In the book, Edmond was headstrong and brash, but the White Witch fed him Turkish Delight that was laced with a magic that made him want more of it, kind of like an addiction, and made him willing to betray his family.

They nailed the talking lion that is Aslan. He’s believable and regal without looking too much like a cgi animal that seems out of place. And Liam Neeson’s voice was a perfect fit for him. The music and everything, this movie was amazing.

The books are like pure magic, unlike any other book series out there. There's really something special about them.

Fun Fact: The actress that played older Lucy at the end was actually younger Lucy's real sister.

Lucy fully understood the dangers, she was simply worried about her friend Mr. Tumnus. This is one of the reasons she became known as Queen Lucy The Valiant.

The Professor is not married. The woman is his Housekeeper. It's a shame they didn't turn the 'first' book, "The Magician's Nephew", into the first film. The book was actually the sixth one written/released but in terms of Narnia's chronology it started the whole storyline. It adds some useful information about Aslan, the Witch and the world of Narnia itself.

The author, C.S. Lewis, created these books as a form of christian allegory, with Aslan being Jesus and the White Witch being the Devil.

Getting emotional every time Aslan speaks is... normal

That's one reaction I didn't expect. Also about the Pevensie siblings (why you seem to disagree with some of them), since you've watched the second movie this information is not a spoiler: Peter: He's the brave big brother, responsible and often dashing forward. You can clearly notice the lack of experience he has in fighting in the first movie, while in the second he's better than Miraaz who's a great warrior. Susan: She's the rational one, always thinking before acting and pondering which path would be better to take (that's why she questions everything Peter does). But putting that aside, she does have an emotional side, she is very strong, dependable, beautiful and intelligent, and there are many who desired her for all that. Edmund: In the beginning you see him as selfish and sarcastic, even mean, but after you notice he's grown and become very wise (wiser than the others). Add the fact that he's an incredible warrior and you have a dangerous foe, both wise and strong. It goes without saying that he's very fierce in protecting his family. My personal favourite. Lucy: The youngest, very courageous and kind, she rarely loses hope and she trusts in Aslan. You can't describe the best Pevensie with words, you can just feel it and understand. There's more to say but this should be good enough.

Susan wasn't being selfish. She was just trying to be logical, though in the wrong way. To be fair, she was a teen who had woken up in a strange world less than a week before. I don't hate you for it, don't worry!

Fun fact: the Witch looks human, but she's not human at all. She descends from both Lilith (a genie/demon and Adam's first wife) and the giants. She doesn't have a single drop of human blood in her veins.

Fun Fact: The author, C.S Lewis was actually acquainted with J.R.R Tolkien the author of the Lord of the Rings. He even consulted him on a few of the themes and ideas of the series as well.

Believe I recall the book made it clear the Turkish Delight was enchanted to make it super addictive, making Edmund crave it very badly.

Duaffy sees the White Witch: Jesus! Me: Nope, that's the lion.

17:32 - Wow, Father Christmas looked so familiar...it's Jeor Mormont. And the fact that he says, "Winter is Almost Over." Whoa...

29:30 you were pretty close on Jadis’ childhood. She is not from Narnia or any country in the “Narnian World”. She is from a different universe from a world called Charn. It was an ancient kingdom whos rulers were powerful and cruel. Jadis killed everything in her world using a powerful spell in a war for the throne against her own sister

Dearest Duaffy, never forget. The simplest stories can stir the deepest, most profound magic in all of us.

Well, for a long time, wolves were seen as 'evil' or 'bad' animals, because they were actually a real danger to humanity, before firearms were invented. So that's why in a lot of old books and fairytales, wolves were pictured as antagonistic and bad. Little Red Riding Hood being a good example.

I was always so sad when they left narnia at the end and returned as children :( they were happy and had there whole kingdom over there and a way better life :D

This movie had me emotional at the end too. There's something about innocent fantasies that takes you on an epic journey but end somewhat bittersweet. Not a sad ending but somewhat bittersweet because of what was left behind.

CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were good friends and shared stories with each other while they wrote. Narnia and middle earth are both so magical and great.

I absolutely love Narnia. I loved it as a kid, and I think I love it even more now as an adult. Fun fact: C.S. Lewis, who wrote Narnia, was a Christian and he themed Narnia off Christianity. The white witch is like Satan. Aslan is the Jesus character, he's pure and has done nothing wrong, but he gives up his life for Edmund and then resurrects and defeats the white witch, just like Jesus died on the cross for all of us, then rose from the dead, so to anyone who asks Him too, He will forgive them and give them eternal life in Heaven one day. I just think that's so beautiful.

I fell in love with Narnia after watching The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe for the first time. I did read the book much later.

Awe Duaffy. I hope you feel better soon and heal up quickly.

I grew up with these books, and enjoyed reading them to my kids. Aslan always affects me too. It's good to see someone with no background with these stories still being affected by Him!

Fun Fact: Aslan is the Turkish word for lion.

Please watch THE NEVERENDING STORY!

MaCready is NOT the professor's wife. She is in fact his employee

Unfortunately, no one has ever done a movie version of the wildest and wooliest of the Narnia books (and the one that chronologically comes first, although it was written after this one): The Magician’s Nephew. This book was responsible for generations of children being disillusioned by the reality of Turkish Delight… 9:35 Tilda Swinton is a pretty amazing actress, and she’s *always* doing something different. IMDB claims she’s attached to a still-in-development adaptation of “Auntie Mame,” which I can only imagine will be spectacular.

This movie is the best of the trilogy, and I'm so glad I get watch you react to it.

Duaffy, I loved your reaction to this. I think the reasons you became emotional are certainly all the reasons you mentioned, but for one other, as well. It was when Aslan began to talk about the Deep Magic that you began to feel your emotions stir. I believe that's because it's an ancient story (the gospel) that touches our made-in-the-image-of-God human souls. It always has and always will, in any form.

One of my favorite movie of all time. Aslan’s scenes were so majestic especially when he walked out. True king.

The trees are spies, I wouldn't even trust the birds.... 20 seconds later she sees a beaver... Awwww.

I loved this movie during my childhood. Now, after finishing the books, the last song in the next film makes me cry. Duaffy, when you uploaded the second movie, please, try to listen the song when the siblings come back their world.

Ms. Duaffy. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery. I love your humor and perspective on the movies. Thank you, so much for viewing and reacting to this movie. I hope you will be inspired to watch the rest of the trilogy, as they are just as good. Much love, Chris.

Love Chronicles of Narnia. Thanks for posting this on my birthday.

Duaffy: I could watch fire all day. Hide the matches, folks. She's a pyro!

26:20 Basically the same as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Ep. IV.

2:48 Actually, they didn't lose their father. Their father is still alive and well still serving in the British forces. If I'm not mistaken, he's one of the British officers that is stationed in the U.S. or has some connection to the war office that has him posted at the British embassy in Washington. (Maybe I'm wrong entirely.) Somehow, when the second World War broke out, he was either A) unable to return home to be with his family or B) he was trying to find a way to get them all to move away from the war to be with him. 3:30 Because during the Battle of Britain, the German air raids were concentrated in the cities so that was why a lot of homes, neighborhoods, towns, and a large group of civilians opened their homes to take in children that were being moved out of the dangerous areas. At this point in time, aerial bombings tried to focus on hitting military targets. But attacking at night has a high risk of hitting civilians and non-military personnel. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy basically were taken in under the Professor who opened up his home to take in kids that were displaced by the war. By the third movie, in Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Peter and Susan have already moved away overseas to be with their father. Lucy and Edmund unfortunately didn't make the crossing because they were the youngest and stayed behind in England. Susan, in that film, while writing a letter to Lucy and Edmund talks about how busy their father is and hopes that one day, the crossing across the Atlantic will be safer and hopes they can all be reunited soon.

In a slight amount of fairness to Edmund, it's explained in the books that the food that she gave him was enchanted so it made you crave more. But he also started daydreaming on his way to her all the things he would do as a King. It's also explained that he was a bit of a bully before going to Narnia; he was particularly nasty to Lucy when she was talking about Narnia and would make fun of her. The explanation later is that he'd started going wrong in school (becoming a mean boy) and that what happened in Narnia fundamentally changed him for the better. He was essentially a very foolish boy who was already susceptible to the White Witch's enchantments and who learned his lesson very quickly But seriously, the one thing that is consistent throughout each movie is the atmosphere and Aslan. The fact that you were getting emotional when he was just talking is a testament to it. Aslan is supposed to be a being who you see him and you at once love him and are terrified of him; someone who could kill you in an instant and you have to trust that he won't, but when you do trust him you realize how much he cares about you. The more you get to know him the more you love him. He is everything strong and wise and caring. There's a scene in The Magician's Nephew where the main character, a boy, is going up to him to ask for a cure to save his dying mother. Aslan in his own way chastises the boy for the choices that he made (which brought the White Witch to Narnia in the first place), the way a parent would when they want you to own up to something but not in an angry way. The boy starts to lose hope that Aslan would help him, but then he looks at Aslan's eyes and sees tears and the boy knows that Aslan is more sad for the boy's mother than the boy himself is.

Towards the end, when I see the kids riding horses, takes me back to my youth. I grew up in ranch country. Truth be told, I only rode horses in the summer when my family worked ranches. I realize that lots of city kids would love to ride horses, but when you work ranches, sometimes there is miles to ride and when you get off a horse after a long ride, your hips are killing you.

I read the book when I was a child and it was the first book to make me cry when Aslan is killed by the witch. Glad to see you are enjoying the movie so much, and I think the CGI creatures are holding up pretty well as this film ages.

Fun Fact: The voice of the Fox is also the voice of Prince Charming in the Shrek movies-Rupert Everett

holy crap Duaffy, for Jadis that's pretty near-accurate on her backstory. The White Witch isn't a Narnian, she's not even from their world, she came from the World of Charn where she usurped power from her sister and started a war, to seize true control she used her magic to freeze the world in place (not with ice) leaving a bell to be rang that would both unfreeze her and destroy the world at the same time. So yeah, you got that almost 100% on the money.

I LOVED the animated version of this story as a child!

Man I remember the magic of this film when it first came out, I fell in love with the story and characters. Too bad they stopped making the movies. I heard that they were talking about a reboot. Great reaction duaffy! Keep it up

Did you know that there was tv show of The Chronicles of Narnia back in the 80's. I used to love it when I was a kid and would go around trying to find a way to get into Narnia. Each season was a different book.

The sugar that the White Witch give him was enchanted. That's why he went to her 😃.

I watched this so many times when I was younger... so good

the explenation is that edmunt was under some sort of spell from the turkish delight ! it wasn't just him simply betraying his family and aslans ! :)

"Minotaurus?!" Haha minotauro in Spanish or minotaur in English but either way, yeah close enough. :) "This really hurt me in a way." Man, I read these books from start to finish, over and over again, and felt that way so many times. I think the third book of the series, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, had the ending the hit me the hardest, but also the end of the final book was incredible too. So sad that the movie series never got past the Dawn Treader but I think you got the point of them, Duaffy. They're about magic and fantasy on the surface, but more about living life well and making the most of this short time we have in brave and positive ways.

Loved the reaction! Hope your recovery goes swimmingly ☺️ one day hope if I go through facial surgery as well I’ll still looks as classically fabulous 😂

Fun fact: the author of the Chronicles of Narnia was best friends with the author of the Lord of the Rings.

A book many of us read as kids. I thought the movie was a great adaptation.

Allow me to explain the law of Narnia. Jadis represents Satan and The traitors represents the sinners. Aslan represents Jesus Christ who was the only one in Narnia pure hearted. There was another law that was called the Deeper Magic which stated that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s place, the Stone Table would crack then death itself would work backwards. The cracking of the Stone Table represents the tomb which opened for Jesus on the day of His resurrection. Jadis was practically the Emperor Beyond the Sea’s (God’s) hangman. It’s similar how in the book of Job when Satan was given the right to make Job miserable but not to kill him by God. Satan thought he could get Job to curse God but was unsuccessful. Jadis thought by killing Aslan she would win and could kill Edmund and the others so easily. She didn’t realize what Aslan had done and therefore she no longer had any claim on His or Edmund’s blood. Just like how Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for our sins so we could live. When He died the debt was paid, Now we have the opportunity to get to Heaven through our faith and belief in Jesus Christ.

This is the most faithful adaptation of a book to film I have ever seen. Only one scene was added: the Blitz scene. This was for the obvious reason is that nobody under the age of 80 will have experienced it and is to give context to modern kids to the book's opening sentences of it was war time and kids were sent to the country.

Extraordinary! My favorite scene was Professor Digory Kirke talking to Peter and Susan in the study. Also love Mr. Fox. As the adventures continue it's a delight to watch how they grow, especially Edmund. Narnia is real, one can find very similar lamp posts along Armstrong Bridge in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK (Jesmond Dene area).

Wonderful reaction. And, yes, Tilda Swinton (Jadis, the White Witch) can do anything.

I felt a good job was done keeping this movie as a 'stand alone' feature regardless of other books.

I totally understand watching a candle or flames. I used to spend hours gazing into the Christmas candles (and Christmas lights) that were put on display every year in my house growing up.

There is a little bit more in the end credits. Between the professor and Lucy. You find out that he had gone to Narnia through the wardrobe when he was young. One of the books has the young professor.

I know this is a month old but something not mentioned in the movies is that the Turkish delight was enchanted, that he would want to keep eating it till he died apparently, something along the lines for that. He would want to do ANYTHING to get more Turkish Delight.

Hope you get well soon btw great reaction ❤️❤️

It hurts me too when the credits start rolling

Great reactions, Duaffy! I hope you heal quickly. Take care of yourself, Michael 😘

A great adaptation of a wonderful story, beloved by generations of British children! It's great to see it being appreciated further afield. =)

Loved this movie growing up. Beautiful land.

3:17 she said “Jesus,lady.”

I got all three of the chronicles of Narnia movies on DVD and I watch them almost every day

Omg the nostalgia these movies bring, childhood classic 😫

Duaffy was me at 29:00 and 29:54 "YOUR BROTHER EDMUND!!" I had the same reaction whe first watching this, like "You forgot Edmund..."

I enjoy watching this movie for the first time back in 2005 in middle school before I graduated

There is an entire book backstory of the witch and lampost that is actually my favorite Narnia story, alas, they never made a film version :(

Okay yeah you definitely need to watch the 2nd Narnia movie at least. The Prince Caspian movie is definitely a direct tie in to the end of this movie basically, it shows what happens to Narnia in their absence, what the kids have been up to back in the real world, etc. It's a really good movie IMO, and you'll probably feel even more of those emotions in it

25:41. Love the thunderstorm cameo. 😄😂

You are brilliant. You figured out the plot early in the movie.

this was the first ever movie i watched and it continues to be my favorite movie

Duaffy, have you read the Lord of the Rings books yet? I know you reviewed the movies and you said, if I recall, that you would eventually read the series. I have just finished re-reading The Silmarillion myself.

They should reboot this series, and actually finish filming all the books this time

This is one of my MOST favorite films 💖💖💖💖💖💖

This books especially this story was actually inspired by the Bible. Aslan is basically a metaphor of Jesus. Also anyone notice how similar the scene where aslan gets made fun of is to the scene of Jesus at caiphasas house in Mel Gibson's the passion. Similar lightning and the creepy faces look inspired by that too

Watching this makes me want to read the books again. It's been a long time since I've read the books.

Edmond did change he went from a little boy to a soldier and I actually says in the books that he was more deadly fighter than Peter and was super strategic when it came to battle plains and he had an amazing relationship with Lucy

It's been a long time since i read all the books of this series and the animated movie of this one might have been my introduction to everything. I also had no idea it was confirmed about the next Narnia movie being made.

This movie is everything.

I remember having this narnia toy that you can place inside the refrigerator and they turn to grey and when you "breath" to them or any heat the colors would turn back...

I just adore the music themes of the first scenes :)

The White Witch is also the Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange, Mr.Tumnus is also Professor X in X-Men, and Aslan is also Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars. 🤓

If it helps, the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe has a book prequel called The Magician's Nephew that explains a lot about the White Witch and the creation of Narnia

I really wish that this movie stuck 100 percent to the book they held back the prophecy to some degree. As a fan of the books I've read all seven when I was young and also read them again about five years ago

C S Lewis who the wrote , The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe had a film made of his life and this film was, so moving "Shadowlands" tells the heartbreaking story... It is a must watch

The movie is great..and the sound track adds even more.

These magical books were my childhood

I loved this movie and the books as well. Me and my siblings would joke that we could be parallels to the penvensie's since we were in the same order with boys and girls and my little sister could have been a double for lucy. I'm glad you liked this film!

I might not have even noticed the bandaids! I'm glad you were able to get your nose taken care of!

I remember reading this as a kid then watching the movie I loved it ( still do ) thank you for touching my heart by revisiting this old classic it really means a lot and I enjoy all your videos but this one in particular really means a lot 😊

Hoping you have a fast and complete recovery! The books are really spectacular, and the movies, though the effects are terrific, don't do the books justice. Something many people aren't aware of is that CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were contemporaries, very close friends and both were devout Catholics, who expressed their faith in their writing.

21:30 because lean nelson voice is freaking badass and amazing... and since you watch narnia 2, you probably have come to the same belief that i did, that Aslam is a phisical manifestation of god, and somehow he just manage to pass down that feeling to us... he managed to make we feel some kind of godly power, like, when he is around, everything is fine, there is no reason for fear.

This was my favorite book as a kid.

I love the fact that you’ve done this. I also agree with you that when we were kids, we had more than ample imagination and belief in magic among other things. Imho the adults of the world need to see and believe in those things again. I’ve always loved the saying ‘Whatever you do today, do it with the confidence of an 8-year old in a Spider-Man t-shirt.’ Would you please see about doing Where the Wild Things Are? As with this one, it too was one of my childhood favorite books.