On Saturday, June 18th, 2022, at 1 P.M. Hogwarts time, James and Lily were in Lily's room to record another video for Lily Luna's World.

"Hello, all," greeted Lily cheerfully as the recording began, "My name is Lily Luna Potter and welcome back to Lily Luna's World. I am once again joined by my favorite brother James Sirius Potter and today we are going to be doing something a bit different. Each of the past two weeks we have reviewed the first two Harry Potter movies on our channel, and we will be during the rest in the future. Today, however, we are going to go down a different path and review the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

"This movie," explained James, "Came out on December 9th, 2005, and is an adaptation of one of the most well-known fantasy novels of all time. So, let's get into it."

"So," smiled Lily, "My favorite scene in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is when Lucy first enters the land of Narnia through the wardrobe and discovers this snowy land and is breathtaken by it."

"As I understand it," remembered James, "The shooting of this scene was the first time Lucy's actress Georgie Henly ever saw the set, so her reaction is completely authentic."

"There was a certain purity to that scene, " beamed Lily, "Lucy was always one of my favorite characters in the book. I think she really embodied the whole concept of choosing to do what is right instead of what is easy."

"I agree," nodded Lily respectfully, "She genuinely felt a sense of duty to try to help Mr. Tumnus when she realized he had gotten into trouble on his account."

"I'm very happy with Georgie's portrayal of Lucy," piped up James.

"Georgie was definitely the best of the child actors and actresses in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," said Lily decisively, "She nailed the role. I think Peter Moseley and Anna Popplewell were pretty good in the roles of Peter and Susan. I was far less impressed with Skander Keynes in the role of Edmund."

"I agree," nodded James, "Edmund's portrayal "felt" the least authentic and the most robotic to me. Though I still love how Edmund was the one who stopped the White Witch by breaking her wand. I thought Edmund's redemption story worked."

"On the other hand," said Lily glowingly, "Liam Neeson was the PERFECT voice for Aslan."

"Aslan's portrayal was one of the absolute best in the series," said James warmly, "Liam Neeson's performance and voice in the role of Aslan captured the feeling of an Aslan who is in control and who is a good but not tame lion."

"However," interjected Lily disapprovingly, "One book to movie change regarding the Aslan plot line really pissed me off. It is DISGUSTING that the Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time was removed and replaced with this "different interpretation" of the Deep Magic From the Dawn of Time."

"THIS! THIS! THIS! THIS! SO MUCH THIS!" exclaimed James, "The very significance of the Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time in the book is that Aslan had the knowledge that the White Witch did not."

"In the book," added Lily, "Both the Deep Magic From the Dawn of Time AND the Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time were quite clear cut. Making them interpretable? No. Just. No."

"One thing I liked," added James, "Is that in the Father Christmas scene, the line about the gifts being tools and not toys is kept, but I liked the addition of the sentence "Bare them well and wisely."

"The gifts were appropriate for each child," pondered Lily, "A healing cordial was fitting for someone as caring and compassionate as Lucy. A horn fits Susan well, since she likes being heard. As for the sword and shield, yeah, Peter was definitely a warrior."

"I thought William nailed that aspect of Peter perfectly, " said James briskly, "Especially in the defeat of Maugrim."

"Now, I know he doesn't get a lot of screen time, " said Lily thoughtfully, "But I really enjoyed Jim Broadbent's portrayal of Professor Kirke."

"Hard agree," nodded James, "Quality over quantity isn't just a cliche, it's s truism. He really captured the feeling of Professor Kirke being an old, wise, grandfatherly figure. But what did you think of Tilda Swinton as the White Witch?"

"To be honest," said Lily matter of factly, "I'm pretty agnostic about it. It was a good enough performance, but it is rare for the performance of a villain character to be one of my favorites in a movie."

"I'm generally the same," said James simply, "Although I did love Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight. But, yeah, I gravitate towards performances of morally good characters too."

"So," smiled Lily, "One of the most underrated aspects of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is its beautiful musical score. It may not be a classic musical score like Star Wars, Harry Potter, or Superman, but it's a wonderful composition that adds a lot to the film."

"I'd call it a hidden gem," grinned James, "So, what about age appropriateness?"

"So," said Lily seriously, "It's not for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners. There's the emotionally intense aspect as good beings are turned to stone, the theme of betrayal is present, and Aslan dies. Yes, all those things are eventually reserved, but the content is pretty heavy for a little kid. On the violence side, the movie also includes some creature violence, battle violence, and sword violence, although there are no guns in this movie."

"I think you have the right idea," said James in agreement, "It's not gory, and the violence and emotional intensity are I'd say at PG level. We said last week that Chamber of Secrets was okay for viewers who had at least attained the age of eight. I'd also set eight as the minimum age for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

"Now," said Lily finally, "We need to wrap this up. I ultimately give the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe a score of nine out of ten. It is mostly faithful to the book, has beautiful music, and has mostly good acting. However, I cannot give it a ten due to the hot garbage that was removing the Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time and replacing it with a different interpretation of the Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time. Low nine for me."

"I'd go eight of ten," replied James, "The portrayal of Edmund was flat, and I agree with every syllable you said about the hot garbage that was removing the Deeper Magic From Before the Dawn of Time and replacing it with a different interpretation of the Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time. But it's mostly faithful to the book with mostly good acting and all good music. I'd say a high eight."

"You'll have to stay subscribed to our channel and keep watching to see what we review next," grinned Lily, "For my favorite brother, James Sirius Potter, this is Lily Luna Potter. Until next time, Potters out."

And both James and Lily waved at their viewers as the recording ended.