During World War II, the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are evacuated from a London suburb to Professor Digory Kirke’s country home. Mrs Macready, the strict housekeeper, explains he is unaccustomed to hosting children.
While the Pevensies play hide-and-seek, Lucy discovers a wardrobe and enters the fantasy world called Narnia. Seeing a lamppost, Lucy encounters a faun named Mr Tumnus, who invites her to his home. He puts Lucy to sleep by playing a lullaby on his flute. When Lucy wakes up, she finds Tumnus grieving. He explains that Jadis, the White Witch, has cursed Narnia to a hundred years of winter. If a human is encountered, they are to be brought to her. Tumnus cannot bring himself to kidnap Lucy, so he sends her home. When she returns to Professor Kirke’s house, no time has passed, and her siblings disbelieve her story.
One night, Edmund follows Lucy into the wardrobe, entering Narnia. While searching for Lucy, he meets the White Witch, who claims to be queen. She offers him Turkish Delight and the prospect of becoming king if he brings his siblings to her castle. After she departs, Edmund and Lucy meet again and return. Lucy tells Peter and Susan what happened, but Edmund lies, to Lucy’s dismay. Professor Kirke suggests she is telling the truth, though they remain unconvinced.
While running away from Mrs Macready after accidentally breaking a window, the four siblings retreat to the wardrobe and enter Narnia, Peter and Susan doing so for the first time. They briefly castigate Edmund for lying and force him to apologize to Lucy. Then, they discover that the Witch has taken Mr Tumnus, and they meet a couple of anthropomorphic beavers, who tell them about Aslan. According to the beavers, Aslan intends to take control of Narnia from the Witch. The four must help Aslan; it has been prophesied that if two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve sit on the four thrones, the White Witch’s reign will end.
Edmund sneaks off to visit the Witch. When he arrives at her castle, she is furious he has not delivered his siblings. The Witch sends wolves to track down the children and the beavers, who barely escape. Edmund is chained in the Witch’s dungeon, where he meets Tumnus. The Witch demands Edmund reveal his siblings’ location. After Tumnus claims that Edmund knows nothing, The Witch tells Mr Tumnus that Edmund betrayed him, then turns Tumnus to stone.
While Peter, Lucy, Susan, and the beavers travel, they hide from what they believe to be the White Witch; it is really Father Christmas, a sign that the Witch’s reign is ending. Father Christmas gives them weapons to defend themselves. Lucy receives a healing cordial that can heal any injury and a dagger to defend herself. Susan receives a magical horn that will summon help and a bow and quiver full of arrows. Peter receives a sword and a shield. After evading wolves led by Maugrim, the group reaches Aslan’s camp. Aslan is revealed as a huge and noble lion, who promises to help Edmund. Later, two wolves ambush Lucy and Susan. When Peter intervenes, Maugrim attacks him, only to be killed. Some of Aslan’s troops follow the other wolf to the witch’s camp and rescue Edmund. Peter is knighted by Aslan.
The White Witch journeys to Aslan’s camp and claims Edmund, but Aslan secretly offers to sacrifice himself instead. That night, as Lucy and Susan covertly watch, the White Witch fatally stabs Aslan, but double crosses him by sending an army to invade. Lucy and Susan send a message to the others, and Edmund persuades Peter to lead Aslan’s army. In the morning, both armies clash violently, but Aslan is resurrected, citing magic beyond the Witch’s understanding. Aslan takes Susan and Lucy to the Witch’s castle, where he frees the prisoners she turned to stone. While saving Peter from the Witch by destroying her wand, Edmund is mortally wounded. As the Witch fights Peter, Aslan arrives with reinforcements and kills her. After Edmund is healed from an otherwise fatal wound by Lucy’s cordial, the Pevensies are crowned King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, and Queen Lucy the Valiant.
Fifteen years later, the Pevensie children, now young adults, chase a white stag through the forest. They encounter the lamppost Lucy saw earlier and suddenly tumble out of the wardrobe at the same time and day they left, becoming children again. Professor Kirke then finds the children, asking why they were in the wardrobe. In a mid-credit’s scene, Lucy later attempts to return to Narnia via the wardrobe, where Professor Kirke tells her he has tried for many years, and they will probably return to Narnia when they least expect it.
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It is often said but they really don’t make films like this any more.
I was obsessed with this film back in the day.
Amazing the way we grew up with the cast.
Bloody hell can’t believe this was nearly fifteen years ago.
Time for me to show off with my one piece of knowledge… Aslan means Lion in Turkish.
I wish I was young enough to say that this film was my childhood because it really is brilliant. But I can say, it took me back to my childhood.
Loved the book, loved the movie…after I read it as a young child, I was so affected, I always checked the backs of closets to see if perchance there was a gateway to Narnia. None so far…..
That was the 100th briefing from parliament since COVID-19, 100 briefs of absolutely fucking useless information.
Been babysitting a 7 year old and all I can say is I didn’t know I needed a crochet frog until now.
Still love Narnia after so many years. Had the books read to me as a child, then read them myself, then watched the films. Fantastic!
Where did the lamp go?
Am not gonna lie, I live in Narnia.
Speccy four eyes needs new lenses on his glasses.
Remember when the PS3 and 360 come out an we was all amazed the pads didn’t need a wire trying them from the kitchen an that or was that just me?
And the film is based on the truth, obviously!
The dinosaurs are looking fit today.
The Alder Hey pjs are out and no one told me
Looking for an update on Lineker’s asylum seeker. Has he got one yet?
Sent my daughter to get toilet paper from down stairs toilet 12 minutes ago. She’s sat on her iPad laughing at me!
Got holiday blues already!
I act like I’m okay but I just wanna be in a rave!
Does anyone else pay their kids to play with their hair or are you normal?
If at first you don’t succeed, give up. It’s 2020 – this is not the year for getting things done.
If you Do Not condemn White Supremacist Nazis when you get asked to condemn White Supremacist Nazis, you are probably a White Supremacist Nazi.
White Supremacist Nazi advice there.
One thing I like to do when I’m upset is grab a delicious MoonPie and just squeeze the heck outta that bad boy.
Excuse me but don’t I know you from nowhere?
“Let’s frighten the dragons,” I said to Pooh.
“That’s right,” said Pooh to Me.
“I’m not afraid,” I said to Pooh,
And I held his paw and I shouted, “Shoo!”
“I wasn’t afraid,” said Pooh, said he,
“I’m never afraid with you.”
Andy took a photo of me and my human loves it. She says I look very noble. As you know, I don’t understand most of what she says and ‘noble’ is no exception. It must mean something good though from the way she keeps looking at it. Have you ever heard of noble before?
It is now the 1st October, exactly 10 months until the sun returns to Scotland.
Good morning to everyone, especially the people people who live in the holy grail covid 19 free … London
Rolf report 1 Oct
The humans want me to stop scratching the chairs & jumping on the dangerous bannisters at the home of my campus mom Dr Claudia. So on the advice of friends, they’ve applied double-sided tape. I definitely don’t like it so they’re hoping it works.
Rolf x
There’s a Little dickhead rooster on the farm next door. He starts everyday at 6am and I have never wanted to test an animals chin more!
Hahahahahaha same by r’s lad, but in the middle of L13 !
Whos keeping a rooster in L13 lad?
Looking like another lockdown here. Announcement soon!
I seen a ghost when I was like 2 and told my dad I was talking to his Nin and he still calls me a ‘weird little bastard’ for it today.
I wish I was a morning person but I’m not, so fuck off.
Office 365 is down. Hopefully we all get sent home?
Thursday, named after the Norse God of bollocks I thought it was Friday.
Stop feeding bread to ducks it kills them.
Brown stew chicken with rice and peas for brekkie.
Dont go see your family in each others house because there isn’t a till.
No house hold mixing in any environment but school and work are ok.
Get the popcorn out!
Getting me nails done half short Cos they don’t last 5 minutes otherwise if anyone wants fingering?
Coffee keeps me going until I can have a proper drink.
Autumn has been uncancelled.
Pumpkin Spice Latte back in shops right now.
I am still dead.
Is The Wirral part of this Liverpool city region?
So we in lockdown or what?
Bloody hell, it’s October.
You be careful swerving round them corners with Nanna on the back David!
Why are Scousers so negative about everything?
Ya can get rat arsed in the pub till 10 paying heavily for overpriced drinks but you MUST NOT WATCH YOUR SON/DAUGHTER PLAY FOOTBALL OUTSIDE!!
Dear My Kid’s School: Thank you for offering to supply a Chromebook for remote learning but where do I pick up the supply of wine to survive it?
I just wanna use your love tonight
Every city has one infamous McDonald’s that is the wild west, you have to mentally sign on the dotted line agreeing to accept fries with a side of chaos upon entering. Ours is the one by The Adelphi!
IF I CANT MIX WITH PEOPLE WHO ARENT FROM MY HOUSEHOLD THEN WHY AM I STILL ALLOWED TO COME TO WORK FUCK OFF!
Brexit may have increased division and hatred, created more red tape, cost £600m a week in lost growth, threatened peace in Northern Ireland and led to us being sued by the EU, but think of all the benefits:
-Blue Passports