Chronicles Of Narnia Analysis

The movie The Chronicles of Narnia; the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, contains many comparisons and allusions to Christian Theology, which are apparent through its characters and plot line. The movie begins with the threat of a Second World War attack in London in which the four main characters: Peter, Lucy, Edmund, and Susan are immediately evacuated to the home of a professor named Digory Kirke. One day, the Pevensie children play hide and seek, during which Lucy, the youngest sibling discovers a hidden wardrobe. After she goes into it she finds herself in a parallel universe called Narnia. During her excursion, Lucy meets a faun named Mr. Tumnus who is supposed to follow what the White Witch says. Even though he is supposed to
In the movie Edmund sins by being persuaded by the White Witch to betray the trust of his family. In greed of the power and support the White Witch offers Edmund in exchange for bringing his siblings to her, he lies to Peter and Susan so they do not believe Lucy’s recollection of their visit to Narnia. Edmund’s lie is later exposed when all of the children later enter Narnia. Due to Edmund’s greed for power he visits the White Witch soon after without bringing his siblings as promised, which causes a confrontation between her, him, and the faun. Due to his mistake the faun is turned into stone. A consequence of his sin is, an innocent life is taken away. Additionally, Aslan is killed in the attempt to save Edmund from the consequence of his previous sin of befriending the White Witch. In comparison, in book 2 of the Confessions of Saint Augustine, the topic is the sins Augustine has committed and how he repents them. Similarly, both Augustine and Edmund partake in sinful actions. Augustine is the most distraught about the night he stole pears with his friends. He states he, “…loved (his) fall [into sin]” (II.9-14). This is contrastive to Edmund, because he does not sin because he desires to sin out of his love for it, he is just simply influenced to sin by the White Witch. This is unlike Augustine who purposefully sins to satisfy his inner desire to sin. Through
In the movie, Edmund and the lion (Aslan) both demonstrate this theme. Even though Edmund commits a couple sins, he exercises his free will in the final battle against the White Witch and redeems himself. Edmund attacks the White Witch right before she is about to hurt his brother Peter, which results in a serious injury for him. However, using the cordial Lucy received from Father Christmas, she is able to revive Edmund and save his life. Edmund risking his life for his brother shows his effort to redeem himself and his forgiveness is implied when Lucy saves his life. Also, after Aslan sacrifices his own life to save Edmund’s life, he is resurrected after being killed publically by the White Witch. This can be directly correlated to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Before Jesus was killed he was crucified in public similar to the lion Aslan. In both accounts their bodies were found in different places from where they were killed. Moreover, in Ruether’s “Suffering and Redemption” reading, Brown and Parker claim that, “…unjust suffering and death are never justified as a means of redemption”. This can be related to Edmund in the way that his suffering in the dungeon of the White Witch did not redeem him of the sins he committed. This is in accordance with the view of Brown and Parker. The suffering Edmund was put through did not signify his