Shawn Gaston - "Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe - Narnia"

I took my nine and twelve year old cousins to see Narnia The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe a few years ago and thought it would be a fun movie for them to see but I ended up really enjoying it myself. There were so many hidden parallels to the bible that really makes it worth seeing as an adult. This movie started as a children’s novel written by C.S. Lewis in 1950. The story is about four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy who were sent to live in a country house with a professor to escape the blitz happening in London during WWII. The children decide to play hide and go seek and Lucky hides in a wardrobe. They then discovered that the door is a portal to a snow covered forest also known as Narnia. They children have many adventures in this land where they have to learn who is evil and how protect the good. They meet many interesting characters which are indirectly symbolizing different biblical people. For example the lion Aslan in the movie plays a part that parallels Jesus Christ. The story takes inspiration from the Gospel themes of betrayal, death, resurrection and redemption as well as touching on the trinity concept. Although most children will not understand all of the parallels by themselves I think it is a very good teaching tool. Children love these kinds of movies and if you tell them how Jesus acted like the lion Aslan with specific examples it would be a much better way for them to grasp the Christian concepts. I also think it is a great movie for adults to see, they can try to figure out the hidden meanings and parallels as they are watching.