as a wee 6 year old and it got to the point where my mum had to hide the vhs of this from me because I'd watch it and completely fall apart at the foxes death and Aslan's 😂 like full mental breakdown snotty crying and mum was like "I can't deal with this everyday" so hid the tape in the attic 😂
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@chrissie627 my ma will do the same thing but I will cry at the part were all of them returned back home and could never go back to Narnia... That's until the second movie comes around and hits us where it really hurts.
This was my first movie I saw with James McAvoy in it and it was a very confusing crush for me. Thankfully I saw him in another move shortly afterwards and I felt better. He’s hot. It’s not the goat thing, lol.
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"It's not the goat thing" made me laugh harder than it should have
Omg same! All my friends were crushing on the big brother and I'm over here falling in love with Mr. Tumnus! I was sooo embarrassed, I never told anyone 😂
i think that when they enter narnia, time stands still in human world. so when lucy first goes she's gone just for a few hours whereas when they all go they're gone for years and yet in both cases when they come back it's been 1 sec
hmmm that makes *somewhat sense hmm 🤔
Edmund when he first met The White Queen: “Great gowns. Beautiful gowns.”
I think one of the most charming stories I heard about this movie is that the director didn’t let any of the kids (especially Georgie) see James McAvoy in costume until the shoot. That first look is captured beautifully on film. ❤
i watched this movie SO many times as a kid. i even went through the special features over and over
Omg I loved watching special features as a kid! Still do!
having read the book, this adaptation is actually very true to the source material and dare i say a slight improvement. there are minor additions and omissions that give the characters a bit more agency and thus more compelling.
That’s awesome! I feel like there are very few book movie adaptations that can say that
I say this all the time, book to movie adaptations now a days need to take this movie specifically, as an example because is close to perfection. Everything they add, adds to the story and anything that they do take away doesn’t feel like is missing.
You have to adopt a Doctor Who mentality on passage of time when it comes to Narnia. It's not linear, it's wibbly wobbly. Always forward and never backwards, but also never consistent. When Lucy comes out both times, and when all four come out at the end, they're brought back to basically the instant they left. Even though the last time some 20-30 years had passed for them inside.
"Where have I seen a lion that flies?"
Have you seen A Very Potter Musical? That's the only thing I can think of with a talking lion that flies.😂 RUMBLEROAR!
omg WHAT!?
Rudolph? The lion that leads the island of misfit toys has wings and flies!
omg yessss please react to starkid it's so fucking funny! @@PinkPopcast
Seriously y'all gotta watch A Very Potter Musical. You two will have a blast!
i'm just sad that benji doesn't like caspian tbh. no but in all seriousness i was so happy to see you guys reacting to this, its one of my childhood faves!
😂😂 sorry
But this movie is awesome!
I remember ‘Epic Movie’ (parody of ‘Narnia’) where Jennifer Coolidge played a version of the White Witch and she was just brilliant haha
Same lmao
I know the whole mystique scene in parody where she slowly gets thick was making fun of fat people , but I always saw it as body positive , the chrachter knew what he wants and it was a kink where consent and communication was important, but its actually just a fat joke
@@darthekul1 I totally get what you’re saying.
@@PokhrajRoy. I'm glad lol, I'm a confusing person who randomly ranted about body positivity in a paragraph lol , also jennifer Coolidge is a treasure, and alot of drag queens and gay people see her as a role model and she loves it
lololol yeah we just rewatched that movie last month and it was... interesting, to say the least@@darthekul1
This series is still one of my favorites!! Prince Caspian was also the movie that started my Ben Barnes obsession 😊
wonder why it never rubbed off on Benji lol
Benji I gotta say when you started singing Hallelujah in Aslan’s voice i laughed so hard i cried. excellent video guys thank u for sharing it x
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All I can see is Rizzo’s vision of four horses rolling around like tumbleweed and then Benji’s vision made me lose it 😂😭😂😭
😂😂😂 horrifying
Okay genuinely don't know if it's possible, but if you two reacted to the old BBC versions I would watch them ALL.
that would be such a throwback
I second this! I LOVE the BBC versions!
Heck yeah!!
Is it the animated one with the super creepy tumnus in the purple suit?
The costuming holds up so well!!! And the sound design for the fight scene is awesome!
Absolutely!
The flying lion is the older version of Narnia. Benji was not tripping. ❤ the reaction!
Thank you! Haha
"Narnia's pretty stable because it's magical."
😬 me remembering the last book
Definitely one of my favourite fantasy films. I love when films are able to use practical effects for the creature characters and just the details in the costumes and how it reflects each character. Still own the book about each creature design
honestly it's a shame these movies didn't pop off. It really could have been a kid's Lord of the Rings!
@@PinkPopcast totally agree! Which would be funny considering how C.S Lewis and Tolkien were friends
One of my favorite moments is the beginning of the battle and theres no sound till the 2 cats hit each other. It just is an awesome choice to do that. It gives me shivers each time.
Yea it’s a great effect for the battle
Fun fact - the actor for Edmund (Skandar Keynes) is no longer an actor is actually a political advisor for the conservative party in the UK, and he’s also the great great great grandson of Charles Darwin
the first thing is not a fun fact, it's a stomach-turning fact 🤢
@@subtlesraf grow up. The Conservative Party sucks but Skandar himself is a very intelligent guy, went to university and did Middle Eastern studies. Could’ve collected easy money through acting put decided to pursue something he’s passionate about.
You wanna blame anyone, blame our dumbass public who’ve been siding with the conservatives for too long. If people didnt keep siding with middle class over privileged dickheads they wouldn’t be running the country
The final betrayal
ok conservatives are the bane of the earth but a quick glance at his wiki shows that his interest in politics is mainly to do with peace in the middle east given his lebanese heritage and wildlife conservation. both things, in my opinion, are worthy causes. maybe hes done more that would require more scrutiny that im not aware of but from the surface he doesn’t seem that bad.
@@friendlyneighborhoodbastar3723 what I tried to point out in my comment above
"Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it were written." still a banger line (and meme)
The unicorn remark is kinda funny considering the last book. One of the main characters is a unicorn who mostly fights by impaling dudes on his horn. Unicorns in Narnia are hardcore
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If I recall correctly, one line mentioned Jewel (the unicorn) "Tossing men with his horn, like you would toss hay with a fork", so yes, unicorns in Narnia are indeed hardcore!
regarding the time speed difference, it's changing. When the Professor entered Narnia for the first time (when he was a kid) Narnia was created, and he witnessed the creation. When the first book takes place, it's been thousands of years. When they entered Narnia again, a thousand years passed (2nd Book), but the next time, it was just a few years (3rd book). 4th, even though about 2/3 years passed on Earth, in Narnia it was 50/60 years. So the difference in the time doesn't stay the same, Aslan modifies it as he wants - and it's only him that actually allows them to enter.
Oh, and fun fact - the lamp is a a street lamp from around the time the Professor entered Narnia first - the witch (ansestor of the witch in the first movie) broke the piece of the lamp and the Professor took it with him, when Narnia was created it was filled with the energy of creation so it grew and replicated everything that it touched, the piece of the lamp grew into the one seen in the 1st book.
The Professor at the end, after being told that he won't believe the kids, says "try me." This is clever because he's been to Narnia too.
Did not realize as a kid the treat was actually Turkish delight and the word Aslan actually means lion in Turkish. Love you guys from Istanbul!
not Benji saying that 2005 is old school and then i remember i’m 23 and its 2023 and he is in fact right. 2005 is old school 😭
yup. feel old now hahaha
Love this reaction so much! 😂 please tell me you guys are gonna watch Prince Caspian? Hopefully Benji likes Ben Barnes more as Caspian than as The Darkling 🥲 and Peter is hot in the 2nd one too 😏
Hahah we probably will watch at some point
We will always support this channel. They're always one of the best.
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This movie was literally my childhood
5:31 The editor did a brilliant job with the various elements you were adding.
Thank you! It was Rizzo❤️
The cat in the hat references throughout this channel are ✨pristine✨
it's ingrained itself into my brain lol
as an ex catholic, the two jesus related sentences that broke me recently are
1. since jesus was a carpenter, do you think that for a second, he smelled the wood of the cross and thought of home
2. when mary was wrapping the body of jesus did she think of swaddling him as a baby
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Just to let you know, the time difference between Narnia and our world is not consistent and it's not supposed to be. In the end it's by the whim of Aslan
i havent read the books (its on my to do list)
but this and the Percy Jakson movie made me want to be a writer.
fingers crossed that 2024 will be the year i finally get my book on a shelf
aww that's awesome! make sure you let us know as SOON as it is!
@@PinkPopcast 😢 omg thank you
That would be an honour
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@@k.r.jrandomchannel8022for real!!! I’ll keep an eye out for your comment on their videos, link it! I bet a bunch of us would buy it. I know I would
The CentFour is one of the most cursed things that rizzo has come up with
I'LL DO IT AGAIN!
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lets take a moment to appreciate the laborious work Editor Rizzo puts in for us
All hail Editor Rizzo
(also would love to see your reactions to the 2nd narnia movie!)
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Growing up, it would play on TV all the time and every time I watched, it was still a fun adventure.
Even now Aslan's CGI looks awesome! 🤩
It does!!
Forever will be my favorite series of books and movies. I re-read the books every year and the world and atmosphere C.S. Lewis created is so fantastical and nostalgic.
I remember when this movie came out when I was little before Christmas. That Christmas my mom bought Turkish delight and it was so special. She made it a tradition and gets it every year for Christmas to this day. It is softer than a jujube, like a soft gel covered in powdered sugar, the only flavour we like is lemon.
That's an AMAZING tradition
The part that disturbed me as a kid and still does, is when you see that the witch has turned the goat guy into stone (don’t know his actual name) and how we see his face of pure agony and fear. Horrifying!! 😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
The time based explanations were just absolutely brilliant 😂
😂😂 thank you
It is currently snowing and I’m cold af and cuddling the doggo and this is the best reaction to have rn
Oooh cute!!
These movies had such magic for me as a kid! Watched them all the time and to this day, love the soundtrack! Also, Benji wasn't entirely wrong with the "Aslan flies" thing. That happened in the BBC mini-series and I'm sure of this since I literally watched it yesterday lol.
I came to the comments to see if ppl were shitting on my boy Edmund. Glad to see there's not any of that, I think growing up is realizing that Edmund was just a kid and he really went through a remarkable character arc/development. I LOVE Edmund, you see some of his character arc in this movie, but you REALLY see it in the Boy and His Horse though it was never made into a movie, which takes place during their rule of Narnia. You really see him as the Just King. Also...he's a child in this, and he was manipulated and abused by the White Queen. So I am always really protective of him lol
This movie literally came out when I was nine years old. Now at 27 I leave my house for work with “One day!!!!” In my head. That song has literally been stuck in my brain that long.
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"their graphics are pretty good, i wasn't questioning the reality for a second"
yeah this, and the Harry Potter/Pirates of the Caribbean era was just so good
The "flying" bit you're thinking of Benji is from the book... when Aslan and the girls go to the castle he jumps across the lake.
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I had the biggest crush on William Moseley (Peter) when this movie came out. I was 13. I even watched "The Royals" where he played a Prince of England. I have a thing for white men with British accents.
Hahah I feel like I might have crushed on him as a prince
right now that i'm an adult he's very meh so i feel like Benji just missed out lol
I haven't seen this since a kid. It was hard to understand Peter, but he probably being pretty serious at his age because he was probably prepping himself mentally to be a drafted soldier to the war
I was not expecting you guys reacting to this movie but I'm so here for it.I watched it a lot growing up and to this day if I see a big closet I will walk in and check just in case 😂
bwahahahahaha
about the time thing, i think it's stipulated/assumed that time just passes differently there. not just faster, but sometimes slower but also at the same rate too. magic!
I am just starting the audiobooks for narnia and they’re so good! One of the narrators was Kenneth Branagh and another is Patrick Stewart!
in the bbc tv series, aslan flew from the stone table to the witches castle and then to the battle field.
so we're NOT crazy lol
@@PinkPopcast lol no. i remember that cause i saw it when i was in school and we had done a good chunk of the franchise, through both the books and the series. along with prince caspian, voyage of the dawn treader and the silver chair which is my personal favourite. i also remeber in the book that aslan flew. i mean, he is the algomory lion of the christan god.
I also hated Edmond in this movie but I had a crush on him in the other two movies😂
Nice turn around for Ed lol
I 100% sat up and went HELLO when I saw Edmund in the 2nd movie. He was always my favorite in the books.
I know there is no such thing as a 100% perfect but the chronicles of Narnia, defy all laws of understanding. The world of narnia is such beautiful, magical and fantastical yet easy to understand and flow along with the story. It has everything, dragons, pirate ships, mermaid, talking animals, princesses, witches, *lions and tigers and bears*
I think everyone should at least read one the books at least once in their lifetime, its life changing truly.
I don't know if anyone has already said this but I'm pretty sure the flying Lion is from the old BBC ones or one of the older versions!! I remember them flying too
Ooooohh!! Why didn’t I think of that!
I just looked it up, It is the BBC version!! Thank you! Haha
it's 9pm on a sunday night and i am RESTRAINING myself from starting this video because i know i will watch it from beginning to end and i can't do that to myself the night before going back to work 😭 but wanted to let y'all know how excited i am for this :D
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Them talking about how they had/didn't have (childhood) crushes on the Pevensies as kids is so relatable. As a kid I had crushes on Susan and (older) Edmund in these movies, and was very confused about myself lmao
I first watched this a couple weeks ago and I screamed "SNATCH HER WEAVE" when I saw the white witch 😂
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The professor actually sees Narnia being created and as the book series goes on, you can see Narnia getting older and older until you see the end of Narnia. Just like the Earth is getting older too.
Ooooohhh
Will always be one of my favorite childhood movies of all time
it's so good!
Really random weird brag - Douglas Gresham, the producer and stepson of C.S. Lewis used to occasionally take in families in the old farm house in Northern Ireland where the books were written (it’s sold now, sadly). When my family moved to the country as missionaries Gresham and his wife took us in and I got to go into the wardrobe (I was terrified 😂) and his wife taught me how to put fake blue eggs in their chickens’ nest to encourage them to lay eggs, tried rhubarb pie for the first time and had Douglas Gresham read Narnia to us as a bedtime story in his gravelly voice. This was way before the movies and I didn’t realise how magical it was until I was much older. Still have some photos somewhere of him reading to my sisters and me in our pjs and a few signed copies of the illustrated narnia books.
When the movies came out I thought Peter was really cute. Actually had crush on all of them at some point lol
Mr. Tumnus tho 👀 hi 👋 😂
Realized I watch this channel too much when I was seeing this video and my Dad walked in and said:"Oh is this guy and the other one again"
1.Sorry Rizzo,you were the other one here😂
2. My Dad remembering a UA-cam channel I follow is weeeird
FUCKING GOLD
- The Other Guy
Probably been answered but Asian flew in the BBC version. You didn’t imagine it Benji😁
thank you!!!!
I love this movie! And I loved the books in middle school
So good!!
Narnia is SO underrated! The casting and acting is outstanding (in particular Tilda Swinton as The White Witch and Liam Neeson as Aslan). The visuals and the cinematography is phenomenal. The score is so good. Everything about it is just amazing. Also, my 12 year old self had such a crush on William Moseley. And in 2008 my 15 year old self was crushing on William, Skandar AND Ben Barnes (Benji what is wrong with you?!).
The Magician’s Nephew (which is the second-to-last published book and first chronologically) is about the creation of Narnia and tells the story of a boy named Digory Kirke, the professor, and his friend Polly, who use magic rings to access “The Wood Between the Worlds", which is full of pools that act as portals to other realms (one of which is the yet-to-be-born world of Narnia). Digory later built the wardrobe using wood from a Narnian tree.
Obviously, Narnia time works differently than the real world. In the books Narnia time from beginning to end covers ca. 2500 years while in the real world, that same time only covers 50 years. But you're right, the huge discrepancy between the real-world time and Narnia time from The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe to Prince Caspian vs. Prince Caspian to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader shows that there is a bit of an inconsistency between the two worlds’ timelines.
I didn't notice Jadis wearing Aslan's mane during the battle for the longest time, and if I remember correctly that wasn't in the book.
Fun facts:
Georgie Henley's (Lucy) first reaction to Narnia is genuine. They didn't let her see the set until they filmed it. Her reaction to Mr. Tumnus is also genuine, for she had not seen James McAvoy in his costume before the scene was filmed. And Georgie's older sister Rachael plays grown-up Lucy.
The character of the White Witch was inspired by the Snow Queen from the story of Hans Christian Andersen (Elsa from Frozen is loosely based on her too since she was originally supposed to be the villain). Also, the Turkish Delight was enchanted and highly addictive, making the one who ate it want more and more as well as being more susceptible to give out information (though Edmund's resentnent towards Peter definitely helped). Edmund has often been compared to Judas, who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Edmund betrays Aslan, who represents Jesus, for thirty pieces of Turkish Delight.
J.K. Rowling has said she was influenced by Narnia and whether it was on purpose or not, each of the Pevensie children represent each of the houses in Hogwarts. Peter = Gryffindor: Brave, loyal, honourable, chivalrous, a natural fighter & leader and protects his family at all costs but is impulsive and proud. Edmund = Slytherin: Ambitious, resourceful and falls into temptation to gain power & recognition. Susan = Ravenclaw: Logical, wise, intelligent, witty, caring and often the voice of reason. Lucy = Hufflepuff: Kind, helpful, selfless, forgives easily and treats everyone as equals. She also has a bit of Gryffindor in her: Brave and loyal.
The third film is not as good as the other two but still entertaining (mainly because of the legend that is Eustace!). But it's unfortunate cuz they never finished the franchise. They were also competing with bigger franchises like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. They were gonna adapt The Magician's Nephew, the first book of the series, until Walden Media lost its rights to the franchise in 2011. The Mark Gordon Company retained the rights instead to adapt the next book in the franchise, The Silver Chair. But for some reason that never happened, and in 2018, Netflix acquired the rights to develop their own Narnia reboot. In 2023 it was announced that Greta Gerwig was set to direct at least two of the novels for Netflix (whether it's two of these remade or any of the other four I don't know).
If you haven't seen My Best Friend's Wedding I highly suggest it. It stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney and Rupert Everett. And if you want to see a more grown-up and different side to Lucy's actress Georgie Henley, I suggest Perfect Sisters. It's based on the real life murder of Linda Andersen (played by Mira Sorvino) who was killed by her two teenage daughters (played by Georgie and Abigial Breslin).
*Oneeeeee dayyyyyyyyyy *😂😂😂 literally my favorite movie as a kid. I got the behind the scenes book for Christmas one year 😅
That’s so cool!
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I was laughing my ass off every time Benji mentioned a flying lion. I knew immediately what he was talking about, but I can’t place where I saw it either. 😂
I grew up with the books, audio books, and the old movie versions. Somewhere in there I'm pretty sure Aslan does fly. Or maybe it was one of the later books/movies where it happens.
Yeah, apparently in the BBC version he flies lol also, there’s a flying lion in the stop motion Rudolph movie 😂
I specifically remember the lion having wings so maybe it was the lion from Rudolph? 😂 somewhere in my deep subconscious since I grew up watching that movie constantly. At least we know we aren’t crazy. Lol
I'm not sure if either of y'all have seen The Magicians, but part of the storyline is a semi-parody of Narnia, while the overall tone is much more adult and of a "dark comedy fantasy" sort of thing. Id definitely recommend!!!!
I loved that show! -Benji
Loved these movies as a kid and still do! So excited for this series!
Did not expect the “we’re beavers!” deviation but it wasn’t unwelcome
I said to my freind “nah they went to Narnia” and they went whats that , I was like how have u never heard of Narnia it’s a classic??
omg, this is my favourite childhood series! This was the first movie that I saw in a theater as a kid :)
wow! That must have been an experience!
The first interaction between the White Witch and Edmund always made me think of the tale of Hansel and Gretel (even when I was 4 or 5).
True!
Ok but does anyone else remember the Narnia exhibit Disney did at Hollywood Studios? It was so cool! You literally got to walk through the wardrobe and go to Narnia with the lampost, Tumnus’s house, and the cracked the stone table. They also had the costumes on display.
That sounds so cool! We missed that
I can't say how much I LOVE this movie enough. It's so amazingly great! My #1 fav Narnia movie are tied with the first and second one, but I haven't seen the second one since it was added to Disney+ so I need to rewatch it so see. I cried so hard to the point I was gasping/taking deep breathes of air during Aslans death scene. Edmund is so annoying in this movie besides towards the end and all, but definitely like his character more in the second and third one from what I remember. Love the videos! You two do an amazing job! Would love to see reactions to the other two Chronicles of Narnia movies and The Sound of Music!
Please watch the rest of these films! Loved the video ❤
Great reaction as always!!!
I adore these books, and this is such a wonderful adaptation!
i would TOTALLY love for you guys to watch the sequels
fun fact: because of this movie/the book/the BBC version, i was so curious what turkish delight was and how it tasted, i became obsessed with it until my mom bought it for me. i still like it (especially covered in chocolate) but don't have it that often as an adult