The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Directed by Andrew Adamson this is the first in the series of adaptations from Disney and has a cast including Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy and Liam Neeson. Four children are evacuated during WW2 and discover a magic land inside a wardrobe.
There is something about this story that means for a lot of people it will always be associated with Christmas and there are a good number of reasons why which range from the winter setting, the Christian allegory and the references to Christmas in the work itself. Largely faithful to the book this is a good adaptation and probably the best so far in the series. There are a few elements that hint at the film being made in New Zealand rather than England but they are not overly obtrusive.
4/5
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