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.

I empathize with Edmund. Being a middle child myself, and being the "black sheep" of my family, I understand his struggle. That doesn't justify his poor choices, but it helps one understand his motives better. I am just glad that he has his own character arc and has the opportunity to grow beyond his personal pain.

"Cute little tail." "I'm not a furry." The two most commonly spoken lines of a furry.

You do realize this is a Christian parable and Edmund represents all of us who are in need of redemption and salvation. He represents fallen humanity.

Last bit about Edmund that goes over a lot of people's heads: He thought the lion in the Witch's courtyard was Aslan, giving him another reason to side with the Witch.

In the book series, there's a story that comes before this one, called the Magician's Nephew. It explains everything, from how the White Witch came to rule, the lamppost, even where the wardrobe comes from. Also the man they're staying with is responsible for all of it.

20:57 - I don't know if it's consistent with the books, but Susan never stopped believing in Narnia in the movie series. In Prince Caspian, Aslan says that Susan and Peter have learned all they can in Narnia, meaning it was their time to move on and let Lucy and Edmund become High King and Queen. In Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Susan even writes to the younger siblings about how her time in America is nothing like their time in Narnia, showing that she remembers that land and thus believes in its existence.

Interesting fact about the candy that the snow Queen give, it's apparently magical and the consumer get so badly addicted that they would do anything just to eat more

To gat a genuine reaction from Georgie Henley (Lucy), she was wearing a blindfold while being guided onto the lantern set. Also, for the surprised look upon meeting Mr. Tumnus, she had only seen James McAvoy in his normal attire. The scene was actually the first time she saw him in the full fawn outfit.

Sophie talking about Jesus and hell while talking about Aslan and Edmund just made me giggle XD Also this Edmund hate XD Has she watched Prince Caspian? I personally love Edmund, because he is the picture of redemption, undeserving of grace but who is and then grows to be a great and wise ruler. :)

Sophie: These are literal children! Also Sophie: Oh my god you are so dumb! Also Sophie to Edmund possibly dying because of his betrayal: yeah. yeah ok Also also Sophie to Edmund GETTING STABBED: YES! Let's go White Witch! geez Sophie, give the kid a break! Yes Edmund was dumb, yes he made some terrible choices, yes he betrayed his family, but he's also a kid and he learns and grows throughout the movie. I don't mean you need to excuse his behavior, but he is a literal child, coming from a war-torn country, dropped into a magical land he doesn't understand, and is suddenly faced with life and death choices. Can you react to Prince Caspian? Maybe talk about how Edmund has changed as a character? He's really likable in the sequel.

In the books it says every food or drink the White Witch gives you makes you instantly dependant of it thinking it's the best and most delicious thing in existence. In short Edmund does of all of this because she turned him into a drug addict who needs his new ration very badly

Edmond is a child, give him a break. An adult, a queen no less, is taking advantage of him. Don’t forget the queen is a witch and using magic on the poor child as you will see in the sequel. Santa knows all children. If you met Santa, he would know your name. I don’t think you are getting the point of the movie. Aslan is Jesus and the witch killed him in a humiliating manner.

Admittedly, in Edmund's defense, the Turkish Delight was bewitched and, once he ate it, he viewed her as someone he couldn't bear to disappoint. As for him being such a prig before then, they've all been taken from their family, sent away from everything thy know, and are far away from their parents who could be injured, dying, or dead and they won't know until it is all over. Peter and Susan handle it better because they feel like they have to as the older siblings. Lucy's a bit too young to quite grasp the whole dark reality of it when everything around them now is so interesting and distracting, and Ed's in that torn stage where he doesn't have the comfortable distractability of childhood nor the control of an older youth with some measure of adulthood. He resents his older siblings for the self-control and comportment they possess and is demeaning of his little sister, the only one he can boss and the only one he can relatively safely be nasty to in his misery. He does transition from turncoat to hero well, and suffers grievously for his heroic acts, which wises him up almost as much as his meeting with Aslan does.

It’s been so long since I’ve seen this movie. Such a masterpiece. C.S Lewis, the author of the books is one of my most favorite role models

Adult Lucy is actually Georgie's (Kid Lucy) real life older sister.

This movie was so far ahead of its time and puts the Lion King remake to shame. This remains one of my favorite movies ever. Merry Christmas, Sophie. Love you and your reactions ❤️🦁❄️

The professor reacts the way he does to them telling him about the wardrobe and that he wouldn't believe them in the end because he's been to Narnia himself. Actually, he was there when Narnia was created. That's why it's so intrigued. His story is told in a book called The Magician's Nephew, whicbh acts as a prequel to this story, it explains who everything in Narnia came to be. I don't know if you've read the books but I can highly recommend checking them out!

I think this video should be titled: "Sophie HATING Edmund for 3⃣1⃣ Minutes Straight!"

I think it helps to know that the movie does not tell us the Turkish Delight that Edmund eats actually enchanted him. After he ate it, he became only more and more desperate to get more. Basically the White Witch gave him cursed food in order to make him obey her.

These movies were so well adapted (we don’t talk about the third one) Tilda Swinton is perfectly cast. She is beautiful and terrifying.

Edmund is not Umbridge lol. He’s a fan favorite. He’s probably my favorite of the siblings.

Don't worry, Sophie, I too love amazing roars like Aslan in this, Beast in Beauty and the Beast cartoon, and the werewolves in the Van Helsing movie with Hugh Jackman. Those are my favorites of the top of my head.

are you sure you're not a furry?...you were kind of drooling over Tumnus and Aslan... 😆

Pevensee kids as Hogwarts founders: Lucy Pevensee: Helena Hufflepuff Peter Pevensee: Godric Gryffindor Susan Pevensee: Rowena Ravenclaw Edmund Pevensee: Salazar Slytherin Anyone care to make a guess as to why, or correct my assessment? Feel free to leave a reply and let me know! Merry Christmas, you lovely fantasy-lovers! For a bonus, which is the cooler story/universe to read about: Harry Potter, or the Chronicles of Narnia? Which would you like to live in more? Please comment and share. Merry Christmas!

Ginarrbrik is played by Kiran Shah who was the scale double for Frodo, Merry (when Merry is not in the same scene as Frodo) and Bilbo in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and reprised as Bilbo's scale double in The Hobbit trilogy, where he also was the scale double for Thraín (in the Extended Edition of Desolation of Smaug), a burning child at the start of An Unexpected Journey, one of the goblins in The Goblin Town scene and the voice and mo-cap for The Goblin Scribe.

This movie is wonderful, and some people may not know this, but it is actually heavily inspired by the Bible. Aslan represents Jesus/God, the White Witch represents the devil, and Narnia represents our world before the coming of Christ, meaning it was dominated by sin and belonged to the devil. Edmund represents us in a way, as he was a sinner who did not deserve forgiveness, but Aslan forgave him and sacrificed himself for him, just as Jesus did for us. An interesting analogy is that of a king and his son. Imagine that you are a king, and during your reign, there were many thefts and crimes. So, you put in place a law stating that anyone caught stealing would have both their eyes taken out. After this law was put into place, no one stole again until one day, someone does. As the king, you order your guards to bring the culprit to you so that they can have their eyes taken out, but when you see the culprit, it turns out to be your own son (or someone very dear to you, like your mother, father, sibling, or friend). So, what should the king do? If he were to take out his own son's eyes, he would be seen as a cold and cruel king, but if he were to not enforce the law, he would be seen as unjust since if it were anyone else's son, the law would be enforced. So, what should he do? This is the same situation that God faced, and he did not do either of those things. He said, "The law says two eyes for stealing? Well, it will have them," and he chose to take out his own eyes to save his son.

The humiliation and death/resurrection is a metaphor for the way Jesus died. CS Lewis did a wonderful job depicting a Christ figure in a fantasy world

“He’s not a person, he’s a faun.” Sophie really said “goat men don’t have rights.”

The reason you don't like Edmond is he is us, imperfect humans.

I didn't expect you and TimotheeReacts to post reactions to this same movie one day apart! That's pretty awesome!

23:56 it's referencing Jesus being crucified. In fact the whole series is based off of Bible stories. No, I'm not making that up.

2:00 The backdrop of wartime England would be something familiar to the original English audience when the books were published only a few years after the war. I think the dramatic opening of the movie with the bombing was its way of trying to quickly establish that background for a modern audience.

I am curious about the similarity between the wardrobe and a Tardis. It appears to be a smallish booth from the outside with nearly unlimited space inside. Was C.S. Lewis a time-lord? LOL

Let me just fill you in on something else here: None of the humans would've been able to kill the White Witch. At most they were merely distractions so Aslan could catch up. Here's why: She became immortal from eating an apple that grants the eater's heart's desire. But here's the catch: Anyone who steals those apples gets their heart's desire, but in a form that makes it unlikeable. In the Witch's case, she achieved immortality, but it only meant eternal misery because of her evil heart. Moreover, the magic apples are now a horror to her, such that the apple tree will repel her for centuries to come, but not forever. Hence, how she came to power here.

Love your video reactions! keep them up they are wonderful,amazing,and fun. And I can agree, that Aslan is the best part, of the Narnia movie. Keep them coming, can’t wait for more 🙂

Aslan represents Jesus. Edmund represents us. That's why Aslan died for Edmund.

My question has been, "Turkish delight?! But it tastes like fancy soap!" Edmond should have at least held out for a Hershey bar at minimum.

Aslan represents God.. so Aslan knew the future and knew that him sacrificing himself would end up being what saved not only Edmund but all of Narnia. That’s why he died. To save everyone. Cause he can’t truely die as God. And Edmund is awful in this movie but becomes a great character in future movies :)

I love this movie. The sequels weren’t too bad either, and the cast was likeable. Shame they never got the Silver Chair out of development hell before Disney lost the rights.

I'M SO HAPPY YOU REACTED TO THIS!! I'm currently playing Lucy in a children's theatre production of this!!!

This is one of my ultimate feelgood nostalgia movies. Great to see more people reacting to it. Though I am a bit miffed at your extreme hatred of Edmund. To the point where I had to stop watching this video halfway through with how much I disagree. I mean it's understandable here in the film, I'm not gonna try and change your mind. But having read the book a few times as well as the other books in the series I feel like Edmund is one of the best anti-villains ever in fiction. And knowing the ending of this movie and the other appearances of Edmund in the other books and films he's just my favorite character in the series. I totally get that you're kinda supposed to dislike him at the start of the movie as well as the start of this book, but you said somewhere that you had read the books. So it comes across as a bit extreme in that case. Edmund deserves so much better than non-stop disgust at everything he does.

As bad as Edmund was, Aslan was willing to forgive him. Aslan, it is believed by many, is kind of the movie version of Jesus. The resurrection scene is comparable to the Easter story.

"Not a furry" and "I love this lion" riiiiiight 😇

the soundtrack for these movies always have been and will be my favorite. harry gregson-williams absolutely knocked it out of the park

Sophie : they remind me of the hogwarts founders Me: honey you have no idea

As a male teen Susan was my favorite too, rather disappointed when caspian came into the picture in the sequel but hey I can dream

I will now remember "Read the small print" every time I revisit this film 😂😂

My favorite movie growing up

Jadis isn't from Narnia. She is from a destroyed world: Charn. She wasn't privy to the nuance of the deeper magic because she wasn't even able to comprehend diddly squat at the time when it came about.

I remember being shown this movie for the first time by my church group. I thought it was pretty good. I only watched one other Narnia movie though which I also liked.

Happy Christmas, Sophie!

The stag they were chasing at the end was the White Stag. If they caught him, it would grant them wishes.

So Edmund would trust a women who tries to crush him with her sleigh AND who have a scary dwarf with a knife BUT not a talking beaver who did nothing suspicious or wrong to him? Sure that makes sense 😅This kid is really naive and not prudent.

I saw the original film and this one. I didn't remember any of it except for the shot of the wardrobe, and when they went from adults back to kids. I also just didn't get into this series cuz I've never seen the sequels.

Aslan means "Lion" in Turkish.

You definitely need to read the books. In book 1, ''The Magician's Nephew' you meet Kirke, and learn why he reacts the way he does to the kids in the wardrobe. I love how the sibling rivalry is portrayed in this movie. To defend Edmund a little, it is not just about the Turkish Delight. It is about being recognized as an individual. He probably feels invisible. Peter and Susan are the oldest and are jockeying for position and Lucy is the baby. He doesn't feel like he fits in. Peter is always putting him down. As others have said, Aslan is Christ. Lewis said this is not an allegory, but imagining the Gospel happening in a different land. Aslan's death is supposed to be tragic and shocking, the girls watching mirrors the women at the foot of the cross. A note on the lack of 'world building,' in the Narnia series, Michael Ward has written a book called 'Planet Narnia' where he connects the 7 Narnia books the the 7 planets in medieval cosmology.

The Chronicles of Narnia is a great series for kids. C.S. Lewis regarded himself as "the most reluctant convert," as he lost his faith as a child and found it again later in life with the help of his good friend J.R.R. Tolkien. Narnia is full of Christian references. For example, all Humans are referred to as either "Sons of Adam" or "Daughters of Eve," Adam and Eve being the first Humans. And then there's Aslan, who is Christ in a world inhabited by talking animals, hence why he gives himself to the White Witch to die in Edmund's place (in the place of all sinners), but shall rise again. Also, with Father Christmas appearing, I do like to name this film as an honorary Christmas film. And in regards to the Harry Potter crossover, it is well established that Peter is Gryffindor, Lucy is Hufflepuff, Susan is Ravenclaw, and Edmund is Slytherin.

Does anyone else notice the irony of the children wearing fur coats while interacting with furry animals?

I have a sequel idea for Narnia - concerning Susan Pevensie (as she's the only surviving sibling)

It took me years to realize James Mccavoy played Tumnus

Also, I needed some cheering up. Because my dog Angel passed away on Christmas Eve. 😢

Everyone automatically hates on Edmund throughout the story, but what they don’t realize is that his character was written as a representation of us. Edmund's character is probably the most ambiguous in the novel/movie. For the first half of it, Edmund is as spiteful and mean as it is possible for a young boy to be, but his character transforms halfway through the novel. By the end, Edmund is fair-minded and brave, and he is just as admirable as Peter. This is the whole purpose of Edmund in the novel. The Witch is simply evil through and through. The Witch has no capacity for goodness, possibly because she is not human and was therefore not born with the capacity for both good and evil that human beings possess. Edmund is human, however, and no matter how evil he acts while in the service of the Witch, he is never so far gone that he cannot redeem himself. That is a representation of us - the imperfect and easily manipulated nature of humans. We are easily tempted, easily absorbed in our own desires and selfishness, and if given half the chance - most would sell out others to get what they want or need. Because of these weaknesses, it’s relatively easy for us to be tempted into doing wrong. Edmund’s redemption is supposed to teach us that - no matter how corrupted or bad a person may be, there’s almost always still a chance to become better. There’s almost always still a chance that we can choose to be good and kind. This story is also very Christian based. Aslan sacrificing himself for Edmund is supposed to be the equivalent of Jesus giving his life for us on the cross. That despite how bad and horrible we were, Aslan/Jesus still saw the beauty and good in us all and deemed us worth dying for. Aslan gave his life for Edmund was what activated the deep magic and caused death to reverse itself. Without Edmund, the battle of Narnia may have ended differently.

Savage all the way through lol. Who knew it would only take one snotty British kid for Sophie to come in swinging?

After everything you said I tried to hold back but you make Edmonds betrayal seem so simple. His older siblings bullied him and turned him cold and all you do is blame Edmond. He would cling to anyone who showed him kindness. Also that little speech about people hating umbridge more than Voldemort is just you trying to justify your own hatred of Edmond but only you the others who don't understand hate him. Don't let it seem like I don't like your videos because I do but we disagree on this.

I would not sell my family out like Edmund for something so small. I would want The Witch to teach me how to use magic in exchange.

I Like That Movie 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

Merry Christmas and happy holidays Sophie and everyone else. Thank you for all the videos and laughs. May 2023 give you a happy year! ❤️

Happy holidays, Sophie. The appreciation is very much mutual. Thank you

Have you not read the books Sophie? The author himself is a Christian so Narnia is probably biblical based

If I had seen this as a kid, it would have traumatized me, big time. Even as an adult, I was alarmed when that creature drugged Lucy was just waiting for her to pass out-it made my skin crawl, like what is this? A pedophile movie? I do know that C.S. Lewis was a friend of Tolkien and after seeing the live action movies of both writers, I am really glad that I read all of the non fiction books in my town's library and avoided 99% of the fiction books.

"Look at me. I'm so smart and Edmund is stupid. I don't believe the White Queen who says I'm special and will be king. I believe the talking beaver who says I am special and will be king"

29:45 it’s called quantum jumping

I hate Edmund in first movie, but I love him so much in the last 2 movies. He character develop is so much good!

Gods that was a top tier re watch/reaction! I loved it so much!

I was heartbroken. When they killed the lion 🦁. I was traumatized when I was five years old.

I mean sure Edmund betrayed Narnia and his family but cut him a break

Personally, I don’t see it as Aslan sacrificing himself for Edmund. He’s sacrificing himself for the whole of Narnia. Without all of the family, the prophecy wouldn’t have been able to happen, so in sacrificing himself he not only saves Edmund, he’s saving Narnia AND he knows he’s coming back so in reality, it’s not much of a sacrifice at all.

I’m sure Sophie will be happy to hear that at the end of the novels Edmond goes to heaven but Susan doesn’t 😅

I absolutely love that movie!! ✨❤️ Thanks Sophie to react on this movie!🌟

Merry Christmas Sophie 😀😃😄🙂😀😃😄

The implausibility of the redemption arc of Edmund and the senselessness of Aslan's sacrifice can only be understood from the perspective of Christian theology which was very much a part of the driving force behind all of Lewis' writings - not just the Nania stories. Edmund did not "deserve" the salvation that Aslan provided him, just as the Christian believer understands he does not "deserve" the sacrifice of Jesus for sinners. By making Aslan's sacrifice for just one person (Edmund) rather than a larger group of people, Lewis was able to emphasize the very personal nature of the concern Aslan (Jesus) has for each individual. For these reasons, the writings of C.S.Lewis are somewhat different from that of his close friend, J.R.R. Tolkien who was also inspired by Christian theology, but whose stories were just as engaging and relatable by those without a Christian perspective. A very similar redemption arc can be seen in a later Narnia story, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, where another annoying little brat, Eustace, has to endure more suffering as a dragon and prove that he learned his lesson before he is turned back into a boy by Aslan. I think that redemption arc is more acceptable because Eustace, was only a brat to his cousins (the Pevensies) and not his siblings. And he has more honest about his bratishness and did not betray his companions, so in a sense he was not as bad as Edmund. Rather than feel mad at Eustace, we feel more sorry for Eustace that his has made his own life so joyless.

The reason Aslan's death was so brutal is because it's supposed to represent Jesus's death and resurrection from the bible. Edmund represents human-kind who are sinners and need God to save them. Aslan took Edmunds place like Jesus did for humans.

I would let Mr. Tummus kid me up

27:54 I never think about that :)

I haven’t seen this movie in a very very long time. I remember seeing a little bit of the movie when I was a kid.

Sophie, I know some things don't make sense to you about the themes of this movie, like why Edmund is Jadis's property after his betrayal. The series is allegorical of the Bible.

If you liked the movies, you should read the books.

29:05 Peter Gryffindor Susan Ravenclaw Edmund Slytherin Lucy Hufflepuff

As a furry, I think I’d you feel the need to tell people you’re not…then you probably are 😂

I love the books, and yeah the ending is so sad 😭

Merry Christmas Eve Sophie! 💚🎄

19:53 dont blame u, i was exactly the same 28:44 okay maybe not exactly the same💀

Also something else that doesn't make sense. in the first movie they stay in Narnia until they are ADULTS. so it doesn't make any sense that they are children again upon their 2nd and 3rd visits to Narnia why aren't they adults when they return?

grave of the fireflies reaction. merry christmas sophie, 🎄🎄🎄🥳🎁

Thanks for the reaction Sophie! I enjoyed your reaction more than I liked the movie, though I did enjoy the movie. Merry Christmas! :)

The reason they showed you that part of the movie is so that you would understand what Christ suffered when he gave his life for you. Its one thing to say Christ died for you but quite another to see that he endured even more than the cross.

Aslan's death was meant to parallel Jesus' Crucifixion, that's why the movie felt the need to traumatize you.

Sounds like a decent movie. I remember seeing a preview for this on my DVD of Chicken Little. Also, trying reacting to The Lego Movie next. It’s a very good one!

Merry Christmas