I'm still trying to get over the fact that Tolkien was like "you can't put a lamp post in a fantasy book" and C.S. Lewis was like "try me"😭

So actually, the professor didnt know the wardrobe was a gateway to Narnia, but rather he travelled to Narnia when he was young and he witnessed Narnia's creation by Aslan. Before returning home from Narnia, he took with him an apple, which he planted on his garden, then when the appletree fell, he used it's wood to create the wardrobe. That's why he is so surprised when he hears about Lucy finding Narnia by going through the wardrobe

An important detail from the books left out of the movie: The Turkish delight Edmund ate was enchanted so that anyone who tried one piece would go on eating it and eating it until they killed themselves, and they'd always want more if they had to stop. Basically that was enchanted meth, not powdered sugar on top.

A lot of the “random” things are explained in the books, but they were put in the books because C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien were friends and would criticize each other’s writing. Tolkien dared Lewis to put the lamppost in because it makes no sense. Also, Lewis added Santa Claus into the story because he represents Tolkien. It was to say that Tolkien brings a lot of joy into Lewis’ life, while also pissing Tolkien off because why tf is Santa in your book, Lewis?! Tolkien did the same in Lord of the Rings and based the Ent Treebeard on Lewis. It’s a wonderful friendship!

They're probably not freaking out so much because they're just kids, and kinds would be a lot more accepting of things like magic existing. A full grown adult would probably have a full blown meltdown if something like this happened to them.

The point of Aslan dying for someone so low and unworthy is because this entire series is a metaphor for what happened in the Bible. Aslan being Jesus, the stone table being the cross/the stone that rolled away when he came back, Edmund being every human being that sinned and didn't deserve being saved.

6:38 keep in mind: Edmund is a 10 year old boy in 1940 during world war 2 when there was sugar rationing and had been sent away to some stranger's house with his siblings who (particularly the elder 2) were being real jerks and had no idea that the seemingly kind lady offering the turkish delight was the literal embodiment of evil who would kill his family and himself once she no longer had any use for them.

When they shot the scene where Lucy enters Narnia for the first time, they blindfolded the actress so when it came to filming the scene she would see the set for the first time and they'd get her genuine reaction

“Don’t site the dark magic to me witch! I was there when it was written” yes I do get chills every time I hear that line

fun fact: in the final battle where we see the the ice queen, she's actually wearing aslan's mane on her top which blends in with the rest of her hair, giving the illusion she has a lion's mane (taking aslan's "crown" as her own)

I love how you’re reprimanding Lucy when her character lived in the Early 20th Century. Not talking to strangers was just coming up as a concept lol

Aslan actually represents Jesus - Aslan gave himself for the one who didn’t deserve it same as Jesus did for all of us. But because both Aslan and Jesus are innocent, they came back to life. This movie series is based on C. S. Lewis’ books (he’s a Christian)

This movie is one of the best ever book adaptations: casting, acting, set, story, music. They were very loyal to the original material, and made it even more epic than it originally were. You can see the crew was very passionate about it. I do hope you watch the sequel, Prince Caspian - it's almost as good as this one.

“Maybe he’ll die, that’ll humble him” had me dying laughing 🤣

I don't quite remember the plot of the first book in this series, but basically when the professor was a boy, he went through a series of magical adventures and ended up being present when Narnia was created. He was able to bring back an apple from that world. He spent the rest of his life trying, but being unable to find a way back. He took a seed from the apple and planted a tree. Eventually the tree was cut down and turned into a glorious wardrobe. That's why when the kids tell him about a magical land in the upstairs wardrobe, he is instantly astounded. He spent so long actively trying to return to Narnia, and these kids stumbled across it by accident.

Wow, that was unexpected. The Chronicles of Narnia movies are great and kinda underrated. I hope you’ll watch all three of them) It’s such a pity the fourth one never came out, the story it was supposed to be based on was pretty awesome.

That line “do not cite the deep magic” is one of my favorite lines ever. It’s fantastic

I will say this every time IT IS WILD that the CGI here looks so good when years later Lion King remake can’t emote for shit

Narnia has always been one of the best series I've seen in my childhood. Liam Neeson's voice for Aslan still gives me chills. *Side note: Are you 17 Welchy?! I'm 18 but you look to be in your early 20's. (That's a compliment)*

I love how much you hate on Edmund when he has the best character arc throughout all the films.

The jump scare game is strong in this movie 😂

This was a childhood classic! Also, I had the biggest crush on Peter growing up. He’s still very beautiful!

you know C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were good friends. and they would meet up sometimes and shoot ideas at each other of their respective stories. some ideas C.S. Lewis came up with Tolkien used in LOTR, and some ideas Tolkien came up with Lewis used...

I need to add this as I watch, because the random lamppost got explained in the books, but not in the movies. And it's just such a fun little detail, I had to say it: The creation of Narnia was witnessed by people from our world, and one of them dropped an arm from a lamp post here. The land was so magically fertile that the arm just grew into a lamppost (also the reason this one has only one arm and is still flickering, it doesn't run on anything, it's literally alive)

The reason Lucy looks so amazed when she first goes through the wardrobe was because she hadn’t seen the set before - they carried her onto the set blindfolded so that they could get her genuine reaction :3

15:49 “I was there when it was written.” That VOICE, that LINE! Chills!!!

It took me years to find out that James McAvoy played Mr. Tumnus. The character design was just (chef’s kiss)!

Love how you hate on Edmund while I absolutely adore him, his character arc has the best development throughout the first movie and the other two movies. He and Lucy are my favorites 😊💗

Im pretty sure Aslan is meant to represent Jesus/God hence the whole being killed and then being ressurected and being able to breathe life into the statues. The author of the books was a strong beliver in christianity so the chronicles of Narinia has alot of influence from that

Him being dissapointed that Edmund didn't die made me laugh so hard for no reason 😭😭

Just wanted to say that I opened yt this morning as a distraction while crying. Saw you posted this reaction to a comfort movie of mine and immediately felt like I was going to be able to calm down. I've been commenting on a lot of videos lately for many reactors because I want all of you to know that what you're doing is not only entertainment, sometimes it helps people through the unspeakable 💗

Looking back at the series, recently, I love it even more because it made me feel a certain way that brings me peace and joy that I had when I first watched this movie as a kid. Just wish the series could’ve been appreciated more. This is my ✨childhood✨

For the wardrobe logic- there's an end credit scene that kind of explains why it sometimes leads to Narnia. I believe the portal only opens when you don't expect to find anything in the wardrobe

The reason why certain plot elements might've seemed frustrating (edmund's betrayal/redemption, aslan's death and resurrection, aslan being able to conveniently do magical things to move the plot like bringing the stone animals/creatures back to life) was because of prior lack of knowledge to this story's direct inspiration/source--that being the bible. the four siblings represent mankind, which is why they're called the sons of adam and daughters of eve. edmund betraying his siblings was symbolism of the fall of mankind in genesis, when adam and eve ate the forbidden fruit and fell away from God's grace. aslan dying for edmund was meant to represent jesus dying on the cross for humanity to forgive mankind of their "original sin" so that they can reach salvation once again. aslan suddenly dying and coming back to life was jesus resurrecting from the dead. all of this when not considering the original direct inspiration does kinda make plot elements in the story feel random or silly out of context...and aslan being technically "God" means he can get away with doing things that other characters can't. but regardless, i do think narnia was a well done metaphor and i really love these movies.

She wore Asland's shaved hair as a hairpiece during the battle. A trophy of what she thought was their fallen king. She has a thing for statues. They're in her courtyard with the fallen attacks to her castle so I think she didn't know as much as she thought. She was faking it til she make it with the power and wit to make it happen. She just didn't think far enough. This movie is *chefs kiss* I see what tou were saying about consequences. The only ones that died are the smashed statues and the ones of the queens army. Oh and those that were mauled by the wolves probably.

The reason Aslan gave himself up for Edmund is because of a prophecy. Two daughters of Eve and two sons of Adam would come to Narnia to free them from the reign of the ice Queen. Aslan knows that these kids are the children from the prophecy and he is more so sacrificing his life for Narnia's freedom than for Edmund as a person himself. It's also necessary for the whole 'resurrection' thing to show the link Narnia has to Christianity.

And I love a puppy cameo. You tell Poppy I don’t judge her! Well, ok, I judge her to be cute as hell and that she needs a treat. 💜

2005 Aslan looks more majestic, realistic and shows more emotion than the 2019 Lion King lions. Just pointing that out.

Actually, C. S. Lewis wrote a prequel called "The Magician's Nephew" about how Narnia, the White Witch and the wardrobe came to be. That starred a little boy named Diggory who came to Narnia through magic rings made by his uncle. Long story short, a tree sprouted by the magic rings and an apple from Narnia and when the boy grew up the tree was knocked over by wind and he fashioned it into a wardrobe that he put in his house. That boy was the professor. There's more but it would take too long to type. I commend this movie for making that small detail with the professor the book didn't really have. I wish they would finish the series though.

Professor Kirk was actually one of two kids that first seen Narnia. He basically helped to create Narnia and bring in the White Witch. It started with The Magician's Nephew book.

Welchy: "It's so hot, you wouldn't understand. Our air conditioning doesn't even work!" Also Welchy: "It's so cold, I need my jacket." I feel so betrayed. Also It's good to know I had good taste as a kid. This movie is still awesome.

The biggest disappointment I had in Narnia as a kid was them going back to the real world and turning back as kids Imagine the existential crisis of having a whole entire different and better life for years And now they're trapped in a kid's body I still love this movie tho ❤️❤️ Anyways, this reaction should have a jumpscare counter for welchy 🤣🤣

"I don't understand what is happening... He's giving up his life...for HIM??" 😏 Christ, my friends

Hope you watch the rest! From what I remember the tonic Lucy uses only works on the living so anyone who died during the battle stayed dead. Also the centaur did die, they just used a transition to another centaur the queen had kept in her castle. These movies are my childhood, I even remember having the chunkiest portable dvd player and watching it on long car journeys!

So underrated, I think this movie is actually better than the book. They kept everything important, everything they added or changed worked very well and really made it work better for a 21st century audience. Mainly toning down the sexism and giving us more violence

12:47 is one of the best lines in the movie. This fox is a legend

“The battle was won from the start” Yep! It’s an allegory for Christianity, so that’s actually the point. I understand it’s frustrating though. You should definitely watch the second and third films. I think you’ll especially like the second in terms of the consequences department. Things don’t go so smoothly in it. I’m so glad you liked this one Welchy! I grew up on the books and this film came out when I was Georgie (Lucy’s) age. It was cool to see you react completely blind. And yeah….the CGI in this FUCKS. I’d highly recommend watching the behind the scenes for how they made this film because the work and creativity behind it is insane.

Edmund: *Dies* Welchy: YEAAA BABY THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ,THIS IS WHAT IT 'S ALL ABOUT WOOOOOOOOOOOW Edmund: *Comes back to life* Welchy: NOOOOOOOOOOO

I'm heard that the random lamp post was there because one time Tolkien told Lewis something like: " No good fantasy would have an electric lamp" And so Lewis was like: "Oh yeah? Watch this" and just put it there out of spite

Fun fact: the professor was actually the first king of Narnia! The wardrobe was made out the wood of a tree he had brought back from Narnia and grew in her garden. :D

This trilogy will be always close to my heart would love to see reactions to the others 🤩💖

I loved the fact that Edmund was humbled here... and also by the end of the movie became my most fav character of the series and still is... His attitude made sense coz he was just a kid who was facing so much and who's brother pushed him too hard.. even though I know you hated him 😁

What I love about the Wardrobe is that to enter Narnia you have to not know. The Professor had it for so long was because he kept trying to go back but he couldn't because you have to enter unintentionally to reach Narnia

I hope you'll watch the next 2 movies! The second one is Prince Caspian and is significantly darker than the first. Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third and is more of a quest/adventure story

When I was a little kid, Narnia scared the fuck out of me 😭🗿

I love the Chronicles of Narnia! And the reason the lamppost is in the forest is explained in the prequel book, along with how the professor knows about Narnia

One of these days Welchy needs to do a compilation video of him going absolutely ballistic on those jumpscares XD

2:55 I think she's so calm cause she is a child with a much more accepting mind towards magic. Adults are the ones that are skeptical about everything and would be finding some way to debunk it or force themselves not to believe especially when it's in their face lol. Love your puppy and your accent too btw. Edit: I also love the legend of the lamppost from the books. The story of the origin of Narnia was so great.

This unlocked a memory far back in my mind. Narnia was my CHILDHOOD along with how to train your dragon. I’ll never forget these two 🥹

"is it latin for worst game ever invented?" "its not like there isn't air INSIDE" we are all edmund, not only in the analogy for the bible but also just- in general what a lad

I love how he got scared at that wolf jumpscare at 14:26 and got frustrated. That had me rolling🤣🤣

I love this movie. The implications of them of having to go home after as like fully grown people stuck in children's bodies is insane.

This film was glorious and definitely a classic in it's own right (Like, beyond the original book series)! It feels so epic and ageless! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I agree that Aslan's sacrifice storyline is kind of out-of-nowhere at first.... When I watched it as a kid, my mom had to explain to me that C.S. Lewis was big on Biblical references in the original books. (Like, with the "son of Adam" & "daughter of Eve" thing.) Aslan is in every one of the books and he's very literally Narnia's version of Jesus. So if something Aslan does confuses you, chances are it's an allusion to a Christian teaching, specifically. I've read the books and the colonialist sentiment and heavy Christian focus in them is definitely a product of the age they were written. The Horse and His Boy was my fav as a kid. But the racism...ooof. Beyond that, some books in the series were more satisfying then others.....Like, the storytelling is so-so in some of them, imo. This film's base-novel is among the best of the books. Prince Caspian, the next film in this trilogy, I feel is one of the stronger novels as well.

Swap Aslan for Jesus and you get Christianity. A King who gave himself up for the undeserving. Narnia's author was also a Christian author

this movie series is SO underrated and played a huge part in my childhood

That battle scene is such eye candy, me and Welchy both reacted the same way lmao Also if you want a darker “version” of this movie, try the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They’re pretty long but so amazing

😂🤣 did anybody else die laughing when he thought that the snow queen was Santa just that was hilarious and he was just like "Santa?" That was just funny 🤣

5:26 Seriously Welchy, HOW do you keep foreshadowing so well?🤣

This movie sparked my interest in Narnia. I’ve seen every film adaptions, read every books, and even had the chance to play Fenris Ulf and Father Christmas in the stage play adaption. Unfortunately complications and Covid kept us from performing. Hopefully I’ll get to do it someday. 🦁🧙🏻‍♀️🚪

watching you freak out over the jump scares is a pure joy. lol

I absolutely adore this movie!! My entire childhood 🥰 The one thing I really wish they had included from the book (so that movie watchers wouldn’t hate Edmund so much 😂) is that the Turkish Delight the witch makes is enchanted. Once someone eats something made from that potion they are cursed to crave it eternally. If I remember correctly, people have died from starvation because they won’t eat anything else

The reason that Lucy got to go through the wardrobe quicker than her siblings is because she believed in magic, whereas the others didn’t. Her belief in magic allows her to access Narnia before them. When the others are in their desperate times (running from the woman in the house) they were able to go through. I think 😅

Dude when I tell you I enjoyed this video so much, I was laughing the whole time. I'm so glad people are still making content about this movie

This is such a great movie, I remember seeing it in theaters. The soundtrack is amazing as well

✨The entire franchise✨

Oh I absolutely love this movie. It might have some logical flaws and such, but it’s such a fantastic balance of wonderment and darker themes with a serious undertone. And, I’m not religious by any stretch, but the biblical symbolism of Aslan being a Jesus-like figure really hit me hard as a kid and I still get teary-eyed over his sacrifice. It’s such a stunning film visually. One of my all time favorite childhood movies. Thanks for sharing your experience with us Welchy!

I love that they decided to add the story of the Magician's Nephew to the outside of the wardrobe. In the book it's supposed to be ordinary looking, if I remember correctly.

These were my favorite books growing up. Made me a lifelong reader. I hate that they didn't get the same attention/reception that LOTR or Harry Potter did when (IMO) they were just as good (at least as HP.) I think they just came out at a time where we'd moved on to dystopian works and there really wasn't room for it. I wonder how they'd do if they got rereleased or remade?

the rage in "not even chocolate, TURKISH DELIGHT" is hilarious 🤣

turkish delight sucks

To be fair on Ed, the Turkish delight was enchanted to be addicted and he didn’t realise what he was getting himself into.

Once a year I get the urge to watch the Narnia series. It’s just such a good watch, full of nostalgia for me.

they didn't make it clear in this version, but the little brat brother betrayed them because he ate the queen's food. Not because he was greedy for more, but because she put a spell on him with it. he didn't know who she was until AFTER he met her. by then it was too late. he'd already eaten her food and was lost. only Aslan could break that spell.

Aslan was saddened because he himself wasn't sure if it would work. After all, he gave his life out of simple faith that he would be resurrected. But he was likely saddened, as well, to give the Queen that satisfaction of taking his life and knowing the risk of leaving behind his own people. Narnia is based off a whole book series, and its story is an entire metaphor for the Bible. Aslan is Jesus, who gave his life on the cross for people undeserving, for our sins, but he was resurrected.

Welchy, we like you being weird. It’s a Sunday treat 😂

This movie is so extremely good love it. The first time I saw this movie was when Disney+ first came out. And I remember being like “how have I’ve not seen this before then again I was a baby when it came out.” I remember crying so much during Aslan’s death scene. Definitely recommend watching the 2nd and 3rd movie. Love you all of your videos!

This is easily one of my favorite commentaries you have done so far. You have made one of my favorite movies even better.

This guy getting jump scared left and right! XD Imagine him watching an actual horror movie!

If characters dying is what you’re looking for, you’ll enjoy the second movie, Narnia: Prince Caspian

this is such a great movie

He's not going to betray for Turkish delight but to be the king.

When Edmund goes to Narnia for the first time, he looks like the boy from The Polar Express

I just realized but the only older brother and sister are useless and unimportant in this movie. I still don't know why the older brother was called magnificent, little bro literally went in there and tried to kill the queen himself. 🤦‍♀️

the first one is iconic, but welchyy the second and third are elite!! in my opinion... so much more epic than the first hehe

broooooo you jumping at the scares made me jump at them too wth

The old man is the Magicians Nephew, from the very first book. He went to Narnia with his freind Polly several years ago, and Aslan gifted him a seed from a magical fruit from the very first tree that grew. He brought it back to England, planted it and it grew into a tree. Then he used the wood from the tree to make the wardrobe, which turned into a portal back to Narnia!!!! You should really read the book it’s great! 👍

Tilda Swinton Supremacy!

No ... you didn´t just react to my all time favorite movie?! I love you! xD

It was so cool that you watched Narnia, this was my fav movie as a young child! The soundtrack still gives me shivers! Hope you do the other two as well! Loved the video!

Aslan forgiving Edmond was a metaphor for Jesus forgiving us….. We don’t deserve it either but he gives it to us