The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) dir. Andrew Adamson

• Epic scenery
• The MUSIC
• The moment the music stopped and you just hear bodies colliding and shouts and the clatter of weapons. So chilling
• How Peter’s battle strategies clearly reflect his experiences and values; he uses the griffin’s to essentially bomb the witch’s army and keeps Edmund safe out of range on the cliff. He uses the air space over the enemy as an important battle field which is often forgotten in fantasy battles (but was such a big deal in blitzed London)
• The variety of of creatures in each army. The film uses this as a moment to world build on who lives in Narnia and establish what they value by who’s side they’re on
• It emphasises how each unique creature is built different and how that effects the battle. A good example is how the tiny guy with the sword takes down the rhino (it’s a split second scene where the rhino looks like he trips but he was actually attacked)
• There a unicorn, like, come on
• Again, the silence that comes when the music stops just before the two armies collide. Exquisite
• It’s not an overly gory battle, and it’s not made to look super grey or gritty, but it doesn’t glorify it either. It’s made to look epic but also terrible - there’s broad daylight and colour in each shot but the music adds weight to the deaths that happen
• Just a huge amount of fantasy creatures that don’t look like robots. Those fauns look genuinely nervous
• The way Peter consults the other leaders like the griffin and Oreius. He respects them
• Peter’s glance over his shoulder to Edmund for reassurance
• The way Edmund gives him a nod. SO cool.
• It demonstrates how they’re both kings and although Peter is leading the army Edmund is also playing a vital role in the battle

“Lost for the moment In the broad fields of sky, And oh, for the mornin’ that never shuts his eye, And I’ve gotta get back…”

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