That's not what he said in the book. He basically egged the White Witch on, basically saying, all right, if you're so smart to remind me of the Deep Magic, go ahead and flaunt your knowledge.
Absolutely true. This is also the franchise Disney stupidity released a sequel during summertime for an obvious winter release and then got rid of the film rights to fox (who handled the third one, and then the other parties involved fought about it for no reason whatsoever. They don't have them back I don't think at least, but the whole mess ruined chances of Liam Nesson and Tilda Swinton (and Will Poulter) to appear in "The Silver Chair" and "The Magician's Nephew" and I'd like to see how anyone is going to live up to their preformances.
"It means that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards." ―Aslan describing the Deeper Magic (Chapter 15) Can't keep a good man... I mean, Lion... down!
That’s because Jadis only arrived when Narnia was formed. She’s not from the world that Narnia is part of, she came from the realm of Charn. She wasn’t there for the writing of the deep laws, only those rules as they pertain to Narnia.
Love how Aslan is anthropomorphic but still walks and acts like the big jungle cat his character is. Like in the first frame, his tail is whipping back and forth like my cat does when she's super annoyed but is holding her temper in check. Such amazing CGI.
Hallelujah somebody!!!! And that roar response to when she said “how will I know your promise will be kept?” Translation - SIT DOWN & SHUT UP!!!!👏🏽😂👏🏽😂💪🏽
@@MRS.TRIPLE-A321 There is nothing more powerful and intrinsic to Aslan than his word. And for her to infer that he would go against his own word is basically the deepest insult you can pay to him. She was lucky that all she got was his roar.
@@farahwyn8733 the lamp comes from the first book, but since it wasn't adapted into movies, it remained there as a reference (and an oddity). It's been there since the creation of Narnia.
@@redhausser7492 Thanks for the info....but I already know the history of Narnia. I know the story of The Magician's Nephew...and Jadis, the White Witch, was the one who threw that lampost from our world (when she was brought here in our world by the boy) to the new land of Narnia. Well at least that's how I remember it.😅🙂
@@redhausser7492 I am just joking, just making a poor attempt to show how Tolkien and Lewis have different styles in making their own fantasy worlds. Tolkien wanted to stick to traditional fantasy (like ancient myths, mythology) as possible while Lewis wanted to explore different fantasy elements and even literally mixing Christianity/Catholicism and mythology (Father Christmas, Adam and Eve, Lion Jesus exist in the same world with mermaids, dwarves, witches, etc.) 😅
@@grantbrown8166 it should be Teacher tells me I made a mistake Do not cite the deep magic (of mistakes) you WITCH I was there when (i checked over my paper) it was written btw the witch part is very important
At 2:36, what pissed Aslan off the most was the fact that he wanted to keep it a secret and the witch besides questioning Aslan's integrity, was stupidly spilling the beans in front of everyone.
Bilal Zahid It’s also worth noting that God (symbolized by Aslan) will never break any promise he makes. So asking Aslan (God) if he will keep his promise is an insult to Aslan’s (God’s) character
@@couragew6260 One thing that confused me in the Narnia book is the Emperor, isn't the Emperor God? And Aslan Jesus, since he is the son of the Emperor? And if that is the case? Why is Aslan create Narnia and not the Emperor?
@@charmagne2102 scripture often mentions Jesus as the creator, the laborer who brought everything into being. Everything Jesus created, mind you, was dictated by God. In the book of Genesis, God speaks and things come into existence (let there be______) so it is by his *word* God brings creation into being. In John chapter 1 it says: in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were *made by him* and without him was nothing made that is made... And *the word* was made flesh and dwelt among us... So Jesus, being the Word of God, did have a major role in creation. Then in Collosians 1:16 it says, For by him (the son, Jesus) were all things that are in heaven, and that are in the earth... all things were created by him and for him." (Side Note: this concept of creation by God's words can also be seen in that Aslan, if I'm remembering The Magicians Nephew correctly, created Narnia by singing.) So Aslan is the one who creates Narnia, Just as Jesus is the one who creates the Earth- but each does so according to his Father's purpose and will. To sum it up: Aslan's depiction of creating Narnia and being a fictional representation of Jesus as the son of God (Emperor over the Sea) is in line with what Scripture says, as Jesus is acknowledged as the one by whom and in whom all things come into existence according to the will of God.
I still love that random guy at 2:41 who starts laughing before everyone starts cheering. Despite how serious this scene is, that moment makes me laugh a little every time.
I always imagined that their private conversation included Aslan, after promising his own life in exchange for Edmund's, offering an alternative by giving Jadis one final chance to repent and surrender ... and the White Witch laughingly rejecting his offer, thinking she held all the cards. No being is wholly lost until utterly rejecting salvation.
Here we are back when Disney could animate a CG lion and give it actual visual emotion while maintaining a realistic look. 2019 Lion King learned NOTHING
Aslan has more expressiveness and emotion than most human actors, plus Liam Neeson gives one of my favorite voice performances with exactly the inflection needed in whatever scene he’s in.
In my language, the White Witch simply says "The traitor belongs to me", not "Every traitor belongs to me". It's insane how big of a difference this small change in one line makes in the interpretation...
@@rileymclaughlin4831I mean he basically did. He and Tolkien were very close friends who wrote and conversed about their works and the aspects of language specifically. Tolkien was an expert in language himself and was always forthcoming with sharing his knowledge and talent for language.
Despite her being the villain, you got to admire the boldness of the White Witch to just walk in to Aslan’s camp with only her Minotaur commander, her herald, and a few Cyclops with her. Aslan’s army was roughly 5,000-strong at this point so, even if Aslan wasn’t there, she still would’ve gotten absolutely Zerg-rushed. The only reason she got to walk out of there was because Aslan specifically let it happen. (Yes she was carried, but still 😆)
@@Wolfman7870 It’s simple: Aslan just wasn’t hungry at the time. After being brought back to life, (which must no doubt be a very draining task) he was probably starving but was simply waiting for the chance to snack on some White Witch meat.
Yep, it's heavily influenced by Christianity. I like to believe, even if it doesn't exist for real, that somewhere in the universe, a Narnia-like world does exist. I don't know what the believers will do after Satan is finished off at Armageddon (considering that the Bible implies that we will minister in eternity), but I really do hope we will visit/rule over/minister to worlds like Narnia or planets similar to Malacandra/Perelandra in Lewis' Space Trilogy. It'd be really neat to be made perfect in Christ and to lead other, innocent species to Him as well.
The Biblical depth in this scene is amazing! Aslan giving up his life for Edmund ('son of Adam') Jesus giving up His life for us all ('sons of Adam', or Mankind)
@@Historyandlegends789 yeah aside from the useless love interest plot, the castle invasion effort alone made it like 100x better than the book. It was the worst in the series, written and rushed by pressure on C.W. Lewis, while he wanted to spend time mapping out plots for other stories, such as magician's nephew and the one that followed, voyage of the dawn threader.
@@Historyandlegends789 - I especially loved how they actually went through with calling up the Witch in the movie. Five minutes in the presence of Jadis is infinitely more terrifying than an entire duel with Miraz. This isn't a criticism of Miraz, it's merely a credit to the White Witch and Tilda Swinton's portrayal.
"that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie"...he made a promise, he would be unable to break it. Thus, her question about keeping his promise was an insult to his very nature.
I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid, so I expected it to age poorly. The 4 leads are ok, not too bad but not great, but really just about everything else works. The score, the mix of good cgi and good practical effects, the art design, the voice acting (Liam Neeson in particular), and Tilda Swinton giving a really great performance as the White Witch. All the adult actors do a great job from James McAvoy to Jim Broadbent to James Cosmo as Father Christmas. It’s really refreshing to watch a Disney movie where there are stakes, themes, a decent moral message, a serious tone with the right amount of fun, and (most importantly) treating the source material with the respect it deserves. I’m legitimately proud of this movie, it’s not perfect but it means a lot to me and hopefully a few others.
Aslan's behavior and this incident is so much like Dumbledore. When Snape mentions a bunch of rules broken when Harry and Ron drive a flying car, Dumbledore says kind of in the same way "I know Snape, having written some of them myself"..
I was never a fan of the the books or film franchise itself, but I enjoyed this movie. The world is really weel done, and Aslon aged much better than I would would have guessed.
2:35 I was reading this book to my son and when we got to thus part, I let out a roar where it says Aslan did. I actually am a decent hand with growling, so I blended it with a yell. Not too loud, we have wall neighbors. My wife, listening, and my son both jumped and yelped, then laughed. Son loved it!
_"Tell you?" said the Witch, her voice growing suddenly shriller. "Tell you what is written on that very _*_Table of Stone_*_ which stands beside us? Tell you what is written in letters deep as a spear is long on the trunk of the World Ash Tree? Tell you what is engraved on the sceptre of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea? You at least know the magic which the Emperor put into Narnia at the very beginning. You know that every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every treachery I have a right to a kill._ -The Witch's rant to Aslan who feigned ignorance about the Deep Magic. (Taken from the book _The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe_ by C.S. Lewis 1950) *Thanks for posting!* 🦁
@@ladvargleinad7566 Interesting... I think some earlier American editions have the "world ash tree" imagery. Just like some editions differ on the Captain of the Queen's Guards' name being either Fenris or Maugrim. The "fire-stones on the secret hill" makes me think of a Druidic stone circle like Stonehenge.
Tilda Swinton made a pretty good Jadis, but there's one aspect of the character that has never been properly portrayed in the live adaptations. Jadis is part giant. She is described as being really tall, supposedly at least 7 feet (2.13m). If John Rhys Davies (6'1") can be made to look like a 4' dwarf, then you'd think they could do a few tricks to make an actress look taller.
They did use a couple tricks, like aligning her back along a board so her posture was perfectly straight, and she is pretty tall, although I get what you're saying. Also to be fair, she is surrounded by big cg cyclopes and minotaurs, so she seems shorter.
+Nahala Wing (ZombieHunter) if you dont like the story of Jesus then you should hate Narnia because the whole thing is the story of Jesus in animal form.
@@justchilling704 It takes a lot of gullibility to believe that. Some people have enough moral fiber not to bow to evil claiming to be good....no matter how much they are threatened.
TheHigherVoltage What are you getting at? I could say it takes a lot of gullibility to believe that the universe came into existence from & out of nothing, and that we are evolved fish. Why not give arguments instead of passive aggressive insults.
For some reason I read the title to be "The white witch bows before Asian" Also its crazy to go back and see major marvel characters in older movies. It never dawned on me that the Ancient one spent time in Narnia learning dark magic. No wonder she was able to live so long.
No surprise as C. S. Lewis took a lot of inspiration from the bible. So did his buddy J. R. R. Tolkien if you look closely at some moments in Lord of the Rings and other books involving Middle Earth.
This for sure represents the devil and Jesus, how the demons bow before God and recognize Him as the LORD. The Devil being the Witch and Aslan representing God
Merely Correct The witch represents Satan/the Antichrist in one person, depicting the "angel of light" form of Satan. However, Tash (the evil deity of the Calormene Empire) is symbolically Satan as he truly is: an evil, ugly false deity filled with pride. Aslan is the form that Jesus Christ takes in the World of Narnia; He takes upon the visage of a lion, resembling the Bible's description of Christ as being the Lion of Judah. His Father (God the Father), in the Narnian faith, is the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea, just as the Ten Commandments are depicted as the Deep Magic, and then the salvation via redemption through Christ's sacrifice is depicted as the Deeper Magic from before the dawn of time. I know my basics of Narnian lore, but I might be wrong. I find it somewhat interesting that God the Father (the Emperor) and God the Son (Aslan, the Guardian King) appear in Narnian lore, but God the Holy Spirit does not (at least from what I know). I mean, Aslan crowned Frank I and Helen as the first King and Queen of Narnia, and he crowned the Pevensie children as High King, High Queen, King, and Queen, which resembles how the Christians will reign with Jesus over the universe for eternity, but yet there's really no depiction of the Holy Spirit in the Narnian lore.
Oh, okay, I see what you're saying. I really didn't know He was represented in there. I mean, I knew the Father and Son are represented, but never knew the Holy Spirit was too. Thanks :)
We were watching this movie in class when i was in the 4th grade. When the scene at 2:00 approached i whispered into my friends ear "theyre gonna have sex in the tent. Hahaha sigh i miss being a kid.
When I red the book I loved Aslan, all my life I've been feeling like a lion because of him. When I saw the movie (at the age of 9, while I red the book at 7), I used to call her "White Bitch", she was so hateable, and Aslan is magnific in the books and movies. Definetly one of my favourite book characters. LONG LIVE ASLAN!!!!
@@QilinRider21 That's a reason of why the movie was really funny for me. But I don't speak english as my mother lenguage, I'm argentinian, I speak spanish as my mother lenguage and english as other lenguage... Originally it was "Puta Blanca" in spanish.
I remember when this came out to theaters so very long ago. I was so against it because I loved the books more than what a movie could provide. It was several years after it was released to dvd that I finally watched it at my aunt's house and thoroughly enjoyed watching. I was amazed at the details and visuals. The ability to see what Narnia could actually be like if it were a real place. Still to this day I truly enjoy this movie.
Just thought of this while reading your comments....Aslan said he goes by many names and it is interpreted he is reborn again and again...sooo what if Aslan IS Mufasa?? 🤔
I really like the Christian symbolism here: by giving up his life for Edmund, Aslan clearly represents Jesus, who died to save us from sin; and Jadis clearly represents the Devil, who is also the Accuser of mankind, and tries to get us condemned to death.
you know, Aslan himself can handle shit. peeler should have not stepped up. he should've just let aslan do the talking. Aslan is the shit. I love that roar when the witch piped up about the deal.
He is real and He isn't any president. He is a king. THE King. Ruler of all creation, and one day He will stand upon the earth in victory. Of course, in our world, He doesn't take the form of a lion, though He is described as the Lion of Judah.
+Jacob in Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Aslan says: "In your world I have another name you must learn to know me by that name that is the very reason you were brought to Narnia to know me here for a little you will know me better there." I LOVE that the author put that in there! He is talking about Jesus!
The Craft Cabinet Lewis was one of the most brilliant authors in history, he was clever and also had a very strong grasp on Biblical concepts yet somehow he was able to simplify them enough so we can understand them without losing the meaning. His work is a huge inspiration to me as an author. :)
Aslan has a degree in Deep Magic Law. If you need Deep Magic Representation or were injured in a Narnia Related Incident please Contact the Law Offices of Lion and Lion.
0:47 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:1-14
Absolutely. Going to be pretty hard to get someone as good as Tilda Swinton as well to play that role, she was a beyond perfect casting choice, even more so than Liam Nesson as Aslan. Really wish they would/would've made more films-they both would've came back for possibly both "The Silver Chair" and "Magician's Nephew" and with larger roles in one or both of them had that happened.
Never really watched Narnia, never go into it, but after finding out Aslan is supposed to be Jesus. I finally understood why the witch said "every traitor belongs to me". She's supposed to be the devil then?
Its sad how the animation for Aslan looks so much better than the shitty live action/CGI Lion King and Mufasa movies despite having a smaller budget and less advanced tech back then. Disney has really lost its magic, and I don't know if they can ever get it back.
I believe its the symbol of the Royal House of Charn, if you ever read the Magicians Nephew, Jadis (the witch) came from another world called Charn where she was the Empress. She was brought to Narnia accidently by Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, so I think the symbol is the emblem of her family who were the royal family in Charn. If you have never read the Magicians Nephew I highly recommend. It tells you about the creation of Narnia and how the witch came to be there and take over it in the first place, definitely my favourite of the Narnia books, it literally explains everything!!
This movie was very well done. I’ve loved Narnia since I was a child, and I think they really hit it out of the park with this one, but they absolutely lost me at Price Caspian. What a shame they couldn’t pull the franchise together. Ah well. There’s always the BBC versions.
This one scene was well done. Mostly. But, overall the movie was terrible. They lost me probably 30 minutes into it the midnight showing on the very first day. The BBC versions are much better.
@@gregorymoore2877 I agree with you on the BBC versions being superior. I wore those VHS tapes out back in the day (The Silver Chair with Tom Baker was my favorite). The special effects were atrocious, but they stayed insanely loyal to the books.
@@Sarah-zr1nj Indeed the special effects were low budget. But, I can easily overlook cheap visuals if the script is good enough. I could have even more easily overlooked the (medium to decent?) special effects in this movie if the script were good. But, the best special effects won't save a movie if the script is bad.
The devil said in the end "how do I know your promise will be kept"? When The Lion roared it was the Seal of The Word of God. That is why the devil sat down. I could talk for days In Gods Spirit what that means.
“How do I know your promise will be kept?”
The roar Aslan gives in response screams “You dare question my integrity?!”
*Badass*
I love how he show's how regal he is as soon she backs off
that was his way of saying " bitch stfu and sit down "
It's so ironic cuz she asks cuz she wouldn't or wasn't.
I was scared myself first time as 12 years old
It is written. Never put the lord, your God to the test.
Jesus tempted by Satan in the desert to throw himself from the temple.
Aslan: “Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written.”
Love that line. Aslan wasn’t playing games in that one instance.
Aslan basically said "I know more than you"
@@Coach_Shiner, oh, he knows A LOT more than he leads on. Minus the final battle scene, this is the best exchange in the entire film in my opinion.
He meant b*tch
@@TheChinkyell, well, he can’t say that but yes.
That's not what he said in the book. He basically egged the White Witch on, basically saying, all right, if you're so smart to remind me of the Deep Magic, go ahead and flaunt your knowledge.
Aslan has a million times more expression than all of the 2019 Lion King
Ain't it 😂
Goes to show how shitty that film, if u can even call it that, really is.
Absolutely true. This is also the franchise Disney stupidity released a sequel during summertime for an obvious winter release and then got rid of the film rights to fox (who handled the third one, and then the other parties involved fought about it for no reason whatsoever. They don't have them back I don't think at least, but the whole mess ruined chances of Liam Nesson and Tilda Swinton (and Will Poulter) to appear in "The Silver Chair" and "The Magician's Nephew" and I'd like to see how anyone is going to live up to their preformances.
Facts.
More emotions as well.
"It means that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
―Aslan describing the Deeper Magic (Chapter 15)
Can't keep a good man... I mean, Lion... down!
😭👏🏾
Qso
That’s because Jadis only arrived when Narnia was formed. She’s not from the world that Narnia is part of, she came from the realm of Charn. She wasn’t there for the writing of the deep laws, only those rules as they pertain to Narnia.
Literally so powerful goddammit 👏 👏 👏
Is that from chapter 15 of the first book?
Love how Aslan is anthropomorphic but still walks and acts like the big jungle cat his character is. Like in the first frame, his tail is whipping back and forth like my cat does when she's super annoyed but is holding her temper in check. Such amazing CGI.
Yet they can’t do the same for Lion King
He's not a tame lion
@@RyanHall3295 Nice reference there! ☺️☺️
Aslan isn’t anthropomorphic. Apart from his voice and the way he speaks, he still acts like a cat.
@@H.K.5 human characteristics appears in his human way of speaking. Anthropomorphic doesn't strictly mean physical
My interpretation of Aslan's roar is this, "Sit down, and shut up".
don't fuck with Liam Neeson
Correction: it's 'don't fuck with JESUS!!!'
good one
Zhane 65 Way to fuck things up Edmund!
Htoo Doh back off.
"Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch! I was there when it was written!"
B A D A S S
Aslan = Jesus; Aslan is Turkish for lion Jesus is the lion of Judah.
When a kid tries to tell an adult about a movie, but it's a reboot of a certain franchise...
@@tabthecabbit3354 🤣🤣🤣omg
Hallelujah somebody!!!! And that roar response to when she said “how will I know your promise will be kept?” Translation - SIT DOWN & SHUT UP!!!!👏🏽😂👏🏽😂💪🏽
@@MRS.TRIPLE-A321 There is nothing more powerful and intrinsic to Aslan than his word. And for her to infer that he would go against his own word is basically the deepest insult you can pay to him. She was lucky that all she got was his roar.
The sadness on his face while everyone's cheering and not noticing...
irisheyes317
Wait...what?
True.
lucy notices
Lucy notice and it kept it awoke to follow aslan.
Lucy noticed😪
"How do I know your promise will be kept?"
"SIT DOWN!"
"....Yes my king plz dont hurt me"
Lol
SealDude And next, Aslan said "Be gone, Satan!" (Witch) The LION and the Lamb has spoken!
Hell yeah! Aslan be like "BITCH Y'WANNA TEST ME!?!"
If Asian is the king and jadis is the queen are they married
@@amandacannon3465 No. Jadis is a false queen. Aslan is the true and rightful king. Satan versus Jesus.
"I was there when it was written"
Same! I get chills when he says that
But in Magician s Nephew was never mentioned somethng about writing laws like that every traitor belongs to witch, no ?
"Bitch! I wrote it!"
Jesus
Just like Jesus in real life.
J.R.R. Tolkien: "No, my fantasy world can't have blatant religious allegory!"
C.S. Lewis: "Hehe, Jesus lion goes roar."
J.R.R. Tolkien: .....why is there a lamp post?
C.S. Lewis: Why not?
Tolkien: *face palm*
@@farahwyn8733 the lamp comes from the first book, but since it wasn't adapted into movies, it remained there as a reference (and an oddity).
It's been there since the creation of Narnia.
@@redhausser7492
Thanks for the info....but I already know the history of Narnia. I know the story of The Magician's Nephew...and Jadis, the White Witch, was the one who threw that lampost from our world (when she was brought here in our world by the boy) to the new land of Narnia. Well at least that's how I remember it.😅🙂
@@redhausser7492
I am just joking, just making a poor attempt to show how Tolkien and Lewis have different styles in making their own fantasy worlds.
Tolkien wanted to stick to traditional fantasy (like ancient myths, mythology) as possible while Lewis wanted to explore different fantasy elements and even literally mixing Christianity/Catholicism and mythology (Father Christmas, Adam and Eve, Lion Jesus exist in the same world with mermaids, dwarves, witches, etc.) 😅
@@farahwyn8733 don't worry mate. Also, the joke was good btw
0:47.
Aslan: [ Almost into a Roar ] Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch! I was there it was written.
Meme it
Is it bad the white witch is my favorite
teacher tries to tell a student about memes
“ do not cite the deep magic to me! I was there when it was written.
@@grantbrown8166 it should be
Teacher tells me I made a mistake
Do not cite the deep magic (of mistakes) you WITCH I was there when (i checked over my paper) it was written btw the witch part is very important
When a little kid tries to tell me to spell ICUP.
Me "Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written"
At 2:36, what pissed Aslan off the most was the fact that he wanted to keep it a secret and the witch besides questioning Aslan's integrity, was stupidly spilling the beans in front of everyone.
Bilal Zahid
It’s also worth noting that God (symbolized by Aslan) will never break any promise he makes. So asking Aslan (God) if he will keep his promise is an insult to Aslan’s (God’s) character
@@couragew6260 One thing that confused me in the Narnia book is the Emperor, isn't the Emperor God? And Aslan Jesus, since he is the son of the Emperor? And if that is the case? Why is Aslan create Narnia and not the Emperor?
@@charmagne2102 It is the Mystery of the Trinity. The Father sends the Son to reveal his nature
@@charmagne2102 scripture often mentions Jesus as the creator, the laborer who brought everything into being. Everything Jesus created, mind you, was dictated by God. In the book of Genesis, God speaks and things come into existence (let there be______) so it is by his *word* God brings creation into being.
In John chapter 1 it says: in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were *made by him* and without him was nothing made that is made... And *the word* was made flesh and dwelt among us...
So Jesus, being the Word of God, did have a major role in creation.
Then in Collosians 1:16 it says, For by him (the son, Jesus) were all things that are in heaven, and that are in the earth... all things were created by him and for him."
(Side Note: this concept of creation by God's words can also be seen in that Aslan, if I'm remembering The Magicians Nephew correctly, created Narnia by singing.)
So Aslan is the one who creates Narnia, Just as Jesus is the one who creates the Earth- but each does so according to his Father's purpose and will.
To sum it up: Aslan's depiction of creating Narnia and being a fictional representation of Jesus as the son of God (Emperor over the Sea) is in line with what Scripture says, as Jesus is acknowledged as the one by whom and in whom all things come into existence according to the will of God.
' v Hyundai @servant of jesus
I still love that random guy at 2:41 who starts laughing before everyone starts cheering. Despite how serious this scene is, that moment makes me laugh a little every time.
Lol I didn't notice it but I can't unhear it anymore now :)
Must’ve been a centaur, tickled by the insult of White Witch😂
I've always loved that, cuz the laugh ie full of amusement lion, "Yeah, show her whos in charge here!"
That’s the exact part I came to see LOL he’s like “YUP that’s my king right there!!”
I always imagined that their private conversation included Aslan, after promising his own life in exchange for Edmund's, offering an alternative by giving Jadis one final chance to repent and surrender ... and the White Witch laughingly rejecting his offer, thinking she held all the cards.
No being is wholly lost until utterly rejecting salvation.
You understand Lewis better than Peter Jackson and Amazon understand JRRT.
@@rileymclaughlin4831 while PJ does have his flaws, mentioning him and Amazon in the same sentence is an insult.
@@tranhoang4004 Yeah, besides, I heard that The Hobbit was mainly ruined by studio interference.
Here we are back when Disney could animate a CG lion and give it actual visual emotion while maintaining a realistic look.
2019 Lion King learned NOTHING
Aslan has more expressiveness and emotion than most human actors, plus Liam Neeson gives one of my favorite voice performances with exactly the inflection needed in whatever scene he’s in.
Let it go.
18 years old and this film still looks phenomenal
19 years now and still looks phenomenal.
At 2:36- “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Hence the roar.
Lord Edmure Tully Amen
Lord Edmure Tully
And hence the truth that God is not a tamed lion.
Dreamcatshiter Tris ? Ever heard of allegory or metaphor?
Amen!
Arikm7 That’s the point in this very media it’s allegorical to God Aslan is an allegory for Christ.
In my language, the White Witch simply says "The traitor belongs to me", not "Every traitor belongs to me". It's insane how big of a difference this small change in one line makes in the interpretation...
If only CS Lewis discussed storytelling with a languages expert...
@@rileymclaughlin4831I mean he basically did. He and Tolkien were very close friends who wrote and conversed about their works and the aspects of language specifically. Tolkien was an expert in language himself and was always forthcoming with sharing his knowledge and talent for language.
@@Slime_Goblin Yes, indeed. My "if only" was sarcastic. The protagonist of "Out of the Silent Planet" is a philologist.
@@rileymclaughlin4831 oh my bad. Sorry it’s hard to tell in comments sometimes when someone is being sarcastic.
@@Slime_Goblin My fault. I could have ended with the sarcasm marker, /s.
Jesus: "Do NOT cite the Commandments to ME, Satan. I was there when We decided upon them."
Also acceptable: Do NOT cite the High Laws to Me, witch; I wrote them with My Father, with Whom I Am One.
@@SIMPDUDE What you said would be and factually correct if it was a verse in the Bible.
Despite her being the villain, you got to admire the boldness of the White Witch to just walk in to Aslan’s camp with only her Minotaur commander, her herald, and a few Cyclops with her. Aslan’s army was roughly 5,000-strong at this point so, even if Aslan wasn’t there, she still would’ve gotten absolutely Zerg-rushed. The only reason she got to walk out of there was because Aslan specifically let it happen. (Yes she was carried, but still 😆)
And Aslan could've just mauled her a** in private. He is a 600lb lion and she looks like she could use a sandwich.
@@Wolfman7870 It’s simple: Aslan just wasn’t hungry at the time. After being brought back to life, (which must no doubt be a very draining task) he was probably starving but was simply waiting for the chance to snack on some White Witch meat.
The Bible says Satan accuses man before God (Book of Job, Book of Zechariah). His audacity was put to public shame at the Cross.
Diplomacy requires safe passage.
They could of kills them easily
I cannot believe I'm just realising now, after almost 10 years, that this is basically the bible interpretation. I feel so slow 😭
Its alright man. As a kid i didn't realise it either. Is still loved it but I didn't get the comparison until I was around 13 years old
Soon they will have silver chair which I can't wait when it comes out they will have Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown in the movie
Are they still doing Silver Chair? It's been a while since we had a Narnia movie.
Yep Millie Bobbie Brown aka Eleven in Stranger Things will be in it
Yep, it's heavily influenced by Christianity. I like to believe, even if it doesn't exist for real, that somewhere in the universe, a Narnia-like world does exist. I don't know what the believers will do after Satan is finished off at Armageddon (considering that the Bible implies that we will minister in eternity), but I really do hope we will visit/rule over/minister to worlds like Narnia or planets similar to Malacandra/Perelandra in Lewis' Space Trilogy. It'd be really neat to be made perfect in Christ and to lead other, innocent species to Him as well.
“I was there when it was written.” POWERFUL LINE
The Biblical depth in this scene is amazing!
Aslan giving up his life for Edmund ('son of Adam')
Jesus giving up His life for us all ('sons of Adam', or Mankind)
You got.
Something that slipped by me was the son of adam and daugther of eve the first times. Didn't think of the adam and eve concept. Very cool.
W. L. Orodor Calaerchon poor Seth always getting the shot end of the stick
Congratulations on showing that you can pick up on obvious symbolism and simple allegory.
You do realize both stories are fictional though, right? Right?!
this movie been around nearly 20 years!!! never gets old. the music is still a banger to day.
Roar Translation: "SIT YO FIVE DOLLAH ASS DOWN BEFORE I MAKE CHANGE!!!"
Awesome Inspector
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Aslan appears in many forms, and speaks all dialects, so this is true AND the roar is true AND other ways of saying it are also true.
The way she shutters and sits - this is fabulous! Thank You, Jesus, for shutting the mouth of the witches. Amen!
Not this witch, dear. 😈
Amen
@@jadapinkett1656 should have start another burn again
This movie was the most accurate of the three by far.
The franchise was like first one was brilliant, then the second one good and then the third was okay...the bar was going down by each movie....
Second one was actually better than the book. Many scenes were added and were made much more interesting
@@Historyandlegends789 yeah aside from the useless love interest plot, the castle invasion effort alone made it like 100x better than the book. It was the worst in the series, written and rushed by pressure on C.W. Lewis, while he wanted to spend time mapping out plots for other stories, such as magician's nephew and the one that followed, voyage of the dawn threader.
@@oneandonlysound99 Magician's nephew came out as the second to last book. Was he working on it while also writing The Horse and His Boy?
@@Historyandlegends789 - I especially loved how they actually went through with calling up the Witch in the movie. Five minutes in the presence of Jadis is infinitely more terrifying than an entire duel with Miraz.
This isn't a criticism of Miraz, it's merely a credit to the White Witch and Tilda Swinton's portrayal.
Remember watching this in theatures when it first came out. Near-Christmas and still so beautiful after all these years!
So symbolic of jesus sacrifice for the sinner. Love this part.
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If jesus died for your sins why do people still sin?
anybody miss seeing this for the first time, in theaters? the costumes, the music, the wonderful CGI. they really nailed it, imo.
His roar when she sits down in haste says, “Sit your five dollar A$$ down before I make change!!” 😂
"that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie"...he made a promise, he would be unable to break it. Thus, her question about keeping his promise was an insult to his very nature.
I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid, so I expected it to age poorly. The 4 leads are ok, not too bad but not great, but really just about everything else works. The score, the mix of good cgi and good practical effects, the art design, the voice acting (Liam Neeson in particular), and Tilda Swinton giving a really great performance as the White Witch. All the adult actors do a great job from James McAvoy to Jim Broadbent to James Cosmo as Father Christmas.
It’s really refreshing to watch a Disney movie where there are stakes, themes, a decent moral message, a serious tone with the right amount of fun, and (most importantly) treating the source material with the respect it deserves. I’m legitimately proud of this movie, it’s not perfect but it means a lot to me and hopefully a few others.
Aslan's behavior and this incident is so much like Dumbledore. When Snape mentions a bunch of rules broken when Harry and Ron drive a flying car, Dumbledore says kind of in the same way "I know Snape, having written some of them myself"..
I was never a fan of the the books or film franchise itself, but I enjoyed this movie. The world is really weel done, and Aslon aged much better than I would would have guessed.
Great scene! Even though she doesn't bow, her weakness compared with Aslan comes through clearly.
2:35 I was reading this book to my son and when we got to thus part, I let out a roar where it says Aslan did. I actually am a decent hand with growling, so I blended it with a yell. Not too loud, we have wall neighbors. My wife, listening, and my son both jumped and yelped, then laughed. Son loved it!
My right ear really enjoyed the White Witch's dialogue.
Wow, that roar really shut her up like nobody's business.
She sat her ass down though 😂😂
_"Tell you?" said the Witch, her voice growing suddenly shriller. "Tell you what is written on that very _*_Table of Stone_*_ which stands beside us? Tell you what is written in letters deep as a spear is long on the trunk of the World Ash Tree? Tell you what is engraved on the sceptre of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea? You at least know the magic which the Emperor put into Narnia at the very beginning. You know that every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every treachery I have a right to a kill._
-The Witch's rant to Aslan who feigned ignorance about
the Deep Magic. (Taken from the book _The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe_
by C.S. Lewis 1950)
*Thanks for posting!* 🦁
In my translation, it says (translated back to English) the fire stones at the secret hill, and not the trunk of the World Ash Tree.
@@ladvargleinad7566 Interesting... I think some earlier
American editions have the "world ash tree" imagery. Just like some editions differ on the Captain of the Queen's Guards' name being either Fenris or Maugrim. The "fire-stones on the secret hill" makes me think of a Druidic stone circle like Stonehenge.
I even cheered at that roar
Jedi Master J lol my mom did too when watching the movie.
Same
Tilda Swinton made a pretty good Jadis, but there's one aspect of the character that has never been properly portrayed in the live adaptations. Jadis is part giant. She is described as being really tall, supposedly at least 7 feet (2.13m). If John Rhys Davies (6'1") can be made to look like a 4' dwarf, then you'd think they could do a few tricks to make an actress look taller.
They did use a couple tricks, like aligning her back along a board so her posture was perfectly straight, and she is pretty tall, although I get what you're saying. Also to be fair, she is surrounded by big cg cyclopes and minotaurs, so she seems shorter.
True, though she looks pretty massive at 2:36
The film has many angles to make her tall plus being with Edmund for many scenes helps but Swinton is pretty tall already.
Also, black hair and reindeer, not blonde and polar bears.
Aslan, representing Jesus, the Lion of Judah!
that what the writer meant
You look like djordjano sweetieh
incredible isn't it
"I was there when it was written."
+Taylor Horton wtf, what do you mean?
I hope most of you know Narnia is based on the Bible, the story of Jesus, CS Lewis depicted the Jesus so well
It's just a movie stop bringing religion on everything
+luis hernan i know but it really doesn't matter
Eda aDıYaMaN Aslan's scenes are far more powerful when you see the parallel with Jesus
+Eda aDıYaMaN without Jesus this movie would never have been made. C.S lewis did this to spread the gospel.
+Nahala Wing (ZombieHunter) if you dont like the story of Jesus then you should hate Narnia because the whole thing is the story of Jesus in animal form.
Aslan:
“Do NOT cite the deep magic to me, bitch! I was there when it was written!”
White Witch:
“Then you’ll remember well that..... wait.... what?”
"Try and take him, then." Peter being a very good big brother.
Every knee shall bow...
GoldenTide Willingly or not! Amen!
@@justchilling704 Regardless of how one "feels", every knee shall bow, regardless.
Even the demons
@@justchilling704 It takes a lot of gullibility to believe that. Some people have enough moral fiber not to bow to evil claiming to be good....no matter how much they are threatened.
TheHigherVoltage What are you getting at? I could say it takes a lot of gullibility to believe that the universe came into existence from & out of nothing, and that we are evolved fish.
Why not give arguments instead of passive aggressive insults.
For some reason I read the title to be "The white witch bows before Asian"
Also its crazy to go back and see major marvel characters in older movies. It never dawned on me that the Ancient one spent time in Narnia learning dark magic. No wonder she was able to live so long.
I just realised that. That's cool to see
"How do I know your promise will be kept"?
Roar Translation = "Bitch cuz I said so!"
Aslan was the first badass I came across in my childhood. He is still my favourite.
Jadis and Aslan being two badass in this scene. I love it.
who loves aslan I do
i love aslan to
I have strong feelings for him. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
yes i do also, he is jesus I think in what the writer has meant
;) love jesus :D
+Hailey E.M. Hamato ヘイリ I think you are in love with Aslan.
The Ancient One bows to Qui-Gon Jinn, colorized
That rings the bell, but I don't know which one
"Do not cite the deep magic with me witch! I was there when it was written." You tell her Aslan!
the ultimate sacrifice to free the son of adam from the hands of evil... if that is not a metaphor then I am an octopus.
TheTruBluRage true true true
Yup
No surprise as C. S. Lewis took a lot of inspiration from the bible. So did his buddy J. R. R. Tolkien if you look closely at some moments in Lord of the Rings and other books involving Middle Earth.
Who else died of laughter at 0:05 when he said heee queen of NANNNYAA
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂yes
No one
This for sure represents the devil and Jesus, how the demons bow before God and recognize Him as the LORD. The Devil being the Witch and Aslan representing God
But I thought the witch was a witch, and Aslan a lion?
Merely Correct The witch represents Satan/the Antichrist in one person, depicting the "angel of light" form of Satan. However, Tash (the evil deity of the Calormene Empire) is symbolically Satan as he truly is: an evil, ugly false deity filled with pride. Aslan is the form that Jesus Christ takes in the World of Narnia; He takes upon the visage of a lion, resembling the Bible's description of Christ as being the Lion of Judah. His Father (God the Father), in the Narnian faith, is the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea, just as the Ten Commandments are depicted as the Deep Magic, and then the salvation via redemption through Christ's sacrifice is depicted as the Deeper Magic from before the dawn of time.
I know my basics of Narnian lore, but I might be wrong. I find it somewhat interesting that God the Father (the Emperor) and God the Son (Aslan, the Guardian King) appear in Narnian lore, but God the Holy Spirit does not (at least from what I know). I mean, Aslan crowned Frank I and Helen as the first King and Queen of Narnia, and he crowned the Pevensie children as High King, High Queen, King, and Queen, which resembles how the Christians will reign with Jesus over the universe for eternity, but yet there's really no depiction of the Holy Spirit in the Narnian lore.
Oh, okay, I see what you're saying. I really didn't know He was represented in there. I mean, I knew the Father and Son are represented, but never knew the Holy Spirit was too. Thanks :)
Sinners all belong to Satan because they betrayed god through sin. Unless Jesus dies for them to repay the debt.
Jesus died for all sins of all mankind, but we have to make the choice to accept His death and resurrection as the payment for our sins.
"I was there when it was written" wow, powerful writing.
Damn it’s 15 years old. Still love it.
We were watching this movie in class when i was in the 4th grade. When the scene at 2:00 approached i whispered into my friends ear "theyre gonna have sex in the tent. Hahaha sigh i miss being a kid.
This was such a great movie.
When I red the book I loved Aslan, all my life I've been feeling like a lion because of him. When I saw the movie (at the age of 9, while I red the book at 7), I used to call her "White Bitch", she was so hateable, and Aslan is magnific in the books and movies. Definetly one of my favourite book characters. LONG LIVE ASLAN!!!!
Funny that's what she was called in the parody film Epic Movie.
@@QilinRider21 That's a reason of why the movie was really funny for me. But I don't speak english as my mother lenguage, I'm argentinian, I speak spanish as my mother lenguage and english as other lenguage... Originally it was "Puta Blanca" in spanish.
Aslan's roar be like: "sit your $5 ass down before I make change."
I remember when this came out to theaters so very long ago. I was so against it because I loved the books more than what a movie could provide.
It was several years after it was released to dvd that I finally watched it at my aunt's house and thoroughly enjoyed watching. I was amazed at the details and visuals. The ability to see what Narnia could actually be like if it were a real place. Still to this day I truly enjoy this movie.
This movie is an all time classic for me. Even the cgi aged well! That’s rare!
"I was there when it was written!"
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1 : 1
Amen
The white witch gets owned.
ItalianMikey89 hed wreck you hard
oh man, reading this scene was a blast. wacthing later on was even better.
The amount of biblical references in this is amazing
The voice of Aslan is incredible
Completely unrelated, but wouldn't it be cool, If Aslan met Mufasa? (:
Jason Chandler
Please! Even Mufasa would bow before the King of Narnia
It would be interesting.
No because mufasu would recognize aslan as he truly is and even he will bow
Just thought of this while reading your comments....Aslan said he goes by many names and it is interpreted he is reborn again and again...sooo what if Aslan IS Mufasa?? 🤔
@@aunjoliquewilliams9753 YOOOO!!!
1:04 the way Peter holds his sword fucking kills me every time hahaha, like bruh this is not a fly swatter
Witch: How do I know your promise will be kept?
*ROAAAAR*
Random guy in background: HAHAHAHA (@ 2:40)
Dude I just spilled my water over the entire table 😂😂😂
This is the movie that made me keep looking in my wardrobe as a kid hoping I would find a portal to Narnia in there.
2:38 I love that part "Bitch! You think I'm a liar?!"
I really like the Christian symbolism here: by giving up his life for Edmund, Aslan clearly represents Jesus, who died to save us from sin; and Jadis clearly represents the Devil, who is also the Accuser of mankind, and tries to get us condemned to death.
Yeah, I'd sit down too if aslan roared at me
In the book she ran away lol
I'd bounce. Like floating faster than a speed boat
you know, Aslan himself can handle shit. peeler should have not stepped up. he should've just let aslan do the talking. Aslan is the shit. I love that roar when the witch piped up about the deal.
Aslan is bae for life. Tbh if he could ever become president I would vote for him tbh. If he was real and he could become president
He is real and He isn't any president. He is a king. THE King. Ruler of all creation, and one day He will stand upon the earth in victory. Of course, in our world, He doesn't take the form of a lion, though He is described as the Lion of Judah.
+Jacob in Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Aslan says: "In your world I have another name you must learn to know me by that name that is the very reason you were brought to Narnia to know me here for a little you will know me better there."
I LOVE that the author put that in there! He is talking about Jesus!
The Craft Cabinet Lewis was one of the most brilliant authors in history, he was clever and also had a very strong grasp on Biblical concepts yet somehow he was able to simplify them enough so we can understand them without losing the meaning. His work is a huge inspiration to me as an author. :)
I don’t think you realize he is real but you may.not want the real deal “Jesus” I’d highly recommend you accept nine the less.
Aslan has a degree in Deep Magic Law. If you need Deep Magic Representation or were injured in a Narnia Related Incident please Contact the Law Offices of Lion and Lion.
i like how she just sits in half a second after he roars
ASLAN's ROAR INTERPRETATION: "Sit down n Shut the Fuck Up"...lol
Everytime I hear Aslan, I can't help but think of "I understand that tricks are exclusively for children."😂
"Do not cite the deep magic to me witch."
0:47 I love that little roar he did and when he roared at her again to out put her in her place 2:38
0:47
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
John 1:1-14
I love the White Witch, she's easily one of my favorite characters in fiction.
Same here lol all my friends who are Narnia-fans too want to kill me for that 😂
Absolutely. Going to be pretty hard to get someone as good as Tilda Swinton as well to play that role, she was a beyond perfect casting choice, even more so than Liam Nesson as Aslan. Really wish they would/would've made more films-they both would've came back for possibly both "The Silver Chair" and "Magician's Nephew" and with larger roles in one or both of them had that happened.
Liam Neeson played this role spectacularly. It’s a shame the final films were cancelled.
They always use a tigers growl/raw for lions since it's more powerful
What’s the background music at 0:20
Never really watched Narnia, never go into it, but after finding out Aslan is supposed to be Jesus. I finally understood why the witch said "every traitor belongs to me". She's supposed to be the devil then?
Its sad how the animation for Aslan looks so much better than the shitty live action/CGI Lion King and Mufasa movies despite having a smaller budget and less advanced tech back then. Disney has really lost its magic, and I don't know if they can ever get it back.
What's that symbol on the back of the White witches chair? 00:14
I believe its the symbol of the Royal House of Charn, if you ever read the Magicians Nephew, Jadis (the witch) came from another world called Charn where she was the Empress. She was brought to Narnia accidently by Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, so I think the symbol is the emblem of her family who were the royal family in Charn. If you have never read the Magicians Nephew I highly recommend. It tells you about the creation of Narnia and how the witch came to be there and take over it in the first place, definitely my favourite of the Narnia books, it literally explains everything!!
Aaron Jones Excellent, I will read the book.
Its the symbol that means "Biohazard"
It's, assumably the triple horn (crescent) of Odin.
@@aaronjones7260it's also a Norse symbol called the triple horn that represents Odin.
I love how quickly her ass hits her throne when Aslan roars.
She kind of looks like Eminem lmao
I can't unsee it now
+Tegan Louise good
Oh god why...
I'm beginning to feel like a rap witch, rap witch....
Because it's the same actress.
This movie was very well done. I’ve loved Narnia since I was a child, and I think they really hit it out of the park with this one, but they absolutely lost me at Price Caspian. What a shame they couldn’t pull the franchise together. Ah well. There’s always the BBC versions.
This one scene was well done. Mostly. But, overall the movie was terrible. They lost me probably 30 minutes into it the midnight showing on the very first day. The BBC versions are much better.
@@gregorymoore2877 I agree with you on the BBC versions being superior. I wore those VHS tapes out back in the day (The Silver Chair with Tom Baker was my favorite). The special effects were atrocious, but they stayed insanely loyal to the books.
@@Sarah-zr1nj Indeed the special effects were low budget. But, I can easily overlook cheap visuals if the script is good enough. I could have even more easily overlooked the (medium to decent?) special effects in this movie if the script were good. But, the best special effects won't save a movie if the script is bad.
The devil said in the end "how do I know your promise will be kept"? When The Lion roared it was the Seal of The Word of God. That is why the devil sat down. I could talk for days In Gods Spirit what that means.
B Stanley ok
B Stanley please continue
B Stanley I NEED TO KNOW MORE!!
the witch isn't the devil tash is from the later books
I would listen.
"Every knee shall bow"
Sound familiar?
GoldenTide
The bible...
Dreamcatshiter Tris Correct.
Yeah, you said it three years before, twat.