By Cristiano Lima - English teacher, translator and theologian
“The Chronicles of Narnia – the lion,
the witch and the wardrobe” is a movie based on the intensively touching book
from the author C. S. Lewis. The book is a masterpiece of English Literature.
C. S. Lewis’ timeless adventure
follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings – Lucy, Edmund, Susan and
Peter. The siblings enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while
they are playing a game of “hide and seek” in the rural country home of an
elderly professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, peaceful land
inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs and giants who live in a
world cursed to eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the
guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan, the children fight to
overcome the White Witch’s powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular climatic
battle that will free Narnia from Jadis’ icy spell forever.
The lion Aslan is considered the
main character in the plot since the lion is the character who saves all four
siblings, leading the people of Narnia into victory against the White Witch.
The war between the lion Aslan and the White Witch Jadis reveals an ingeniously
intricate interpretation and an utterly impressive characterization.
In addition, this plot reveals
the eternal fight between good and evil since the land of Narnia is facing one
eternal winter caused by Jadis’ spell, and this cursed winter is destroyed only
when the lion decides to act. The height of the Aslan’ role is when the lion
dies on the Stone Table in the middle of the night and rises from dead before
dawn to save the four siblings in a final battle against the White Witch. At
the end of the movie, the White Witch and her army are destroyed and spring’
time starts in the land of Narnia.
In conclusion, this movie is the
voice of a magical imagination that is present in the imagination of everyone’s
childhood, a magical childhood that adults insist on forgetting.
