#nickreacts# i love your movie reaction and I hope soon in the near future that you and your girlfriend will do a movie reaction on one of my favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movies its from 1994 its called JUNIOR
If you've never read the 'Magician's Nephew' -then I definitely would! You see that book explains the beginning of Narnia and in it you meet Jadis. Professor Kirk (Digory) was there when Aslan breathed life into every living thing, as Aslan states, "...I was there when it was written." The White Witch (Jadis) actually follows Digory back to his world. (Yes, Jadis actually was in London for a little bit in the book!) Anyway, while there She grabbed a bar from a London lamp post. (Read Chapter 9). She is still holding it once she's back in Narnia. Jadis sees Aslan walking toward her and she throws the bar at His face. It has no effect on Him of course and bounces off. It lands and grows, yes, grows, into The Lamp Post. Hope that helps! :) @@Yugioh420
When Lucy entered Narnia for the first time, it was the actresses genuine reaction! She was blindfolded and carried to the set so she didn’t see it beforehand. Such magical films.
Also her crying seeing Mr. Tumnus frozen was also very genuine. James McAvoy (who plays Mr. Tumnus) comforted her right after the scene was done becasue it really did upset her.
Yes, it was really interesting I have seen a lot of Andrew Adamson talking about the casting of the kids and while they did obviously do acting auditions, he also actually went a slightly different route and asked the actors different questions to see if they each had a wide emotional range. Which I think is genius to do as a director. That way he knows the kids can tap into those emotions so even if they didn’t quite understand the situation or the characters motivations then he can direct and guide them in how to emotionally respond. I think it’s one of the best ways to approach child actors. He talked about casting Georgie, Lucy’s actor, and he said he asked about her favourite book. Andrew said Georgie started getting really emotional and sad when explaining the certain part of the book and he said that’s when he knew she would be their Lucy. Just such an awesome way to approach child actors. Shows not only an understanding of what your looking for and what your role is as a director, but also an understanding of children in general and that often there needs to be a slightly different approach.
The first book in the series is the Magician's Nephew. The Nephew visits Narnia when it is first created by Aslan. He also visits the world that Jadis is from and he's responsible for her getting to Narnia (via London). The Nephew takes an apple from Narnia to heal his mother but plants the seeds in his garden. The tree grows quickly but is later felled. The remains of the tree are made into the Wardrobe and, since the tree is Narnian, it is a gateway between the worlds. The Nephew grows up and becomes a professor with a house in the country.
You forgot the girl bes friend who has a strong personality, it's hinted at the end of the book I think. She's the strict keeper who lives with the professor.
The Magician’s Nephew is actually the sixth book in the series, written as a prequel. In the 1990’s (roughly forty years after the books came out) the publisher reordered the books to put Magician’s Nephew first. The girl best friend did not become the housekeeper. One is named Plummer, the other MacReady. The girl best friend grew up to be a famous traveler and author.
@@isaackellogg3493 you're using publishing date over world chronology. Tolkien's Silmarillion was published after his death but it's still the first set of stories in his world.
@@wrorchestra1 I don’t deny that _The Magician’s Nephew_ is the earliest story in the world of Narnia, but is not the _first book. _ I just wanted to draw this distinction which I think is important. Placing the prequel first in reading order diminishes the story’s impact, and causes continuity errors with LWW. These problems cease to exist if the books are read in publishing order. You are free to disagree, of course, and many do, but I still believe the distinction between earliest story and first book is not insignificant, and should continue to be recognized.
@@wrorchestra1 People who think prequels should be read first are crazy. I don't understand this autistic need to have the books in chronological order. Prequels are fascinating exactly because they reveal how various things and people came to be where they are. Specifically, with Narnia, it immediately becomes clear that Digory and Polly awakened the White Witch from the first book and just how serious that is. It’s also interesting that the lamppost ends up in Narnia thanks to Jadis. These references to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe wouldn’t mean anything to someone if they read The Magician’s Nephew first because they wouldn't have the context from the first book. It's better to read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first because you're wondering what is relatively modern lamppost doing in a fantasy world and then you get the answer in the sixth book.
And that’s why animals are hard to train and made to act convincingly (among a plethora of other reasons). You’re better off having decent CGI animals. Sure it would be nice to have a real chimp to act in your film, but knowing how strong and vicious they are, I’d rather the crew use a fake cgi ape than have them get mauled by one.
Narnia is SO underrated! The casting and acting is outstanding. The visuals and the cinematography is phenomenal. The score is so good. Everything about it is just amazing. Fun facts: Georgie Henley's (Lucy) first reaction to Narnia is genuine. They didn't let her see the set until they filmed it. Her reaction to Mr. Tumnus is also genuine, for she had not seen James McAvoy in his costume before the scene was filmed. Georgie Henley's older sister, Rachael Henley, plays grown-up Lucy. The character of the White Witch was inspired by the Snow Queen from the story of Hans Christian Andersen (Elsa from Frozen is loosely based on her too since she was originally supposed to be the villain). Also, the Turkish Delight was addictive, making the one who ate it want more and more as well as being more susceptible to give out information. But Edmund's longing to be King definitely helped. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were very close friends. Tolkien was even instrumental in Lewis' own conversion to Christianity. Aslan represents Jesus Christ who sacrificed himself and died for our sins (in this case Edmund) and rose back from the dead because he was an innocent. Although Lewis did not originally set out to incorporate Christian elements and themes into the books, it is something that occurred as he wrote them. J.K. Rowling has said she was influenced by Narnia and whether it was on purpose or not, each of the Pevensie children represent each of the houses in Hogwarts. Peter = Gryffindor: Brave, loyal, honourable, chivalrous, a natural fighter & leader and protects his family at all costs but is impulsive and proud. Edmund = Slytherin: Ambitious, intelligent, resourceful, falls into temptation to gain power & recognition. Susan = Ravenclaw: Logical, wise, intelligent, witty, caring and often the voice of reason. Lucy = Hufflepuff: Kind, helpful, selfless, forgives easily and treats everyone as equals. She also has a bit of Gryffindor in her: Brave and loyal. The third film is not as good as the other two but still entertaining (mainly because of the legend that is Eustace!). But it's unfortunate cuz they never finished the franchise. They were also competing with bigger franchises like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. They were gonna adapt The Magician's Nephew, the first book of the series, until Walden Media lost its rights to the franchise in 2011. The Mark Gordon Company retained the rights instead to adapt the next book in the franchise, The Silver Chair. But for some reason that never happened, and in 2018, Netflix acquired the rights to develop their own Narnia reboot. In 2023 it was announced that Greta Gerwig was set to direct at least two of the novels for Netflix (whether it's two of these remade or any of the other four I don't know).
Edmund is a Ravenclaw (bookworm, loves mysteries, the one who solved the time difference riddle), and Susan is a Slytherin (she's practical, not logical, wants loves and attention). The Witch planted the idea of kingship in his head, and he himself had never considered that.
Interesting that it was her older sister. I was just thinking that they made a great choice with that actress as she resembles Lucy (and older Georgie Henley) a lot.
The Turkish delight had a kind of spell that made Edmund want more and easy for him to give information away. C. S. Lewis was a good friend of J. R. R. Tolkien. In the book " The Magician's Nephew " , which is one of the books in " The Chronicles of Narnia ", the Professor is the Nephew and young. That's how he knew about the wardrobe and Narnia in this book/movie. St. Nick did give the beavers presents in the book.
Interesting, but I dunno. I guess, because we know this is written as a Christian story based on Biblical beliefs and parables, the Turkish delight isn't really candy, I tend towards seeing the candy as a mixture of 30 pieces of silver, the forbidden fruit, and killing resentment. Edmund, therefore, is Judas, Adam, and Cain. And as a Son of Adam, there are all of those elements within him. Every Christian knows Why the table broke, Why Aslan took the deal, and What the deep magic that The White Witch didn't know is. The same with knowledge of Who the White Witch really is, Why she's so beautiful and powerful, Why betrayers belong to her, and What the relationship is with Aslan. Edmund is not under a spell (from what I remember, though I could definitely be mistaken, haha). As Shakespeare wrote, the fault is not in our stars as some convenient Flip Wilson "The devil made me do it" excuse for our own failures, failings, sins, and shortcomings. Recall the Death Eaters in Harry Potter that blamed Voldemort's threats and the imperious curse for the decisions they freely made. Remember Saul Gurrera in Star Wars who realized that his false sense of higher ground morality could not withstand the Truth of his evil, until in Rogue One, he understood Padme's epiphany that the side of right is easily lost. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights. I really appreciate them
@@LA_HA Edmund is under a spell. It's clearly explained in the book that the Turkish Delight was echanted to make you addicted but it also enhanced negative feelings that were there already. Even the beaver mentions he should have know Edmund is a traitor because he looked like someone who had eaten the Witch's food.
Turkish delight WAS enchanted. It's not a theory, it was clear in the books, although his personality also was a part of his actions. But candies and drink indeed were enchanted to make you addicted and eat until you die.
Difficult book passages to adapt: None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different. Perhaps it has sometimes happened to you in a dream that someone says something which you don't understand but in the dream it feels as if it had some enormous meaning--either a terrifying one which turns the whole dream into a nightmare or else a lovely meaning too lovely to put into words, which makes the dream so beautiful that you remember it all your life and are always wishing you could get into that dream again. It was like that now. At the name of Aslan each one of the children felt something jump in its inside. Edmund felt a sensation of mysterious horror. Peter felt suddenly brave and adventurous. Susan felt as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. And Lucy got the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of Summer.
I agree that’s dry hard to capture fully in a movie, but I definitely appreciated how they made a point to focus on each individual’s reaction to the first mention of Aslan
This movie is so special to me. I love S.C Lewis and he was able to use fantasy to tell the most important biblical story. Your girlfriend is such a sweetheart! Thank you for reacting to this beautiful movie! 🤗💛🌻
This movie was filmed in New Zealand and Weta Workshop worked on the costumes and props! Yes! The same company that did the weaponry for LOTR! That's why we see such authentic-looking and beautifully made swords, chain mail and other weaponry in what's basically a kids' movie. ❤
The professor visited Narnia when he was a boy. If you read the book called the Magicians Nephew it’s all explained. Like what the lamppost is doing in forest and the wardrobe being carved from the wood of a Narnian tree.
@@liamwarner5749 Nah. It's a tree from a garden in Narnia. It would curse anyone who stole from the garden with an evil version of their heart's desire (which is why the White Witch is seemingly immortal but also miserable) but Digory took one on Aslan's instruction. Because he wasn't selfish (even though he was tempted to take the apple home to his sick mom), Aslan instructs him to plant the apple, it grows overnight into another tree, and Aslan permits him to take one of those apples home to give to his mother (no curse attached to that one).
@@zammmerjammer Yes but I vaguely recall the tree itself or rather the seeds for it were planted over the rings that allowed travel between worlds and then later the professor made the wardrobe out of its wood. Always thought it absorbed some of the rings magic.
@@liamwarner5749 Yes, you're right there. I thought Aslan made them leave the rings behind but no, they were buried along with the second apple's seeds in the backyard in London.
The air raid scene in the beginning of the film and the scene where the Pevensie children evacuate London always breaks my heart. I remember learning about the Second World War and other events during that decade when I studied abroad in France. Part of our experience included visits to the museum in Caen, the American Cemetery, Arromanches, and the D-Day beaches. World War II must have been a terrifying time. I cannot even imagine the things that generation went through. Fact: The co-producer Douglas Gresham is one of the stepsons of C.S. Lewis.
I had a dear friend from England many years ago, she was in her 70’s when I met her. She was 4 when the Nazis bombed London, and she still remembered being put onto a train with tons of other children, and going out to stay with people in the countryside. She said she mostly recalled how scared everyone was, and how everyone was crying, saying goodbye to their kids. Many of them never saw their parents again, but she was lucky, and her mother survived. They emigrated to the States when she was older, and lived her life here. 🌟
My grandfather fought in World War II as part of the US Army Air Force. His unit was based out of England and flew bombing missions over occupied Europe. He didn't like to talk about the war, though.
i sob every time i watch this!! the biblical parallels are soooo incredibly powerful. c.s. lewis is just amazing - so grateful tolkien inspired him to write so many great stories!! 🖤 & watching that battle scene as a child was such an adrenaline rush lol
No other movie makes me feel the way this one does! Like the nostalgia and wonder it makes you feel in unparalleled and for when it came out the CGI and special effects are INSANE
Your girlfriend looks so much more comfortable doing reactions now! You guys are great, it's like wathing a movie with friends, specially a nostalgic one like this! Loved the video
Quynh made me laugh so much in this reaction! 😆😆💀💀 “she has a big heart and never mad at anybody, I wish I could be like her.” 🤣 SAME girl, SAME. 💀 and when she says, “I’m dumb, cut that out”. 🤭 omggg and the poop comment. 😭💀
Edmunds acr throughout the series is incredible. I grew up with the books and loved the movies so much when they came out such a shame that they never continued the series with this cast. They’re perfect
In the book Father Christmas did give the Beavers gift. He repaired and improved their home and dam and left Mrs. Beaver a new and better sewing machine to replace the one the wolves had destroyed.
That sound design in the beginning where the hide-and-seek music stops and reverberates is such an amazing thing. It’s so disconcerting and sort of “wobbles” you into apprehension.
Yes! I love the sound design in that moment and the rest of the whole wardrobe reveal was just so well-directed, one of the best scenes in the entire movie imo!
This was amazing, I had so much fun. You definitely went into this with the right frame of mind, not everyone does. It's such a special movie and you did it justice with your commentary. Also, your girlfriend is great! I hope to see more of her in future reactions!
This story completely captivated my childhood. ❤ I stumbled onto the cartoon version one morning and was completely engrossed in the magic of Narnia. It shaped my whole childhood and made fantasy my favorite genre. 😂
This series never got beyond Voyage of the Dawn Treader, so it's safe to talk about The Professor. The sixth book of the Narnia series is The Magician's Nephew. It serves as a prequel to the Narnia series. To cut a long story short, the eponymous 'magician's nephew' IS Digory Kirk, the child who grows up to be The Professor. Using magic rings, he and a little girl traveled to the Woods Between Worlds, discovered Jadis, the White Queen, in the ruins of her World and accidentally brought her to Narnia at the moment of it's creation (after a brief stopover in London, where Jadis tore a crossbar off a lamppost, which she dropped in Narnia and which grew into the Lamppost where Lucy met Tumnus). Digory and the girl returned home and buried the rings at the foot of an apple tree. Decades later the tree was felled in a storm and Digory had it turned into a wardrobe which waited silently in that upstairs room for Lucy to find it.
The apple tree is actually a Narnian apple tree. Aslan gives Digory Kirke (the Professor) an apple to bring home and he plants the core after giving the rest to his mother to cure her illness.
i remember first watching this movie when i was like, six, and really enjoying seeing the difference between edmumd at the beginning (with him being disappointed by the thought of peter also being king) and him at the end (being happy when it wasn't just him and peter as king, but also susan and lucy as queens). this film was one of the first ones where i pinpointed the exact differences in someone's character and it was fascinating
So, I know im late to the party here, 6 months late, but I love Narnia so much. I even purchased a book about the making Narnia and let me tell you, it is so worth the read. It has so many facts that you will wonder just how much wasn't shared. Here are but a few. 1.) Tilda and Skandar (Edmund) never interacted with each other before filming. All their practices were done seprately and only when it came to filming, were they allowed to meet. However, it was only to perform their lines for the scene and afterwards, Tilda asked if she could now talk to Skandar. Andrew Adamson wanted Skandar to have genuie fear of the witch and he felt by keeping them apart would help magnify that fear. 2.) Tilda was concerned that the kids needed to be kept happy. She insisted on making sure they had fun and then invited everyone to her home for the wrap party. 3.) Georgie and James McAvoy became fast friends and practiced their parts together. However, when it came time to film the scene when the first meet, Georgie had never seen James in his makeup and costume. So, when she first saw him, that scream she let out was genuie. She then broke character and asked James if that was really him. Andrew Adamson loved her reaction so much, that he kept it in the final. Unfortunately, because Georgie broke character, they had to reshoot the scene. 4.) When asked what her favorite scene was, Skandar's mom answered that it was the scene in which her son was tied to the tree and gagged. She literally asked if they could film it again. Last one to end a long comment 5.) Skandar was a trouble maker on the set. He would always play pranks on people and would poke one guy in the back every day, leading him to yell out Skandar's name. This meant that the day would be starting soon. Hope everyone enjoyed these 5 fun facts.
For those who don’t know. There is a book before the lion, the witch and the wardrobe called the magicians nephew. (I don’t believe a movie has ever been made about it not even the VHS movies that do everything through the last battle). In that book the “magician’s nephew” is the professor. He witnessed the creation of Narnia from the void, what he does in that book is also why the witch is in Narnia in the first place she is actually from a completely different place.
The Magician's Nephew is my favourite of the series. You get to see the white witch in Charn. It's so much more dream like but has never been made into a live action adaptation. Netflix was due to do the whole series of books, I don't know if that's still going ahead.
I’m a little skeptical because it’s Netflix but I’d like a modern version of the whole series. So many know the wardrobe and prince caspian but little else
I was unaware it was published after. Thanks for telling me. I wasn’t really saying it in that way I more meant in chronological order magician’s nephew is first.
One of the first true prequels, i.e., a book written and published after the original book, portraying events leading up to the original. And it has some of the defects of prequels: Lewis goes through some rather dubious convolutions in the prequel to explain the wonderful mysterious fact of a gas-lit lamppost being in the middle of a forest. Notwithstanding Douglas Gresham's feelings on the matter, the series should be read in publication order, not chronological order, for this reason. The introduction of the lamppost and Aslan Himself is spoiled in L.W.W. if you have already read about them in the later book.
45:04 Not quite a theory... in the book, it explicitly says that the witch had enchanted the Turkish Delight so that whoever ate it would have an immensely strong craving for it, so that's why he seemed so ready to betray his family with the promise of more of it.
@@nickreacts6394 to add to this, something else they cut out of this version but was mentioned in the book and kept in the 90’s BBC adaptation is that Mr Beaver recognizes that Edmund will betray them almost immediately. Once Edmund disappears, he tells the siblings that Edmund has the look of someone who has spent time with the Witch and specifically “eaten her food”. So this was a common tactic she must have used to turn people to her side, and the magic effect it had on the victims must have been noticeable. Lucy actually sees it in this version- she tells him he “looks awful” when she sees him after visiting Tumnus. In the other versions, she’ll also say he looks pale or sick. That’s not to say his personality has nothing to do with it. It’s heavily implied that he was the only sibling the Witch had a chance of converting, because of his youth, his jealousy towards Peter and Susan, and because he was not as inherently pure as Lucy. He was the only one who would walk willingly into her trap. So you’re technically not wrong. The Witch used the candy to make Edmund less likely to want to leave- it didn’t turn him to her side by itself, that was mostly done by his own need to be better than his siblings. And who at that age doesn’t enjoy the idea of becoming royalty?
Loved y'alls reaction to my family's favorite movie!! Can't wait to see the 2nd and 3rd with you both! Read the books! CS Lewis is amazing and the directors of the movies really did a wonderful job of retelling his story while keeping everything that was nessecary. Ps. Yes, it mentions in the book that the Turkish Delight was enchanted, that was why Edmund was desperate for more. It was kind of insurance for the Witch, knowing that he would return.
i can’t make it through the intro anymore without my cheeks hurting from smiling!! you two are so sweet i love how comfy she is getting behind the camera! ❤
This movie is such a household name in the uk that we have this game thing, where you push your friends/family members into a bush, scream “NARNIA” and then run away 😂😂😂
Fun fact: theres quite a few turkish things in this. Turkish delight, Aslan’s and the white Queen’s (Jadis) names is literally just turkish for Lion and Witch, and Peter’s moniker “Peter the Magnificent” comes from Suleiman the Magnificent.
I wish they made all 7 movies. This book series was one of the biggest influences on the creation of Harry Potter. I'm not sure people would have been ready for the way the last movie would have ended, though
I totally agree, and I remember the first time reading the book I was so lost ! It was nothing like I expected... And it would be so hard to put into a film
I would have loved to see all 7 movies or at least done the silver chair and the last battle with the three movies that are all ready done. The horse and his boy and the magician's nephew could have been skipped.
I really disliked Edmund when I first saw this, but how he changes and sacrifices himself facing the witch! Great character arch! Loved him at the end! Lucy was super sweet and loving! Peter was fearless! All of them undergo change even Susan! But i think Edmunds bravery and selflessness is a shining example of a lost person being rescued from that darkness! Beautufully written by C. S. Lewis❤️
Yes I love Edmund’s arc in this, from scared/ bullying to willing to sacrifice everything for his family! The whole cast is truly incredible, and Lucy is probably my favorite in this film, but I think Edmund has the most satisfying character growth 👌
@@nickreacts6394 The only thing I, actually, disliked about the movie was that they left out a, critical, piece of information about Edmond and the White Witch. The hot coco and Turkish Delight she gave him was enchanted. It caused a magical addiction that he would do anything to satisfy. He was a bit of a snot at first, but his turning over his family was, primarily, because of that bespelled food. Without that info, it's hard to be sympathetic towards Edmond until much later.
Yeah and in the book King Edmond sets up the judicial system. With him being the highest judge. He was know as being very fair with the only bad thing being that he was a little to quick to give second chances.......
@@samuelvincent557The only reason that this was left out, is that you could quite easily come to that conclusion. He asks for it at unusual times for rewards when it was never offered. It's junk food - not good for nourishment, and he's a child. It's an allegory for sins that are appealing in their pursuit, but in the grand scheme of things are merely illusions that control us. Think greed, lust, addictions, etc. It's quite easy to surmise that food from a sorceress - who furthermore represents the devil in this story - would be cursed in some manner. They did well to not beat the audience over the head with a step by step explanation.
@@piterpraker3399 it didn't need to be a step by step explanation. In the books, it was a couple of sentences, I think by Mr. Beaver. The problem is, that its easy to see from the perspective of having read the books, but I have yet to see anyone who only saw the movie get that. Including every reactor.
Regarding the design of the White Witch: the blond look was actually Tilda Swintons idea. They wanted the witch to look as aryan as possible, because they figured the kids biggest fear would be something that reminded them of the fascism that their father was fighting against. A white and blond witch would obviously remind the kids of the nazi regime, and it would also break a quite dishonorable tradition of always making villians look stereotypically jewish, asian or middle eastern. It can seem a small detail, but having a stereotypically white villian is actually pretty unusual, evan to this day.
Oh dang I didn’t realize it was Tilda Swinton’s idea! What a perfect instinct for her character! I also never made the connection to the real world nazi regime, that is an excellent and subtle touch 👌 wow this movie has some incredible details!
Wut?!? White villains have always been common, ESPECIALLY today. Besides, Jadis had black hair and a skin-tone which was suitable for her colouring, just like everybody else. She was also described as exceptionally beautiful. She only got the salt-white skin AFTER eating the forbidden apple. I seriously doubt that kids in a white country would think that people in another white country signified National Socialism without it being that particular political system! Kids were not as dumb back then as they are today.
All the details in her looks are perfection. Her icy crown melting as winter is ending and her battle outfit with ASLAN's hair as hairpiece. This movie is so underrated 😢
During the war food was heavily rationed. Lucy was probably a bit hungry and hadn't seen much meat in some time. So, yes a nice tea with sardines would have been a temptation for her.
In the books the beavers do get gifts from Santa. MR Beaver got his Damn completed back home. And Mrs Beaver got a new Sowing machine which was left at home because they wouldn't need it and couldn't carry it while on the run.
Fun fact Christopher markus and stephen mcfeely who wrote this movie and the Narnia trilogy also wrote Avengers infinity war, Avengers endgame and 2 captain america movies
I don't think they ever mention it in the movie, but in the book its mentioned that the witches food is magic and bewitches any who consume it. First thing he did when entering the world was eat and drink of her food. So he didn't have a chance really from the very beginning.
Father Christmas didn’t get in to Narnia “because of the hope that your Majesties have brought.” It was Aslan who broke the spell that kept him out. Because once Christmas happens, winter’s end is inevitable.
Nick I found your chanel watching your first reaction to this awesome movie, this is my fFAVORITE saga, I'm currentrly reading all the books (I'm reading The Last Battle), thank you for reacting! Your girlfriend is sooooo cute, God bless you guys!
A film full of magic from start to finish, one of my favourites, I do not care what critics say I loved it! Childhood magic is something that you cannot measure
Regarding Edmund, he was experiencing a kind of withdrawal because his life in the "real" world is in the middle of the Second World War, which is why they had to leave. At that time there was a shortage of sugar so he must not have eaten sugar in months and if we add that the sweets came from a witch it is understandable, even though it is not right, that he did all that for some sweets
One of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!!! This is such a beautiful and profound story. I treasured it as a child, and they did such an amazing job on this movie! Love you guys! Hope you get married soon! Lol ;-)
This movie's beginning ALWAYS tears me up, too- because it's not fantasy, it's real history. It's the story of the Blitz, and how England evacuated children to the country during the German bombings (1940-44). Hundreds, if not thousands, of kids were shipped away from their families, to strangers in the country (Germany was bombing big cities, not wasting ammo on rural areas), and many of them DID lose their parents to a bomb. And even though the bombings usually targeted big cities, the parents waving goodbye knew there was a chance their kids could die, too. This movie really portrays the depth of feeling such a parting would entail. In the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney, 1971), the same theme plays out. It also forms a big part of the new Doctor Who two-part episode, The Empty Child.
While the religious allegories are VERY obvious in this movie and I'm not religious, this has been one of my favorite movies since it came out. You can tell that everyone that worked on it was really determined to bring Lewis's world to life. The casting, the visuals, the costumes, the script adaptation -this is one of the movies I point to (besides LotR) when someone wants an example of a good book-to-movie adaptation. I've always been sad that the third movie wasn't as good as the first two and so this particular incarnation fell through, because I loved this one and Prince Caspian so much.
The turkish delight was made of the blue liquid potion, it was designed to basically bring out the worst of your characteristics and make you addicted to it, which is why he asked for it as soon as he saw the witch again, and it caused his middle child syndrome to be cranked up to 1000. I also loved that they showed the actual battle in the movie, as in the book we only hear peter’s summary of it.
In the book, the beavers DID get presents as well, although they were left at their house (one of the gifts being repairs and upgrades being done for them.) Also Father Christmas does look a bit different than Santa Clause. The red suit is a US thing.
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 wouldn’t say that Peter and Susan were jerks-they’re living the same nightmare Edmund is (Lucy too) and are trying to assume parental responsibilities being the eldest children themselves-but they were certainly dismissive and too critical. For crying out loud, Edmund loves his father enough to single-handedly run back into their house during a bombing raid to get at least one picture of him…and then his eldest brother yells at him for being “selfish.” Completely misreading his motivations and heart, and destroying trust even more than it was already. It doesn’t excuse how poorly Edmund treated Lucy or all the wrongs he committed with Jadis. But you don’t minimize someone’s trauma and experience, especially of a kid in his situation, without paying the price.
Fun fact J.K. Rolling got her inspiration from Narina. Lucy is Helga Hufflepuff her sister is Rowena Ravenclaw and the oldest brother Godric Gryffindor and the youngest brother is Salazar Slythern.
I really like the lore about how Narnia was created. Unfortunately the only book of the series I read. The Lamppost grew out of some metal from a London one. Because when Narnia was born the land was so fertile you could plant basically anything you wanted. If I remember correctly. In the book there is one scene where they plant a caramel bonbon and overnight that grows into a tree, with delicious fruit kinda resembling the bonbons.
The lore is that years before this happened when the old professor was a boy, he and his mother stayed with his uncle as his mother was deathly sick. Eventually, he and another girl had come upon a place that was sort of an in between place by magic rings taken from his scheming uncle. This place was a beautiful meadow type area that had numerous pools and each pool was a different world and was called The Wood Between The Worlds. The professor and the girl (Digory and Polly) came upon a world that had already ended, a single survivor was left. Jadis, the queen, killed everyone to maintain her throne. They kind of picked up on how she wasn’t a good person (as children tend to do) and tried to leave. Jadis grabbed them as they tried to do so and eventually ended up in England. Jadis caused a ruckus (a BIG ONE as she’s super strong physically in our world) and at one point ended up tearing off a piece of lamppost and hitting someone with it. They used the rings to get her out of their world and ended up in Narnia as the world came into creation, built by Aslan. There was a tree with beautiful apples and the witch tried to get Digory to eat one but he refused. Upon seeing Aslan, Jadis grew frightened and threw the piece of lamppost at him but Aslan scared her so much she ran off into the woods. (That piece of lamppost eventually sprouted into a lamppost in Narnia) Due to Digory's successful resistance of Jadis' temptations Aslan permitted him to pluck an apple from the Tree of Protection to bring him to his mother, promising that it would magically heal, though it would not grant immortality or eternal youth. At the end of the story, Digory planted the seeds of the apple and it grew into a big magnificent tree whose leaves always fluttered even when there was no breeze. The tree unfortunately was felled but Digory had the lumber repurposed and had a beautiful wardrobe made with it. Sorry for the lengthy post, I LOVED these books as a kid and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was my awakening love for fiction/fantasy books 😅
There are a few things that the film I think definitely improve upon the book. In the book it’s just assumed Edmond he’s unpleasant because he’s just a bully, while in the movie it’s because he misses his father; the kids don’t really show any reluctance to be involved in the war while they do in the movie and we actually see the climatic battle in the movie while it’s only the aftermath that is shown in the book.
I loved the 3 Narnia movies. Watching this with you just now reminded me how good they are. Hoping someone makes movies or miniseries about the last 4 books, too.
Great reaction! You guys are so cute and I had to comment on it haha. These movies have a special place in my heart. I wish more people would watch it.
Some of my favorite Narnia memes involve the ending because they go from full adult kings and queens, back to poor children affected by war. Like they could have had families, they almost definitely had lavish lives and castles and they had a huge impact on the world and then bam. The last 20 years of your life are gone and they just have to deal w it lol
Welp, that was a fun throwback for sure! There sure were some emotions on this side of the screen too. This movie truly has a strong tale to tell. Haven't seen this one in a while. Maybe I need to do something about that.. And I also think that I must now go and and read the books, too!
Love your reaction and your gf’s reaction is soooo cute and funny 😄. By the way, I recommend Shutter Island to you. It is directed by Scorsese. I got to say, it was one of the most phenomenal performances by Leo.
The Pevensie Kids visit Narnia several times but it is Lucy who visits the most because she is the youngest and as you get older it is harder to get into Narnia.
24:13 you'll be happy to know that the beavers got gifts in the book Mrs. Beaver got a new sewing machine delivered to their dam and Mr. Beaver got his dam completed with a new sluice gate.
This has been my all-time favorite movie ever since it was first released. I grew up reading the Chronicles of Narnia books, and this movie is about as close to a perfect adaptation as is possible. Unlike most movies that adapt books, the changes this one made were all for the better.
Georgia's character Lucy was originally the main character out of all the others because she had such a deeper connection to Aslan and Narnia more than her siblings did
40:41 Oh Yes he knows, because he was one of the humans who saw the creation of Narnia (when he was a child) and it was his mistake that made the white witch in Narnia
Little bit of trivia the professor is known as Professor Digory Kirke, And when he was a boy, he saw the birth of Narnia alongside his childhood friend. Unfortunately, at the same time he brought Jadis the white witch into Narnia by accident. But to the Narnians that was several thousand years ago, time moves very different between Narnia and the real world. Sometimes it’ll move so fast that decades or millenniums will pass other times. It will move as if Mere Hours have passed. I just have something to say on the whole Turkish delight scene, what do you have to understand, Is that Edmund Peter Lucy and Susan have come from a war torn Britain that is facing bombing raids and that the U-boat Wolfpack are hunting shipping coming from the British empire and the US to bring goods to Britain so there is a lot of rationing at the time; especially things like sugar, eggs and butter. Which were being sent to fuel Britain’s military. And with the shortages of sugar, candy is not as abundant as it had been before the war. As a result things like Turkish delight is completely out of reach for Edmund. He thought he was just taking advantage of a generous woman to get him some sweets. And yes, the Turkish delight may have been laced with dark magic to influence Edmund into making bad decisions.
"Are you with me?" ..."I have no choice." xDD Also at 38:38 you gotta respect the dwarf. They had already lost and their queen was dead. He could've ran but decided to use the last of his strength to finish off Edmund. "I may be dead but at least I'm taking this pos with me!" :D
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#nickreacts# i love your movie reaction and I hope soon in the near future that you and your girlfriend will do a movie reaction on one of my favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movies its from 1994 its called JUNIOR
Do you know where the lamp post in the forest came from?
Can you guys do a Q&A how you met?
If you've never read the 'Magician's Nephew' -then I definitely would! You see that book explains the beginning of Narnia and in it you meet Jadis. Professor Kirk (Digory) was there when Aslan breathed life into every living thing, as Aslan states, "...I was there when it was written."
The White Witch (Jadis) actually follows Digory back to his world. (Yes, Jadis actually was in London for a little bit in the book!) Anyway, while there She grabbed a bar from a London lamp post. (Read Chapter 9). She is still holding it once she's back in Narnia. Jadis sees Aslan walking toward her and she throws the bar at His face. It has no effect on Him of course and bounces off. It lands and grows, yes, grows, into The Lamp Post.
Hope that helps! :) @@Yugioh420
When Lucy entered Narnia for the first time, it was the actresses genuine reaction! She was blindfolded and carried to the set so she didn’t see it beforehand. Such magical films.
Yup, I remember learning about that before. So cool ❤ I watched this years ago in class, such a great movie
apparently it was also her birthday 🙂
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Also her crying seeing Mr. Tumnus frozen was also very genuine. James McAvoy (who plays Mr. Tumnus) comforted her right after the scene was done becasue it really did upset her.
The casting of the kids was absolutely perfect in this movie.
Yes, it was really interesting I have seen a lot of Andrew Adamson talking about the casting of the kids and while they did obviously do acting auditions, he also actually went a slightly different route and asked the actors different questions to see if they each had a wide emotional range. Which I think is genius to do as a director. That way he knows the kids can tap into those emotions so even if they didn’t quite understand the situation or the characters motivations then he can direct and guide them in how to emotionally respond. I think it’s one of the best ways to approach child actors.
He talked about casting Georgie, Lucy’s actor, and he said he asked about her favourite book. Andrew said Georgie started getting really emotional and sad when explaining the certain part of the book and he said that’s when he knew she would be their Lucy.
Just such an awesome way to approach child actors. Shows not only an understanding of what your looking for and what your role is as a director, but also an understanding of children in general and that often there needs to be a slightly different approach.
The first book in the series is the Magician's Nephew. The Nephew visits Narnia when it is first created by Aslan. He also visits the world that Jadis is from and he's responsible for her getting to Narnia (via London). The Nephew takes an apple from Narnia to heal his mother but plants the seeds in his garden. The tree grows quickly but is later felled. The remains of the tree are made into the Wardrobe and, since the tree is Narnian, it is a gateway between the worlds. The Nephew grows up and becomes a professor with a house in the country.
You forgot the girl bes friend who has a strong personality, it's hinted at the end of the book I think. She's the strict keeper who lives with the professor.
The Magician’s Nephew is actually the sixth book in the series, written as a prequel. In the 1990’s (roughly forty years after the books came out) the publisher reordered the books to put Magician’s Nephew first.
The girl best friend did not become the housekeeper. One is named Plummer, the other MacReady. The girl best friend grew up to be a famous traveler and author.
@@isaackellogg3493 you're using publishing date over world chronology. Tolkien's Silmarillion was published after his death but it's still the first set of stories in his world.
@@wrorchestra1 I don’t deny that _The Magician’s Nephew_ is the earliest story in the world of Narnia, but is not the _first book. _ I just wanted to draw this distinction which I think is important. Placing the prequel first in reading order diminishes the story’s impact, and causes continuity errors with LWW. These problems cease to exist if the books are read in publishing order. You are free to disagree, of course, and many do, but I still believe the distinction between earliest story and first book is not insignificant, and should continue to be recognized.
@@wrorchestra1 People who think prequels should be read first are crazy. I don't understand this autistic need to have the books in chronological order. Prequels are fascinating exactly because they reveal how various things and people came to be where they are. Specifically, with Narnia, it immediately becomes clear that Digory and Polly awakened the White Witch from the first book and just how serious that is. It’s also interesting that the lamppost ends up in Narnia thanks to Jadis. These references to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe wouldn’t mean anything to someone if they read The Magician’s Nephew first because they wouldn't have the context from the first book. It's better to read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first because you're wondering what is relatively modern lamppost doing in a fantasy world and then you get the answer in the sixth book.
Fun fact: the dog's tails are all CGI. Apparently they were so happy to be there, they wouldn’t stop wagging their tails.
And that’s why animals are hard to train and made to act convincingly (among a plethora of other reasons). You’re better off having decent CGI animals.
Sure it would be nice to have a real chimp to act in your film, but knowing how strong and vicious they are, I’d rather the crew use a fake cgi ape than have them get mauled by one.
Tilda Swinton is on another level. The fact that she doesn't have a storage room full of Oscars is a crime
I wish I could heart this comment a hundred times!
She is in a current streaming release called "The Killer." She is fantastic in her role!
My favorite character with Tilda Swinton is in the movie Constantine. With Keanu Reeve. Not gonna say much of her character in the movie..
18 years later and I still tell myself the same thing
@@aliciacarley3408 Phenomenal
Narnia is SO underrated! The casting and acting is outstanding. The visuals and the cinematography is phenomenal. The score is so good. Everything about it is just amazing.
Fun facts:
Georgie Henley's (Lucy) first reaction to Narnia is genuine. They didn't let her see the set until they filmed it. Her reaction to Mr. Tumnus is also genuine, for she had not seen James McAvoy in his costume before the scene was filmed. Georgie Henley's older sister, Rachael Henley, plays grown-up Lucy.
The character of the White Witch was inspired by the Snow Queen from the story of Hans Christian Andersen (Elsa from Frozen is loosely based on her too since she was originally supposed to be the villain). Also, the Turkish Delight was addictive, making the one who ate it want more and more as well as being more susceptible to give out information. But Edmund's longing to be King definitely helped.
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were very close friends. Tolkien was even instrumental in Lewis' own conversion to Christianity. Aslan represents Jesus Christ who sacrificed himself and died for our sins (in this case Edmund) and rose back from the dead because he was an innocent. Although Lewis did not originally set out to incorporate Christian elements and themes into the books, it is something that occurred as he wrote them.
J.K. Rowling has said she was influenced by Narnia and whether it was on purpose or not, each of the Pevensie children represent each of the houses in Hogwarts. Peter = Gryffindor: Brave, loyal, honourable, chivalrous, a natural fighter & leader and protects his family at all costs but is impulsive and proud. Edmund = Slytherin: Ambitious, intelligent, resourceful, falls into temptation to gain power & recognition. Susan = Ravenclaw: Logical, wise, intelligent, witty, caring and often the voice of reason. Lucy = Hufflepuff: Kind, helpful, selfless, forgives easily and treats everyone as equals. She also has a bit of Gryffindor in her: Brave and loyal.
The third film is not as good as the other two but still entertaining (mainly because of the legend that is Eustace!). But it's unfortunate cuz they never finished the franchise. They were also competing with bigger franchises like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. They were gonna adapt The Magician's Nephew, the first book of the series, until Walden Media lost its rights to the franchise in 2011. The Mark Gordon Company retained the rights instead to adapt the next book in the franchise, The Silver Chair. But for some reason that never happened, and in 2018, Netflix acquired the rights to develop their own Narnia reboot. In 2023 it was announced that Greta Gerwig was set to direct at least two of the novels for Netflix (whether it's two of these remade or any of the other four I don't know).
I will die waiting for Magician's nephew to come to life..and if someone will finally make it I hope they won't destroy the story.
Edmund is a Ravenclaw (bookworm, loves mysteries, the one who solved the time difference riddle), and Susan is a Slytherin (she's practical, not logical, wants loves and attention). The Witch planted the idea of kingship in his head, and he himself had never considered that.
@@tinwiel-wr1kunot true that’s based on the books
@@tinwiel-wr1ku In the books maybe, it's been a while since I read them. But the movies? No.
Interesting that it was her older sister. I was just thinking that they made a great choice with that actress as she resembles Lucy (and older Georgie Henley) a lot.
The Turkish delight had a kind of spell that made Edmund want more and easy for him to give information away. C. S. Lewis was a good friend of J. R. R. Tolkien. In the book " The Magician's Nephew " , which is one of the books in " The Chronicles of Narnia ", the Professor is the Nephew and young. That's how he knew about the wardrobe and Narnia in this book/movie. St. Nick did give the beavers presents in the book.
Interesting, but I dunno.
I guess, because we know this is written as a Christian story based on Biblical beliefs and parables, the Turkish delight isn't really candy, I tend towards seeing the candy as a mixture of 30 pieces of silver, the forbidden fruit, and killing resentment.
Edmund, therefore, is Judas, Adam, and Cain.
And as a Son of Adam, there are all of those elements within him.
Every Christian knows Why the table broke, Why Aslan took the deal, and What the deep magic that The White Witch didn't know is.
The same with knowledge of Who the White Witch really is, Why she's so beautiful and powerful, Why betrayers belong to her, and What the relationship is with Aslan.
Edmund is not under a spell (from what I remember, though I could definitely be mistaken, haha). As Shakespeare wrote, the fault is not in our stars as some convenient Flip Wilson "The devil made me do it" excuse for our own failures, failings, sins, and shortcomings.
Recall the Death Eaters in Harry Potter that blamed Voldemort's threats and the imperious curse for the decisions they freely made.
Remember Saul Gurrera in Star Wars who realized that his false sense of higher ground morality could not withstand the Truth of his evil, until in Rogue One, he understood Padme's epiphany that the side of right is easily lost.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights. I really appreciate them
@@LA_HA Edmund is under a spell. It's clearly explained in the book that the Turkish Delight was echanted to make you addicted but it also enhanced negative feelings that were there already. Even the beaver mentions he should have know Edmund is a traitor because he looked like someone who had eaten the Witch's food.
Turkish delight WAS enchanted. It's not a theory, it was clear in the books, although his personality also was a part of his actions. But candies and drink indeed were enchanted to make you addicted and eat until you die.
Oh I didn’t realize this was made explicit in the books, my bad (I read the books as a kid but honestly don’t remember). Thanks for the correction!
Basically the curse greased the hinges of what was already there.
Difficult book passages to adapt:
None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different. Perhaps it has sometimes happened to you in a dream that someone says something which you don't understand but in the dream it feels as if it had some enormous meaning--either a terrifying one which turns the whole dream into a nightmare or else a lovely meaning too lovely to put into words, which makes the dream so beautiful that you remember it all your life and are always wishing you could get into that dream again. It was like that now. At the name of Aslan each one of the children felt something jump in its inside. Edmund felt a sensation of mysterious horror. Peter felt suddenly brave and adventurous. Susan felt as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. And Lucy got the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of Summer.
I agree that’s dry hard to capture fully in a movie, but I definitely appreciated how they made a point to focus on each individual’s reaction to the first mention of Aslan
It's the feeling in hearts at the mention of God. Possibility, hope, boldness, fear.
This movie is so special to me. I love S.C Lewis and he was able to use fantasy to tell the most important biblical story. Your girlfriend is such a sweetheart! Thank you for reacting to this beautiful movie! 🤗💛🌻
* CS.LEWIS 😊
@@lottelarsen2918 oops! Thank you for pointing that out! What a mistake to make 😂😂🫣🫣
Knocking on the wardrobe.
“When you take your car to the mechanic.”
I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard today.
Thank you.
This movie was filmed in New Zealand and Weta Workshop worked on the costumes and props! Yes! The same company that did the weaponry for LOTR! That's why we see such authentic-looking and beautifully made swords, chain mail and other weaponry in what's basically a kids' movie. ❤
That good to know!!
The professor visited Narnia when he was a boy. If you read the book called the Magicians Nephew it’s all explained. Like what the lamppost is doing in forest and the wardrobe being carved from the wood of a Narnian tree.
I don't think its a narnian tree its the tree that he buried the rings under if I remember right. They reference them again in the last battle too.
@@liamwarner5749 Nah. It's a tree from a garden in Narnia. It would curse anyone who stole from the garden with an evil version of their heart's desire (which is why the White Witch is seemingly immortal but also miserable) but Digory took one on Aslan's instruction. Because he wasn't selfish (even though he was tempted to take the apple home to his sick mom), Aslan instructs him to plant the apple, it grows overnight into another tree, and Aslan permits him to take one of those apples home to give to his mother (no curse attached to that one).
@@liamwarner5749 ah yes seems to ring a vague bell. It’s been many MANY years since I read the book.
@@zammmerjammer Yes but I vaguely recall the tree itself or rather the seeds for it were planted over the rings that allowed travel between worlds and then later the professor made the wardrobe out of its wood. Always thought it absorbed some of the rings magic.
@@liamwarner5749 Yes, you're right there. I thought Aslan made them leave the rings behind but no, they were buried along with the second apple's seeds in the backyard in London.
The air raid scene in the beginning of the film and the scene where the Pevensie children evacuate London always breaks my heart. I remember learning about the Second World War and other events during that decade when I studied abroad in France. Part of our experience included visits to the museum in Caen, the American Cemetery, Arromanches, and the D-Day beaches.
World War II must have been a terrifying time. I cannot even imagine the things that generation went through.
Fact: The co-producer Douglas Gresham is one of the stepsons of C.S. Lewis.
I had a dear friend from England many years ago, she was in her 70’s when I met her. She was 4 when the Nazis bombed London, and she still remembered being put onto a train with tons of other children, and going out to stay with people in the countryside. She said she mostly recalled how scared everyone was, and how everyone was crying, saying goodbye to their kids. Many of them never saw their parents again, but she was lucky, and her mother survived. They emigrated to the States when she was older, and lived her life here. 🌟
My grandfather fought in World War II as part of the US Army Air Force. His unit was based out of England and flew bombing missions over occupied Europe. He didn't like to talk about the war, though.
The Blitz
i sob every time i watch this!! the biblical parallels are soooo incredibly powerful. c.s. lewis is just amazing - so grateful tolkien inspired him to write so many great stories!! 🖤 & watching that battle scene as a child was such an adrenaline rush lol
No other movie makes me feel the way this one does! Like the nostalgia and wonder it makes you feel in unparalleled and for when it came out the CGI and special effects are INSANE
Your girlfriend looks so much more comfortable doing reactions now! You guys are great, it's like wathing a movie with friends, specially a nostalgic one like this! Loved the video
We love watching together, thank you so much! 🙏😊
@@nickreacts6394I absolutely love your banter together bahah you two are adorable ☺️
Quynh made me laugh so much in this reaction! 😆😆💀💀 “she has a big heart and never mad at anybody, I wish I could be like her.” 🤣 SAME girl, SAME. 💀 and when she says, “I’m dumb, cut that out”. 🤭 omggg and the poop comment. 😭💀
Edmunds acr throughout the series is incredible. I grew up with the books and loved the movies so much when they came out such a shame that they never continued the series with this cast. They’re perfect
OMG, that poop joke had me burst out laughing.
In the book Father Christmas did give the Beavers gift. He repaired and improved their home and dam and left Mrs. Beaver a new and better sewing machine to replace the one the wolves had destroyed.
That sound design in the beginning where the hide-and-seek music stops and reverberates is such an amazing thing. It’s so disconcerting and sort of “wobbles” you into apprehension.
Yes! I love the sound design in that moment and the rest of the whole wardrobe reveal was just so well-directed, one of the best scenes in the entire movie imo!
"Wouldn’t it be funny if he was just gonna go poop?" 😂😂
This was amazing, I had so much fun. You definitely went into this with the right frame of mind, not everyone does. It's such a special movie and you did it justice with your commentary. Also, your girlfriend is great! I hope to see more of her in future reactions!
This story completely captivated my childhood. ❤ I stumbled onto the cartoon version one morning and was completely engrossed in the magic of Narnia. It shaped my whole childhood and made fantasy my favorite genre. 😂
This series never got beyond Voyage of the Dawn Treader, so it's safe to talk about The Professor. The sixth book of the Narnia series is The Magician's Nephew. It serves as a prequel to the Narnia series. To cut a long story short, the eponymous 'magician's nephew' IS Digory Kirk, the child who grows up to be The Professor. Using magic rings, he and a little girl traveled to the Woods Between Worlds, discovered Jadis, the White Queen, in the ruins of her World and accidentally brought her to Narnia at the moment of it's creation (after a brief stopover in London, where Jadis tore a crossbar off a lamppost, which she dropped in Narnia and which grew into the Lamppost where Lucy met Tumnus). Digory and the girl returned home and buried the rings at the foot of an apple tree. Decades later the tree was felled in a storm and Digory had it turned into a wardrobe which waited silently in that upstairs room for Lucy to find it.
You mean Digory Kirk.
Cedric Digory is a character from Harry Potter.
@@zammmerjammer Right, thanks.
The apple tree is actually a Narnian apple tree. Aslan gives Digory Kirke (the Professor) an apple to bring home and he plants the core after giving the rest to his mother to cure her illness.
@@jesoko6724 Thanks, It's been so long since I read it that I forgot that detail.
i remember first watching this movie when i was like, six, and really enjoying seeing the difference between edmumd at the beginning (with him being disappointed by the thought of peter also being king) and him at the end (being happy when it wasn't just him and peter as king, but also susan and lucy as queens). this film was one of the first ones where i pinpointed the exact differences in someone's character and it was fascinating
You guys are so dang cute together! The amount of laughing you do together is absolute couple goals ❤
So, I know im late to the party here, 6 months late, but I love Narnia so much.
I even purchased a book about the making Narnia and let me tell you, it is so worth the read. It has so many facts that you will wonder just how much wasn't shared. Here are but a few.
1.) Tilda and Skandar (Edmund) never interacted with each other before filming. All their practices were done seprately and only when it came to filming, were they allowed to meet. However, it was only to perform their lines for the scene and afterwards, Tilda asked if she could now talk to Skandar.
Andrew Adamson wanted Skandar to have genuie fear of the witch and he felt by keeping them apart would help magnify that fear.
2.) Tilda was concerned that the kids needed to be kept happy. She insisted on making sure they had fun and then invited everyone to her home for the wrap party.
3.) Georgie and James McAvoy became fast friends and practiced their parts together. However, when it came time to film the scene when the first meet, Georgie had never seen James in his makeup and costume. So, when she first saw him, that scream she let out was genuie.
She then broke character and asked James if that was really him. Andrew Adamson loved her reaction so much, that he kept it in the final. Unfortunately, because Georgie broke character, they had to reshoot the scene.
4.) When asked what her favorite scene was, Skandar's mom answered that it was the scene in which her son was tied to the tree and gagged. She literally asked if they could film it again.
Last one to end a long comment
5.) Skandar was a trouble maker on the set. He would always play pranks on people and would poke one guy in the back every day, leading him to yell out Skandar's name. This meant that the day would be starting soon.
Hope everyone enjoyed these 5 fun facts.
For those who don’t know. There is a book before the lion, the witch and the wardrobe called the magicians nephew. (I don’t believe a movie has ever been made about it not even the VHS movies that do everything through the last battle). In that book the “magician’s nephew” is the professor. He witnessed the creation of Narnia from the void, what he does in that book is also why the witch is in Narnia in the first place she is actually from a completely different place.
The Magician's Nephew is my favourite of the series. You get to see the white witch in Charn. It's so much more dream like but has never been made into a live action adaptation. Netflix was due to do the whole series of books, I don't know if that's still going ahead.
I’m a little skeptical because it’s Netflix but I’d like a modern version of the whole series. So many know the wardrobe and prince caspian but little else
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was published before The Magician’s Nephew.
I was unaware it was published after. Thanks for telling me. I wasn’t really saying it in that way I more meant in chronological order magician’s nephew is first.
One of the first true prequels, i.e., a book written and published after the original book, portraying events leading up to the original. And it has some of the defects of prequels: Lewis goes through some rather dubious convolutions in the prequel to explain the wonderful mysterious fact of a gas-lit lamppost being in the middle of a forest.
Notwithstanding Douglas Gresham's feelings on the matter, the series should be read in publication order, not chronological order, for this reason. The introduction of the lamppost and Aslan Himself is spoiled in L.W.W. if you have already read about them in the later book.
Also some one mentioned in the battle, the queen is wearing Aslan cut mane!
The "poop" observation cracked me up. 😂
45:04 Not quite a theory... in the book, it explicitly says that the witch had enchanted the Turkish Delight so that whoever ate it would have an immensely strong craving for it, so that's why he seemed so ready to betray his family with the promise of more of it.
Ah ok here I am spreading misinformation haha, but thank you for clarifying for me!
@@nickreacts6394 to add to this, something else they cut out of this version but was mentioned in the book and kept in the 90’s BBC adaptation is that Mr Beaver recognizes that Edmund will betray them almost immediately. Once Edmund disappears, he tells the siblings that Edmund has the look of someone who has spent time with the Witch and specifically “eaten her food”.
So this was a common tactic she must have used to turn people to her side, and the magic effect it had on the victims must have been noticeable. Lucy actually sees it in this version- she tells him he “looks awful” when she sees him after visiting Tumnus. In the other versions, she’ll also say he looks pale or sick.
That’s not to say his personality has nothing to do with it. It’s heavily implied that he was the only sibling the Witch had a chance of converting, because of his youth, his jealousy towards Peter and Susan, and because he was not as inherently pure as Lucy. He was the only one who would walk willingly into her trap.
So you’re technically not wrong. The Witch used the candy to make Edmund less likely to want to leave- it didn’t turn him to her side by itself, that was mostly done by his own need to be better than his siblings. And who at that age doesn’t enjoy the idea of becoming royalty?
Loved y'alls reaction to my family's favorite movie!! Can't wait to see the 2nd and 3rd with you both!
Read the books! CS Lewis is amazing and the directors of the movies really did a wonderful job of retelling his story while keeping everything that was nessecary.
Ps. Yes, it mentions in the book that the Turkish Delight was enchanted, that was why Edmund was desperate for more. It was kind of insurance for the Witch, knowing that he would return.
i can’t make it through the intro anymore without my cheeks hurting from smiling!! you two are so sweet i love how comfy she is getting behind the camera! ❤
This movie is such a household name in the uk that we have this game thing, where you push your friends/family members into a bush, scream “NARNIA” and then run away 😂😂😂
@@dannietheviking it is yes 😂
Fun fact: theres quite a few turkish things in this. Turkish delight, Aslan’s and the white Queen’s (Jadis) names is literally just turkish for Lion and Witch, and Peter’s moniker “Peter the Magnificent” comes from Suleiman the Magnificent.
I wish they made all 7 movies. This book series was one of the biggest influences on the creation of Harry Potter. I'm not sure people would have been ready for the way the last movie would have ended, though
I totally agree, and I remember the first time reading the book I was so lost ! It was nothing like I expected... And it would be so hard to put into a film
I would have loved to see all 7 movies or at least done the silver chair and the last battle with the three movies that are all ready done. The horse and his boy and the magician's nephew could have been skipped.
Your girlfriend seens kind and genuine!
I really disliked Edmund when I first saw this, but how he changes and sacrifices himself facing the witch! Great character arch! Loved him at the end! Lucy was super sweet and loving! Peter was fearless! All of them undergo change even Susan! But i think Edmunds bravery and selflessness is a shining example of a lost person being rescued from that darkness! Beautufully written by C. S. Lewis❤️
Yes I love Edmund’s arc in this, from scared/ bullying to willing to sacrifice everything for his family! The whole cast is truly incredible, and Lucy is probably my favorite in this film, but I think Edmund has the most satisfying character growth 👌
@@nickreacts6394 The only thing I, actually, disliked about the movie was that they left out a, critical, piece of information about Edmond and the White Witch. The hot coco and Turkish Delight she gave him was enchanted. It caused a magical addiction that he would do anything to satisfy. He was a bit of a snot at first, but his turning over his family was, primarily, because of that bespelled food. Without that info, it's hard to be sympathetic towards Edmond until much later.
Yeah and in the book King Edmond sets up the judicial system. With him being the highest judge. He was know as being very fair with the only bad thing being that he was a little to quick to give second chances.......
@@samuelvincent557The only reason that this was left out, is that you could quite easily come to that conclusion. He asks for it at unusual times for rewards when it was never offered. It's junk food - not good for nourishment, and he's a child.
It's an allegory for sins that are appealing in their pursuit, but in the grand scheme of things are merely illusions that control us.
Think greed, lust, addictions, etc. It's quite easy to surmise that food from a sorceress - who furthermore represents the devil in this story - would be cursed in some manner. They did well to not beat the audience over the head with a step by step explanation.
@@piterpraker3399 it didn't need to be a step by step explanation. In the books, it was a couple of sentences, I think by Mr. Beaver.
The problem is, that its easy to see from the perspective of having read the books, but I have yet to see anyone who only saw the movie get that. Including every reactor.
You guys are great together, excellent reaction!
Regarding the design of the White Witch: the blond look was actually Tilda Swintons idea.
They wanted the witch to look as aryan as possible, because they figured the kids biggest fear would be something that reminded them of the fascism that their father was fighting against.
A white and blond witch would obviously remind the kids of the nazi regime, and it would also break a quite dishonorable tradition of always making villians look stereotypically jewish, asian or middle eastern.
It can seem a small detail, but having a stereotypically white villian is actually pretty unusual, evan to this day.
Oh dang I didn’t realize it was Tilda Swinton’s idea! What a perfect instinct for her character! I also never made the connection to the real world nazi regime, that is an excellent and subtle touch 👌 wow this movie has some incredible details!
Wut?!? White villains have always been common, ESPECIALLY today. Besides, Jadis had black hair and a skin-tone which was suitable for her colouring, just like everybody else. She was also described as exceptionally beautiful. She only got the salt-white skin AFTER eating the forbidden apple. I seriously doubt that kids in a white country would think that people in another white country signified National Socialism without it being that particular political system! Kids were not as dumb back then as they are today.
All the details in her looks are perfection. Her icy crown melting as winter is ending and her battle outfit with ASLAN's hair as hairpiece. This movie is so underrated 😢
What do you mean having stereotypical white villain is rare?
During the war food was heavily rationed. Lucy was probably a bit hungry and hadn't seen much meat in some time. So, yes a nice tea with sardines would have been a temptation for her.
In the books the beavers do get gifts from Santa. MR Beaver got his Damn completed back home. And Mrs Beaver got a new Sowing machine which was left at home because they wouldn't need it and couldn't carry it while on the run.
In the book it was said that the Turkish delights were addictive/ drug like to Edmund which is why he was so willing to sell out his own family.
Fun fact Christopher markus and stephen mcfeely who wrote this movie and the Narnia trilogy also wrote Avengers infinity war, Avengers endgame and 2 captain america movies
Those are screenplays to be seriously proud of!
Ur gf adds a whole new dimension to ur reactions and I love it🥰
Definitely need more reactions with her and you😤
More coming soon!
I don't think they ever mention it in the movie, but in the book its mentioned that the witches food is magic and bewitches any who consume it. First thing he did when entering the world was eat and drink of her food. So he didn't have a chance really from the very beginning.
Father Christmas didn’t get in to Narnia “because of the hope that your Majesties have brought.” It was Aslan who broke the spell that kept him out. Because once Christmas happens, winter’s end is inevitable.
Nick I found your chanel watching your first reaction to this awesome movie, this is my fFAVORITE saga, I'm currentrly reading all the books (I'm reading The Last Battle), thank you for reacting! Your girlfriend is sooooo cute, God bless you guys!
I think the Turkish delight was magical and it made him crave it more!
These books are INCREADIBLE
The chapters first describing Aslan and Narnia being "born" some of the most beautiful literature I've ever read😊
A film full of magic from start to finish, one of my favourites, I do not care what critics say I loved it! Childhood magic is something that you cannot measure
Regarding Edmund, he was experiencing a kind of withdrawal because his life in the "real" world is in the middle of the Second World War, which is why they had to leave. At that time there was a shortage of sugar so he must not have eaten sugar in months and if we add that the sweets came from a witch it is understandable, even though it is not right, that he did all that for some sweets
Great observation!
It’s also intensely addictive candy made of literal magic. People always harp about the candy but it was designed to be a trap. He’s getting drugged.
Such a cozy and cute reaction, thank you both
One of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!!! This is such a beautiful and profound story. I treasured it as a child, and they did such an amazing job on this movie! Love you guys! Hope you get married soon! Lol ;-)
"You're worse than Beaver on bath day." "Worst day of the year."
This movie's beginning ALWAYS tears me up, too- because it's not fantasy, it's real history. It's the story of the Blitz, and how England evacuated children to the country during the German bombings (1940-44).
Hundreds, if not thousands, of kids were shipped away from their families, to strangers in the country (Germany was bombing big cities, not wasting ammo on rural areas), and many of them DID lose their parents to a bomb. And even though the bombings usually targeted big cities, the parents waving goodbye knew there was a chance their kids could die, too. This movie really portrays the depth of feeling such a parting would entail.
In the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney, 1971), the same theme plays out. It also forms a big part of the new Doctor Who two-part episode, The Empty Child.
I will forever remember that wolf jump-scare. It’s right up there with the car ad.
While the religious allegories are VERY obvious in this movie and I'm not religious, this has been one of my favorite movies since it came out. You can tell that everyone that worked on it was really determined to bring Lewis's world to life. The casting, the visuals, the costumes, the script adaptation -this is one of the movies I point to (besides LotR) when someone wants an example of a good book-to-movie adaptation. I've always been sad that the third movie wasn't as good as the first two and so this particular incarnation fell through, because I loved this one and Prince Caspian so much.
I watched this movie when I was 7 years old. It made me love the fantasy worlds, just like Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings.
Funny that you guys are reacting to this around the same time as See Jane Go Tv 🤣 🤣.
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid! So magical and it’s still a fun watch 20 years later :)
The turkish delight was made of the blue liquid potion, it was designed to basically bring out the worst of your characteristics and make you addicted to it, which is why he asked for it as soon as he saw the witch again, and it caused his middle child syndrome to be cranked up to 1000. I also loved that they showed the actual battle in the movie, as in the book we only hear peter’s summary of it.
In the book, the beavers DID get presents as well, although they were left at their house (one of the gifts being repairs and upgrades being done for them.)
Also Father Christmas does look a bit different than Santa Clause. The red suit is a US thing.
9:06 that made me laugh way too hard😂😂😂 it’s soo true tho😂😂😂
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 wouldn’t say that Peter and Susan were jerks-they’re living the same nightmare Edmund is (Lucy too) and are trying to assume parental responsibilities being the eldest children themselves-but they were certainly dismissive and too critical.
For crying out loud, Edmund loves his father enough to single-handedly run back into their house during a bombing raid to get at least one picture of him…and then his eldest brother yells at him for being “selfish.” Completely misreading his motivations and heart, and destroying trust even more than it was already.
It doesn’t excuse how poorly Edmund treated Lucy or all the wrongs he committed with Jadis. But you don’t minimize someone’s trauma and experience, especially of a kid in his situation, without paying the price.
Fun fact J.K. Rolling got her inspiration from Narina. Lucy is Helga Hufflepuff her sister is Rowena Ravenclaw and the oldest brother Godric Gryffindor and the youngest brother is Salazar Slythern.
This is not true. It's just a fan made theory
I really like the lore about how Narnia was created. Unfortunately the only book of the series I read. The Lamppost grew out of some metal from a London one. Because when Narnia was born the land was so fertile you could plant basically anything you wanted. If I remember correctly. In the book there is one scene where they plant a caramel bonbon and overnight that grows into a tree, with delicious fruit kinda resembling the bonbons.
I love Wyn's shirt! ❤❤❤
Also loving your guys' reactions together!
Thank you!!
This was one of the first series i read. I love this
The lore is that years before this happened when the old professor was a boy, he and his mother stayed with his uncle as his mother was deathly sick. Eventually, he and another girl had come upon a place that was sort of an in between place by magic rings taken from his scheming uncle. This place was a beautiful meadow type area that had numerous pools and each pool was a different world and was called The Wood Between The Worlds. The professor and the girl (Digory and Polly) came upon a world that had already ended, a single survivor was left. Jadis, the queen, killed everyone to maintain her throne. They kind of picked up on how she wasn’t a good person (as children tend to do) and tried to leave. Jadis grabbed them as they tried to do so and eventually ended up in England.
Jadis caused a ruckus (a BIG ONE as she’s super strong physically in our world) and at one point ended up tearing off a piece of lamppost and hitting someone with it. They used the rings to get her out of their world and ended up in Narnia as the world came into creation, built by Aslan. There was a tree with beautiful apples and the witch tried to get Digory to eat one but he refused. Upon seeing Aslan, Jadis grew frightened and threw the piece of lamppost at him but Aslan scared her so much she ran off into the woods. (That piece of lamppost eventually sprouted into a lamppost in Narnia) Due to Digory's successful resistance of Jadis' temptations Aslan permitted him to pluck an apple from the Tree of Protection to bring him to his mother, promising that it would magically heal, though it would not grant immortality or eternal youth. At the end of the story, Digory planted the seeds of the apple and it grew into a big magnificent tree whose leaves always fluttered even when there was no breeze. The tree unfortunately was felled but Digory had the lumber repurposed and had a beautiful wardrobe made with it.
Sorry for the lengthy post, I LOVED these books as a kid and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was my awakening love for fiction/fantasy books 😅
9:07 “When you take your car to the mechanic.” 😂
There are a few things that the film I think definitely improve upon the book. In the book it’s just assumed Edmond he’s unpleasant because he’s just a bully, while in the movie it’s because he misses his father; the kids don’t really show any reluctance to be involved in the war while they do in the movie and we actually see the climatic battle in the movie while it’s only the aftermath that is shown in the book.
I loved the 3 Narnia movies. Watching this with you just now reminded me how good they are. Hoping someone makes movies or miniseries about the last 4 books, too.
Great reaction! You guys are so cute and I had to comment on it haha. These movies have a special place in my heart. I wish more people would watch it.
Some of my favorite Narnia memes involve the ending because they go from full adult kings and queens, back to poor children affected by war. Like they could have had families, they almost definitely had lavish lives and castles and they had a huge impact on the world and then bam. The last 20 years of your life are gone and they just have to deal w it lol
Nguyen is so thoughtful like a warm hug
40:43 Yes the professor has been there before. His story is told in "The Magician's Nephew".
I rewatch your Narnia reactions just yesterday and today you reposted a react with your GF today. I'm surely in for a treat.
10:05 For how that lamp-post got into the forest, read "The Magician's Nephew".
Welp, that was a fun throwback for sure! There sure were some emotions on this side of the screen too. This movie truly has a strong tale to tell. Haven't seen this one in a while. Maybe I need to do something about that.. And I also think that I must now go and and read the books, too!
Cool reaction video this is one of my favorites I hoped your girlfriend enjoyed it also I subscribed to your channel👍
Love your reaction and your gf’s reaction is soooo cute and funny 😄. By the way, I recommend Shutter Island to you. It is directed by Scorsese. I got to say, it was one of the most phenomenal performances by Leo.
30:48 *the girls follow a troubled Aslan into the dark woods"
Nguyen: "It'd be funny if he was just going to poop"😂😂😂😂
I love that the title says "My Girlfriend Cried" yet we still get this 30:46 🤣🤣🤣
The Pevensie Kids visit Narnia several times but it is Lucy who visits the most because she is the youngest and as you get older it is harder to get into Narnia.
24:13 you'll be happy to know that the beavers got gifts in the book Mrs. Beaver got a new sewing machine delivered to their dam and Mr. Beaver got his dam completed with a new sluice gate.
I don't know if you noticed but during the battle, the witch is wearing Aslans fur. That's why they shaved him🥺
In the book the Beavers do get presents from Father Christmas - I think Mrs Beaver gets a new sewing machine and Mr Beaver's dam gets completed .
This has been my all-time favorite movie ever since it was first released. I grew up reading the Chronicles of Narnia books, and this movie is about as close to a perfect adaptation as is possible. Unlike most movies that adapt books, the changes this one made were all for the better.
Georgia's character Lucy was originally the main character out of all the others because she had such a deeper connection to Aslan and Narnia more than her siblings did
34:10 when you realize Peter recreated the Blitz...
40:41 Oh Yes he knows, because he was one of the humans who saw the creation of Narnia (when he was a child) and it was his mistake that made the white witch in Narnia
I thought you were going give the sad news,that the queen was wearing aslan's hair in the battle
Little bit of trivia the professor is known as Professor Digory Kirke, And when he was a boy, he saw the birth of Narnia alongside his childhood friend. Unfortunately, at the same time he brought Jadis the white witch into Narnia by accident.
But to the Narnians that was several thousand years ago, time moves very different between Narnia and the real world. Sometimes it’ll move so fast that decades or millenniums will pass other times. It will move as if Mere Hours have passed.
I just have something to say on the whole Turkish delight scene, what do you have to understand, Is that Edmund Peter Lucy and Susan have come from a war torn Britain that is facing bombing raids and that the U-boat Wolfpack are hunting shipping coming from the British empire and the US to bring goods to Britain so there is a lot of rationing at the time; especially things like sugar, eggs and butter. Which were being sent to fuel Britain’s military.
And with the shortages of sugar, candy is not as abundant as it had been before the war. As a result things like Turkish delight is completely out of reach for Edmund.
He thought he was just taking advantage of a generous woman to get him some sweets. And yes, the Turkish delight may have been laced with dark magic to influence Edmund into making bad decisions.
I grew u0 watching Narnia all 3 movies. I Lso still own all the books too. Thank you for this reaction
"Are you with me?" ..."I have no choice." xDD
Also at 38:38 you gotta respect the dwarf. They had already lost and their queen was dead. He could've ran but decided to use the last of his strength to finish off Edmund. "I may be dead but at least I'm taking this pos with me!" :D
Watch The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian and Narnia The voyage of the dawn treader ❤️❤️