When the Pevensie family are evacuated out to the country, they are unaware
of the adventure they will encounter. During a game of hide and seek, the
youngest daughter, Lucy (Henley) discovers a wardrobe which transports her
to the land of Narnia. Covered in snow, Narnia is full of weird and
wonderful creatures, but is watched over by the evil White Witch, Jadis
(Swinton). When all four Pevensie children end up through the wardrobe,
they discover that it was meant to be, as two daughters of Eve and two sons
of Adam must join with the mighty lion, Aslan (Neeson) to defeat the evil
White Witch.
Based on the classic novel by 'CS Lewis' (qv). Four London children are
sent to a professor's country home in order for protection during World War
II. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to a mystical land called
Narnia, which is being ruled by an evil witch. To defeat the witch, they
must join forces with Aslan, the lion God of Narnia.
Based on the 2nd in the series of books by 'CS Lewis' (qv), "The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe," the film tells the story of 4 children who go to
live with an old professor during the war. One day, while playing hide and
seek, Lucy, the youngest of the children, finds a wardrobe which leads to a
magical land called Narnia. However Narnia is being ruled by the evil White
Witch who has made it snow for 100 years and according to an old prophecy,
Edmund, Lucy, Peter and Susan are the "chosen ones" who will defeat the
Witch. They are assisted by the true ruler of Narnia, the lion, Aslan. With
the good Narnians on their side all 4 children must now defeat the witch
using all their strength and fulfill their destinies to become the new
kings and queens of Narnia.
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are deported from London to the house of an
eccentric professor during World War II. They find life in the house
extremely dull, until Lucy discovers a wardrobe that leads to a magical
world called Narnia, where animals can talk and all are ruled over by the
wise and benevolent lion Aslan. The others don't believe her at first, but
soon all of them go through the wardrobe and discover all is not well in
Narnia. The land is being kept in a perpetual winter by the evil White
Witch, Jadis, who turns anyone who doesn't obey her into stone. The
children join Aslan and the animals loyal to him in an attempt to vanquish
Jadis.
During the German air raids of WWII, the four Pevensie children - Peter,
Susan, Edmund and Lucy - are sent out of London to take shelter at the
country home of eccentric Prof. Digory Kirke, who happens to be the owner
of a curious wardrobe. Peering into this wardrobe one day, Lucy finds
herself in the snowy land of Narnia, which is mired in never-ending winter
thanks to the magic of the evil White Witch, who has proclaimed that it
will be always winter but never Christmas in the mystical land. Eventually
the other Pevensies find themselves in Narnia, and the four children learn
that they alone are the key to breaking the Witch's eternal winter. But
while three of them trudge through the snow with some helpful Beavers to
join forces with Aslan, the mighty Lion, the fourth takes a more
treacherous path and falls in league with the Witch...